Anton Down-Jenkins (born 6 September 1999) is a New Zealand Olympic diver who competed at the

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. Down-Jenkins got his Olympic quota for individual 3 m springboard at the 2021 Diving World Cup, Olympic Qualification Event, held in

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, in May 2021. The Wellingtonian, who competes in the 3m springboard, placed 10th at the event, New Zealand's best ever finish at a Diving World Cup. He competed in the individual 3m springboard event at the

in Tokyo, becoming the first male diver to compete for New Zealand at the Olympics since

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. He is the first New Zealand diver to qualify for an Olympic final, finishing 8th out of 12 divers, from an original field of 29 in the competition. Down-Jenkins represented New Zealand at the Gold Coast

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where he placed 8th in the 3m syncronised and 14th in the individual 3m springboard. Down-Jenkins is

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; his

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affiliation is Te Arawa. He is now based at the

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. He openly identifies as gay.

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