Reuben Ross (born December 5, 1985) is a Canadian diver. He won a gold medal in the men's 3m or 3m synchronized events at the Canadian Nationals from 2008 to 2011 ."Diving Plongeon Canada, Reuben Ross"
. Retrieved April 5, 2012. Ross competed in the individual 3m springboard and 10m platform events at the

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in Beijing. At the

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, he competed in the 3m springboard synchronized event with

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. In 2011, Ross earned sixth place in the 3m event at the FINA World Championships. He won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with Despatie in the 3m synchro adding to his individual silver in the 3m. In 2012, he finished 10th in the 3m springboard event at the FINA World Cup and finished fifth in the 3m synchro event with partner Alexandre Despatie. Ross grew up in

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, and currently lives in

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with his wife and three children.

Accomplishments

* 2011: Gold medal on 3m at the Summer Senior National Championships in Edmonton * 2011: Gold medal on 3m synchro at the Winter Senior National Championships (with

) * 2010: Gold medal on 3m synchro springboard at the Commonwealth Games (with

) * 2009: Bronze medal on 3m synchro springboard at the World Aquatics Championships (with

) * 2009: Gold medal on 3m at ACC Conference championships * 2009: Gold medal on 1m and 3m at Winter Senior National Championships in Calgary * 2008: Gold medal on 3m at the NCAA Men's Div I Diving Championships * 2008: Gold medal on 3m, 10m and 10m synchro with Riley McCormick at the Winter Senior National Championships * 2006: Silver medal on 3m synchro and 4th place on 3m at the Summer Senior National Championships Civil Engineering degree from the University of Miami.

References

External links

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Reuben Ross
at Diving Canada (archived) * * * *
Personal diving blog
1985 births Living people Canadian male divers World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Olympic divers for Canada Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games divers for Canada Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games gold medallists in diving Commonwealth Games silver medallists in diving Divers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games divers for Canada Divers at the 2007 Pan American Games Divers at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub