13 Facts About Tonia Couch

Tonia Couch was born on 20 May 1989 and is a former British Olympic diver.

Tonia Couch had been a fairly accomplished competitive gymnast when she participated in diving for a "trial" in September 1999.

Tonia Couch participated at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships, finishing 25th in the 10 m platform in both.

Tonia Couch competed at the 2009 World Championships in Rome and at her second Commonwealth Games in 2010 in Delhi.

At the March 2015 World Series in Dubai, Tonia Couch took third place in the 10m platform event.

Tonia Couch won the overall title of Diving World Series champion for the 10m platform, after winning four bronze medals in the series.

Tonia Couch participated in the World Championships in Kazan, reaching 8th in the 10 m platform event and 6th in the 10 m synchro event with Sarah Barrow.

In 2016, Tonia Couch appeared on Deal or no Deal on Tour as a box-opener.

Later that year Tonia Couch came 8th in the regional welly boot throwing contest in Chudleigh.

Tonia Couch participated in 10m platform diving in Diving World Series 2016 in Kazan in April 2016 and won a silver medal with a score of 365.90, less than two points behind the gold winner Qian Ren.

Tonia Couch competed in 10m platform and reached the finals, finishing in 12th place with a score of 323.70.

Tonia Couch participated in the Diving World Series 2017 between 9 - 11 Mar 2017 in Guangzhou, again teamed with Lois Toulson and finishing in 5th place with a score of 308.16 in the 10m synchronized platform diving.

Tonia Couch appeared as a diving pundit as part of the BBC's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.