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Mark Ruiz, U.S.
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Simon Bruty
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2000 Sydney Olympics diving competition |
| Traveling from: | |
Orlando, Fla. |
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Personal: | | Age: |
21
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| Height: |
5'9"
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Ruiz, a native of Puerto Rico, took up diving at the age of 9. Upon a coach's
suggestion, he moved to the U.S. at 12 to take advantage of the better training
system. The move obviously paid off: During the spring nationals in 1999, he
swept all three events (10-meter platform, 3-meter springboard and the
non-Olympic event of 1-meter springboard), becoming the first diver since
Greg Louganis in 1988 to accomplish this feat.
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| Achievements: |
| 2000 | Olympic Team Trials, platform, 3-meter springboard,
1st |
| 2000 | National Indoor Championships, platform, 3-meter springboard,
1st |
| 2000 | National Indoor Championships, synchronized, platform,
1st |
| 2000 | World Cup, platform, 5th; 3-meter springboard,
7th |
| 1999 | Summer National Championships, synchronized, 3-meter springboard,
1st, platform,
2nd |
| 1999 | Summer National Championships, platform, 3- and 1-meter
springboard,
1st |
| 1999 | Pan American Games, 3-meter springboard, 1st, platform,
5th |
| 1999 | World Cup, platform,
3rd |
| 1999 | Spring National Championships, synchronized, platform, 1st; 3-meter
springboard,
3rd |
| 1999 | Spring National Championships, platform, 3- and 1-meter
springboard,
1st |
| 1998 | Summer National Championships, synchronized, platform,
1st |
| 1998 | Summer National Championships, platform, 1-meter springboard, 1st;
3-meter springboard,
2nd |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games, 3-meter springboard, 10th; platform,
6th |
| 1997 | World Cup, platform,
5th
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| Currently: | |
Ruiz also competes in synchronized diving (springboard and platform), which will
have medal events for the first time in Sydney. Ruiz, a four-time national
champion in the platform, has already qualified in the platform and 3-meter
springboard. He and partner Rio Ramirez finished fourth in the 3-meter
springboard at the 2000 World
Cup.
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