Rylan Wiens

Rylan Wiens (born January 2, 2002) is a Canadian diver. He has competed in the 10 m synchro and 10 m platform events.

Rylan Wiens
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1995-01-14) January 14, 1995 (age 29)
Calgary, Alberta
Sport
SportDiving

Wiens first competed professionally for the Canadian national team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he finished 8th the platform and 6th in the synchro events.[1]

Before becoming an Olympian, Wiens won a bronze medal at the 2021 Diving World Cup,[2] two silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[3] a silver medal at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships,[4] and a silver medal at the 2023 Pan America Games.[5]

Wiens is a two-time Olympian. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics finishing in 19th place.[6] Wiens, along with his diving partner Nathan Zsombor-Murray, competed for Canada in the 10 m synchro event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The pair would end up winning bronze medals, making it the first time that a Canadian has medaled in the event at the Olympics.[7]

References

  1. "About Rylan Wiens". Diving Canada. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. "2021 Diving World Cup Results". FINA. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. "Birmingham 2022 Results" (PDF). Commonwealth Games. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. "2022 World Aquatics Championships Results" (PDF). OmegaTiming. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  5. "2023 Pan American Games Results" (PDF). Pan American Games. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  6. "After narrowly missing semifinals at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sask. diver looks ahead to 2024". CBC Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. "Canadians Rylan Wiens, Nathan Zsombor-Murray win Olympic bronze in 10m synchro diving". CBC Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

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