Alexandre Despatie

China's He Chong followed up his Olympic gold with a world championship in the 3-meter springboard Thursday, pulling off one of the most difficult dives on his final attempt to beat out American Troy Dumais and Canadian star Alexandre Despatie. He finished with the dive known as 5156B — a forward 2 1/2 somersault with three twists in pike position — and received scores ranging from 7.0 to 8.0. While both Dumais and Despatie received better marks, He's twisting, turning maneuver had a 3.8 degree of difficulty, giving him enough points to clinch the gold. Slowed in training by a lingering knee injury, He ... Read Full Story

French-Canadian diver, Alexandre Despatie (born, June 8, 1985), captured the hearts of Canadians when he won a gold medal on the 10M diving board at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and suddenly became an overnight celebrity. Since then, he has accomplished what no other diver has in history. At the 2005 World Championships, cheered on by a partisan home crowd, Alexandre became the first diver to be world champion on all three boards. He claimed the gold medal on the 1M and 3M in Montreal to go with the gold he captured at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona on the 10M board. 2003 was ... Read Full Story

Canadian 2005 world champion Alexandre Despatie topped the scores in Wednesday's 3m springboard semi-finals at the World Championships here. The 24-year-old had been narrowly pipped by American Troy Dumais in the morning preliminaries but came out on top in the afternoon. Despatie pushed Chinese Olympic champion He Chong into second place, reversing their final positions from Beijing last year. Dumais finished third with China's Zhang Xinhua in fourth, just ahead of Australian 10m Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham. Despite putting up a poor third dive that left him in eighth place, Despatie finished on 485.05 points with He managing 483.30, both improving marginally on their ... Read Full Story

Posted by Gaylord April 16, 2009 --> Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie was born on June 8, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He began diving at age 5 in his own backyard pool, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics finished in 4th place in the 10 metre platform. French Canadian diver Despatie won the 3 metre springboard at the World Aquatic Championship in his hometown, Montreal. --> Reduce your Beer belly and effectively fight your unwanted body fat to get Chiseled Abs - Click Here If you liked this site, please consider buying me a cup of coffee. Popularity: 1% [ ? ] Read Full Story

« Feist: a Song Made for Sesame Street | Main | Avoid the Dreaded 'Bat Wing' Syndrome! » 07/15/2008 French Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie appears on the cover of L'Actualite magazine looking fitter than ever. He's ready to compete in the Olympics in Beijing. You may remember that Despatie had a trial run at Beijing's Olympic "water cube" in February for the FINA World Cup. Despatie made an appearance on L'Actualite four years ago as well, when he was headed to Athens. To see what a difference four years makes, check the cover out AFTER THE JUMP .... Previously Alexandre Despatie Tests the Water ... Read Full Story