Philippe Comtois (; born August 25, 1976) is a

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diver. He was born in

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. He began diving at age 9 and stopped diving in 2005. He finished his studies in accountancy at the

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in April 2008. He won a gold medal at the Canada Cup in the 3-metre springboard

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in 2003. Comtois, who trains at Club de Plongeon

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, at the

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in Montreal, was

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's synchronized

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partner at the

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. They finished in 3rd place in the 10 metre diving, after having won two gold the previous year at the

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. Since he has stopped diving, he now coaches in Laval, Québec at the "Club de plongeon Laval".

References

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1976 births Living people Canadian male divers Divers from Montreal Olympic divers for Canada Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games divers for Canada Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists in diving Divers at the 2003 Pan American Games Summer World University Games medalists in diving Université du Québec à Montréal alumni FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games {{Canada-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub