Sport Diving Height 1.63 m Alma mater Florida State University | Coached by John Proctor Weight 59 kg | |
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Born January 10, 1992 (age 25) ( 1992-01-10 ) | ||
Katrina Young is an American diver. In 2016, she was selected to represent the United States in Women's 10 Meter Diving at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Early life
Katrina Young was born on January 10, 1992 in Shoreline, Washington to parents are Patrick and Carol Young. Her grandmother, Elaine Silburn, was an Olympian who competed in Track and Field for Canada at the London 1948 Olympic Games.
Diving
As a child, Young first took up gymnastics. It wasn't until Young's older sister took an interest in swimming that Young followed in her footsteps and began diving at age 9. She competed as a diver for Florida State University from 2010 to 2015.
In June 2016, Young qualified for the U.S. Olympic team for Diving in the women's 10-meter platform. Young was in fourth place going into the last dive at the Olympic trials, but a strong final dive allowed her to secure the second qualifying spot.
