Alexandre Despatie

Alexandre Despatie
Personal information
Born (1985-06-08) June 8, 1985
Home townLaval, Quebec, Canada
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
Event(s)
3 m springboard,
3 m synchro
PartnerReuben Ross
Former partner(s)Arturo Miranda, Philippe Comtois
Medal record
Men's diving
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 3 m springboard
2008 Beijing 3 m springboard
World Championships
2003 Barcelona 10 m platform
2005 Montreal 3 m springboard
2005 Montreal 1 m springboard
2001 Fukuoka 10 m platform
2007 Melbourne 3 m springboard
2007 Melbourne Springboard synchro
2009 Rome Springboard synchro
2009 Rome 3 m springboard
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform
2002 Manchester 3 m springboard
2002 Manchester 1 m springboard
2006 Melbourne Springboard synchro
2006 Melbourne 3 m springboard
2006 Melbourne 1 m springboard
2010 Delhi 1 m springboard
2010 Delhi 3 m springboard
2010 Delhi Springboard synchro
2002 Manchester 10 m platform
2006 Melbourne 10 m platform
Pan American Games
2003 S. Domingo 3 m springboard
2003 S. Domingo Springboard synchro
2003 S. Domingo Platform synchro
2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard
2003 S. Domingo 10 m platform
2007 Rio de Janeiro 10 m platform
2007 Rio de Janeiro Springboard synchro

Alexandre Despatie (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ depati]; born June 8, 1985) is a Canadian diver and broadcaster from Laval, Quebec. He was the world champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been world champion in all three individual categories (1, 3 and 10 m platform). He is also a 37-time Canadian senior diving champion and nine-time junior champion, and the most decorated male diver in Canadian history, winning two Olympic silver medals and reaching eight podiums at the world championships, including three gold medals. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.