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Rikuto Tamai

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Rikuto Tamai
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 17)
Takarazuka, Japan
Sport
SportDiving
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 10 m platform
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 10 m platform

Rikuto Tamai (Japanese: 玉井 陸斗 Tamai Rikuto, born 11 September 2006) is a Japanese diver.[1][2][3][4]

In April 2019, he became the youngest ever national indoor diving champion.[5] In September of the same year, he became the youngest ever national diving champion.[6]

He was one of the youngest Japanese competitors at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.[7]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tamai won a silver medal in the men's 10 m platform event, with a score of 507.65. This was Japan’s first ever Olympics medal in diving.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Rikuto TAMAI | Profile | FINA Official". Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ "Diving TAMAI Rikuto - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ^ "Thirteen-year-old diver Rikuto Tamai advances to final Olympic qualifier". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ^ "玉井 陸斗". NHK. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ "Rikuto Tamai becomes Japan's youngest indoor diving champion". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ^ "Newly minted teenager Tamai becomes Japan's youngest national diving champion". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  7. ^ "historic qualification for Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. ^ "Diving: Cao wins men's 10m platform to complete China's golden sweep". Reuters.
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