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| Daniel
GOODFELLOW |
| Sport |
Diving |
| NOC |
Great Britain
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 19 Oct 1996
in Cambridge, ENG |
| Height | 1.68 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Cambridge, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
City of Leeds Diving Club: England |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He had surgery on his elbow in August 2021. (Twitter profile, 31 Aug 2021)
He sustained a neck injury that affected his preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lotterygoodcauses.org.uk, 02 Aug 2021)
He was troubled by an arm injury in early 2017. (fina.org, 03 Mar 2017)
Surgery on an elbow injury led to him missing the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. During the recovery process he suffered damage to his long thoracic nerve, which meant he was unable to lift his arm above his shoulder. As a result he had another operation in December 2014, and returned to competition at the 2015 Grand Prix in Bolzano, Italy. (swimming.org, 21 Feb 2016; cambridge-news.co.uk, 09 Feb 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (swimming.org, 21 Feb 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Joe Meszaros [club]; Adam Smallwood [club, national] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Dan (theguardian.com, 21 Feb 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Work hard and train hard." (swimming.org, 21 Feb 2016) |
Other information |
SWITCH TO SPRINGBOARD
Having won bronze in synchronised 10m platform at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in 2018 he switched his focus to 3m springboard after experiencing injury problems. He went on to win silver in synchronised 3m springboard at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. "I've only been doing springboard for two years [speaking in 2020] and most of our rivals have been doing it their whole lives. I do miss going up on the platform. Technically, it's easier for me and my body knows it better than the springboard. But when I jumped from that height I had big problems with triceps and shoulder injuries." (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jan 2022; sports.yahoo.com, 26 Oct 2020)
PARTNERSHIP
In 2019 he paired up with 2016 Olympic gold medallist Jack Laugher for the synchronised 3m springboard. The pair went on to compete together in the event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "We struggled to begin with because it's hard not just being with a new partner but I transitioned from the platform to the springboard as well and they are completely different events. I'm getting to grips with the springboard. It's just that training is different and competing is different but I have a good mentor in Jack, who is one of the best springboard divers in the world." (sports.yahoo.com, 26 Oct 2020; cambridgeindependent.co.uk, 02 Aug 2019; bbc.co.uk, 01 Feb 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He initially had swimming lessons at Cambridge Parkside Pool, before taking an interest in their diving boards. "I was about seven or eight when I started coming here, I came for some swimming lessons, saw the diving and thought I might give it a go." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began diving at age eight at Cambridge Parkside Pool in England. |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His partner Lydia Rosenthall competed in diving for Great Britain at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jan 2022; lotterygoodcauses.org.uk, 02 Aug 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Lydia Rosenthall |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
382.80 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
10m Platform Synchro |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Team Event |
421.65 |
| 6 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
3m Springboard |
438.05 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
3m Springboard Synchro |
415.02 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform Synchro |
418.02 |
| Final |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Event |
303.15 |
| Preliminary round |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10m Platform |
318.55 |
Grand Prix |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2022 |
Calgary, AB, CAN |
3m Springboard |
380.85 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Calgary, AB, CAN |
3m Springboard |
453.30 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Bolzano, ITA |
3m Springboard |
370.00 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
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| 4 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
3m Springboard |
437.75 |
| 2 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform Synchro |
444.30 |
| 10 |
2013 |
Rostock, GER |
10m Platform |
399.05 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2020 |
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3m Springboard |
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| 7 |
2020 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
3m Springboard |
431.90 |
| 2 |
2020 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
415.74 |
| 16 |
2019 |
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3m Springboard |
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| 7 |
2019 |
Beijing, CHN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
327.12 |
| 8 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard |
404.80 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard Synchro |
385.62 |
| 2 |
2019 |
London, ENG |
3m Springboard |
500.55 |
| 5 |
2019 |
London, ENG |
3m Springboard Synchro |
402.54 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
399.69 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Sagamihara, JPN |
3m Springboard Synchro |
420.51 |
| 8 |
2018 |
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3m Springboard |
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| 9 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
3m Springboard |
411.60 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
400.68 |
| 10 |
2018 |
Fuji, JPN |
3m Springboard |
388.58 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Fuji, JPN |
10m Platform Synchro |
379.80 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
3m Springboard |
377.35 |
| 11 |
2018 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
3m Springboard |
395.50 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
409.59 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
406.38 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
383.28 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
420.15 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Dubai, UAE |
10m Platform Synchro |
428.91 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
442.59 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
441.84 |
| 14 |
2014 |
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10m Platform |
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| 3 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
387.66 |
| 9 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
10m Platform |
308.70 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
10m Platform Synchro |
380.52 |
| 8 |
2014 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform |
439.00 |
| 5 |
2014 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform Synchro |
403.86 |
| 11 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
10m Platform |
352.95 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
361.26 |
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