Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is a British-French professional diver who represents Great Britain and England internationally.
15 Facts About Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix was born in London on 11 September 2004, the daughter of French hotel host Fred Sirieix and his ex-partner Alex Spendolini, who is Italian.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix made her international debut in 2018 as a thirteen year old, and won her first solo international gold medal at the 2020 FINA Diving Grand Prix.
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Later that year Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix was recognised as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won the gold for the women's individual 10 metre platform at her first Commonwealth Games, in 2022, the first English woman to win the event since 1966.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won a solo gold at the British Diving Championships in the Women's 10m Platform competition in 2020, and a few weeks later won her first international gold medal at the FINA Grand Prix in Rostock in February 2020.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix earned her place as the youngest member of the Team GB diving team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after some successful performances over the previous two years, including two medals at the 2021 European Championships.
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In Tokyo, aged only 16, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix went through the rounds and reached the Olympic final in the Women's 10m Platform, ultimately finishing seventh.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix was selected as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2020, and was shortlisted again in 2022.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won a bronze in individual 10m platform at the Championships.
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In July 2023 Lois Toulson and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix won silver at 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the Women's 10m synchro.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix came 6th in the individual 10 metre platform at the Games.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix was named the 2024 European Aquatics' Female Diver of the Year and the 2024 Sunday Times Young Sportswoman award.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix is the daughter of French-born maitre d'hotel and television personality Fred Sirieix, who rose to fame in the United Kingdom through the First Dates television series.
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix's father was employed as a roving reporter during the 2024 Summer Olympics for the BBC as a French and Paris native familiar to British television viewers, and interviewed his daughter when she won her bronze medal.