Benjamin Auffret

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Benjamin Auffret
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Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Diving
RetiredApril 2021
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 10 m platform
European Diving Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Kyiv 10 m platform
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kyiv 10 m platform

Benjamin Auffret (born 15 March 1995) is a French diver and European champion in diving from 10m platform.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 10 metre platform. [1]

He is the 2017 European champion in men's 10 metre platform. [2]

He qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] However, he announced his retirement in April 2021 three month before the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [4]

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References

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  2. "Final Results" (PDF). 2017-11-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  3. "La Coupe du monde de Tokyo, qualificative pour les JO, organisée du 1er au 6 mai". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
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