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| Born | 20 September 1993 Leeds | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Country |  Great Britain  England | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10 m, 10 m Synchro | ||||||||||
| Club | City of Leeds Diving Club | ||||||||||
| Partner | Tom Daley | ||||||||||
Medal record
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James Denny (born 20 September 1993) is a British diver from Leeds who specialises in events from the 10 m platform.
Denny started diving in 2005. His first achievements at international level came with the 2011 Junior European Championships where he classified 4th from the 1 m springboard and 6th from the 10 m platform. During the period 2011-2014 he competed at the British Championships, where he collected several medals. [1]
He represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal alongside his partner Tom Daley in the 10 m platform synchro, and classifying 6th in the individual event. [2] Also during the same year, he took part in the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, where he missed on a bronze medal in the 10 m synchro event alongside Tom Daley [3] and achieved a 12th place in the individual final.
| Year | Event | Venue | 1m Springboard | 3m Springboard | 10m Platform | 3m Springboard Synchro | 10m Platform Synchro | |||||||||||||||
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| Preliminary | Final | Preliminary | Final | Preliminary | Final | Partner | Final | Partner | Preliminary | Final | ||||||||||||
| Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | Pts | Rk | |||||
| 2010 | British Diving Championships | Sheffield | 253.70 | 11 | Did not advance | 252.65 | 19 | Did not advance | 320.85 | 4 Q | 336.15 | 4 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| 2011 | British Diving Championships | Leeds | 317.50 | 4 Q | 338.05 | 4 | 284.25 | 13 | Did not advance | 312.95 | 7 Q | 412.25 | 5 | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 2012 | British Diving Championships | Sheffield | N/A | N/A | 370.75 | 3 Q | 390.20 |  | O. Dingley | 359.73 | 4 | J. Meszaros | N/A | 320.52 | 3 | |||||||
| 2013 | British Diving Championships | Plymouth | N/A | N/A | 351.40 | 2 Q | 374.90 |  | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | European Diving Championships |  Rostock | N/A | N/A | 386.75 | 8 Q | 405.10 | 9 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | British Diving Championships | Sheffield | N/A | 388.10 | 1 Q | 434.45 |  | N/A | O. Dingley | 386.19 | | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games |  Edinburgh | N/A | 394.05 | 6 Q | 410.90 | 6 | 408.40 | 6 Q | 397.65 | 6 | N/A | T. Daley | N/A | 399.36 | | ||||||
| 2014 | European Aquatics Championships | Berlin | 355.10 | 9 Q | 329.15 | 12 | N/A | 357.30 | 12 Q | 311.60 | 12 | N/A | T. Daley | 415.05 | 2 Q | 403.74 | 4 | |||||
| 2015 | British Diving Championships | Plymouth | 341.95 | 4 Q | 359.35 | 5 | 358.75 | 5 Q | 374.40 | 6 | N/A | N/A | M. Lee | N/A | 373.14 | | ||||||
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