Gavin Brown (diver)
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Gavin Brown | |
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| Born | 9 August 1984 |
| Died | 8 April 2007 (aged 22) |
Gavin Brown (9 August 1984 – 28 April 2007), sometimes listed as Gavin Hustler-Brown, was a diver from Cottingley, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The former diving partner of Olympian Blake Aldridge, Brown died at the age of 22 following a hit-and-run incident.
At age 13, Brown began to train at the City of Leeds Diving Club under Coach Adrian Hinchliffe. In 1998, Gavin took fourth place at the Junior European Championships. A year later, he won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships.
At age 14, Brown reached the senior European cup finals and in 2000, Gavin won medals at the Six Nations International at Southampton. In 2001, he took part in the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia where he competed with future Olympic diver Blake Aldridge.
Brown moved to Southampton in 2005 to continue his training with the Southampton Diving Academy at The Quays. After joining Southampton Academy, he was coached by both Steve Gladding and former Olympic diver Lindsey Fraser. The same year, Brown began studying Criminology at Solent University and took part in the Solent University Talented Athlete Network Development (STAND) programme which offers different levels of support to student athletes. He also started coaching other divers and in 2007 he was preparing a group of teenagers for the National Skills Finals in Plymouth. He was due to compete in the World Cup High Diving Contest the summer of 2007.[1]