DAVID
COLTURI
athletes
He first caught the cliff diving scene’s attention in Boston 2011, when he entered the competition at very short notice; as a next step he was selected for the qualification competition and David Colturi came to Australia to earn a 10 from the judges for his favourite dive, the reverse two somersaults with four twists, and win the competition. As the youngest permanent diver in the sport’s most respected series of competitions, the 24-year-old did not stop grabbing people’s attention with his performances from 27m during his first full cliff diving season. After a moderate start to the 2012 season, the former US 10m champion found his place in the top group quickly and claimed his first podium at his home event: „Being in Boston with my family was super cool and to get my first podium it couldn’t have gone any better. I’m always going to have great memories of Boston. Then following it up with another podium in the final in Oman was definitely the right way to go!“ Only three years in the sport and already a potential winner – David Colturi knows how to remain the focus of attention.
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“The World Series is more than just a cliff diving event. You have to be able to handle all the climbing up rocks, traversing through forests, going through rivers; you’ve got to do all kinds of crazy stuff you’d never expect when you are in a normal diving environment like at a pool and you are used to doing as a regular diver.”
Representing USA DOB April 30, 1989 Height/Weight 1.73m/70kg City of residence Ann Arbor, Michigan Profession Lab technician, diving coach Started cliff diving in 2010 Favourite cliff diving spot Wadi Shab (OMN) Favourite dive Reverse double with four twists Achievements • 2012 3rd Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Boston (USA) & Wadi Shab (OMN) • 2012 Winner Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series qualification competition in Cattai (AUS) • 2011 14th Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Boston (USA, wildcard) • 2011 Winner International High Diving Competition in Liuzhou, China • 2009 3rd World University Games 10 m synchronized and Team Award • 2009 US National Champion 10m individual and synchronized Final rankings Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series • 2012 5th overall