Jake Passmore

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Jake Passmore
Personal information
Born (2005-06-12) 12 June 2005 (age 19) [1]
Ireland
Sport
Country Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Sport Diving
Event(s)1 m springboard,
3 m springboard
ClubCity of Leeds [2]
Esprit Diving Club (former) [3]
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Event1st2nd3rd
World Junior Championships 010
European Junior Championships 001
Total011
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Montreal 1 m springboard
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Otopeni 1 m springboard

Jake Passmore (born 12 June 2005) is an Irish diver. In 2022, he became the first diver representing Ireland to win a medal at a World Junior Diving Championships, winning the silver medal in the 1 metre springboard at the 2022 World Junior Diving Championships. He was also the first diver representing Ireland to win a medal at a European Junior Diving Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 2022 European Junior Diving Championships in the 1 metre springboard. In June 2024 Passmore Qualified for The Paris 2024 Olympics in the 3m Springboard

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Background

Passmore was born 12 June 2005. [1] For his diving training he is based in Leeds, England as part of the City of Leeds club. [2] He formerly dove with Esprit Diving Club, based in Bradford, England. [3]

Career

Early career

At a nine-year-old at the 2014 Open National Diving Championships in Dublin, Passmore won the 1 metre springboard and 3 metre springboard for the age group above his, after he was allowed to compete one age group up. [4] The following year, he won the silver medal in the 10 metre platform, the gold medal in the 1 metre springboard and the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard for the same age group, only this time competing as a ten-year-old. [3]

2022

At the first Futures Cup, the 2022 Futures Cup held in May in Plymouth, England, Passmore won the bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard with a score of 355.75 points, which was over 100 points behind gold medalist Yona Knight-Wisdom of Jamaica. [2] In July, he started his competition at the 2022 European Junior Diving Championships off with a bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard, achieving a final score of 455.00 points. [1] [5] His bronze medal marked the first medal won by a diver representing Ireland at a European Junior Diving Championships. [5] Two days later, he concluded competing at the Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 3 metre springboard, where he earned a final score of 502.05 points, which was 83.55 points behind the gold medalist Matteo Santoro of Italy. [6]

2022 World Junior Championships

For the 1 metre springboard at the 2022 World Junior Diving Championships, held starting in November in Montreal, Canada, Passmore scored a total of 453.60 points, winning the silver medal only 16.10 points behind gold medalist Matteo Santoro. [7] [8] His medal was the first of any rank won by a diver representing Ireland at a World Junior Diving Championships. [8] [9] The following day, he ranked first in the preliminaries of the 3 metre springboard with a score of 529.65 points and qualified for the final. [10] In the evening, he achieved a final mark of 508.35 and place fifth, which was less than four points behind the bronze medalist. [11] [12]

2023

In the final of the 3 metre springboard at the 2023 British National Diving Cup in February, Passmore placed eighth with a score of 354.90 points, which was 162.65 points behind gold medalist Jack Laugher. [13]

International championships

Meet1 m springboard3 m springboard
EJC 2022 Bronze medal icon.svg
(455.00)
5th
(502.05)
WJC 2022 Silver medal icon.svg
(453.60)
5th
(508.35)

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