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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | January 29, 2007||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10 m platform, 10 m synchro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Hedberg (born January 29, 2007) is an American diver.
Hedberg was born to Alina and Mark Hedberg in Rockford, Illinois and grew up in Belvidere, Illinois. [1] [2] He moved to Noblesville, Indiana at 11 years old to focus on his diving training. [3]
On November 5, 2024, Hedberg committed to Indiana University where he will join the diving team in the fall of 2025. [4] He was ranked the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025. [5]
Hedberg made his World Aquatics Championships debut in 2022, where he became the youngest U.S. male diver to qualify for the World Championship. [6] He competed in the 10 metre platform event and finished in 11th place with a score of 375.10.. [7]
In February 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in the 10 metre synchro event and finished in 14th place with a score of 324.51. [8] In November 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed team event with a score of 361.50, and a bronze medal in the platform event with a score of 528.70. [9] [10]
In July 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships and won a bronze medal in the 10 metre synchro event, along with Carson Tyler, with a score of 410.70. [11] This was team USA's first medal in the event since David Boudia and Thomas Finchum won silver in 2009. [12]