Riley McCormick

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Riley McCormick
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Full nameRiley Jacob McCormick
Born (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 33)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Home town Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Sport
Country Canada
Event(s)3 metre springboard
10 metre platform
ClubBoardworks
Coached byTommy McLeod

Riley Jacob McCormick (born August 25, 1991) is a Canadian diver. He placed 16th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He also placed 11th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [1] He currently studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia.

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Riley McCormick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. "Glasgow 2014 - Riley Mccormick Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.