Orlando Duque

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Orlando Duque
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Men's High diving
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Orlando Duque (born September 11, 1974 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian high diver. He won the first ever Gold medal in the sport at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. [1]

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References

  1. Duque wins men's high diving gold Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine . FOXsports. Retrieved Jul 31, 2013
  2. Duque, Orlando (2020-03-12). High Diver: My Life on the Edge. PANTAURO. ISBN   978-3-7105-5007-2.
Awards
Preceded by
First award
FINA High Diver of the Year
2013, 2014
Succeeded by