Domonic Bedggood

Domonic Bedggood
Bedggood in 2018
Personal information
Full nameDomonic Paul William Bedggood
Born (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994 (age 30)
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 3 m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 3 m mixed synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 10 m mixed synchro
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 10 m synchro

Domonic Paul William Bedggood (born 18 September 1994) is an Australian diver. He was a gold medallist at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. He represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Background

Bedggood was born on 18 September 1994 in Southport,[1] a suburb of Queensland's Gold Coast. He was originally a gymnast but turned to diving after breaking his back in a high bar routine gone wrong.[2] Bedggood started diving at the age of sixteen. He trains at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.

Career

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, he won the Men's Synchronised 10m platform with Matthew Mitcham.[3] At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, he teamed with Melissa Wu to win a bronze medal in the Mixed 10m Synchronised.[4] At the 2016 Olympics, he placed 12th in the men's 10 metre platform competition.[5]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Bedggood won a gold medal in the Men's 10m platform and bronze medals in the Men's 3m Synchronized (with Matthew Carter) and the Men's 10m Synchronized (alongside Dec Stacey).[6]

On the second day of diving competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England, Bedggood won a bronze medal in the 10 metre synchronized platform with partner Cassiel Rousseau, scoring 412.56 points to finish less than 18 points behind the gold medal duo from England and less than 2 points behind the silver medal duo from Canada.[7][8][9] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he again competed alongside Rousseau in the men's 10 metre synchronized platform, where they ranked 6th.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bedggood, Domonic". springertag-rostock.de. Internationaler Springertag Rostock. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ "dAIS Athlete Stories – Domonic Bedggood". Australian Sports Commission website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Domonic Bedggood results". 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Divers win two bronze and qualify team for Rio". Australian Olympic Committee News, 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Domonic BEDGGOOD | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Domonic Bedggood". Athlete profile. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Results". Longines. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Lee and Williams overcome cramp to secure fourth diving gold for Team England". Swim England. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Not even torn tendon can stop Jellson from diving in Birmingham". The Sun. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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