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| Born | June 13, 1992 Carson City, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3 m, 3 m synchro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Nevada, Reno | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jian Li You | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Krysta Palmer (born June 13, 1992) is a diver from the United States. [1]
Palmer competed for the University of Nevada, Reno where she was named the school's top female student-athlete in 2015–16. [2]
Palmer qualified for the 2020 Olympics in both the women's synchronized 3 meter springboard with a partner Alison Gibson and then women's individual 3 meter springboard, both due to the high degree of difficulty of their dives. [3] She won bronze in women's individual 3 meter springboard at the 2020 Olympics for the USA's first individual medal in the 3-meter event since Kelly McCormick in 1988 in Seoul in any event since Laura Wilkinson's gold in 2000. [4] [5] [6]
Palmer is the daughter of Mitch and Vicki Palmer. She has one sibling named Devin. [7] Palmer is a Christian. [8]
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