17 Facts About David Boudia

David Boudia won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform diving competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

David Boudia won a bronze medal with Nick McCrory in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the same event with Steele Johnson at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

David Boudia graduated from Noblesville High School in 2007, and attended Purdue University.

David Boudia started diving in 2000, and has been a member of the US National Diving Team since 2005.

David Boudia once stated that a dive from the great height of an Olympic 10-meter platform once 'petrified' him.

David Boudia was named to the 2008 US Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and in the synchronized 10-meter platform event with former synchro partner Thomas Finchum.

David Boudia is the winner of the Big 10 Male Tower Diving event at the Big Ten Tournament, held in 2010 at Ohio State.

David Boudia is the inaugural American to break 600 points in six dives.

David Boudia partnered with Steele Johnson in the synchronized 10-meter platform dive at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

David Boudia chose to return in fall 2017 and go for a fourth Olympics in 2020.

David Boudia decided to switch event from 10m platform to 3m springboard following the concussion.

At the 2019 World Championships held in Gwangju, Korea, David Boudia participated in the 3m springboard event, but only managed to finish 5th.

In November 2012, David Boudia agreed to join Steve Foley as a judge on Splash.

David Boudia wrote an autobiography, Greater Than Gold, published by Thomas Nelson in 2016.

David Boudia became a Christian in 2010 through the influence of his college diving coach Adam Soldati.

David Boudia openly referenced his religious beliefs in several interviews before, during, and after the 2012 Olympics.

On October 12,2012, David Boudia married Sonnie Brand, whom he met while studying at Purdue University.