Jake Passmore
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| Born | 12 June 2005[1] Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1 m springboard, 3 m springboard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Leeds[2] Esprit Diving Club (former)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jake Passmore (born 12 June 2005) is an Irish diver. In 2022, he became the first diver representing Ireland to win a medal at a World Junior Diving Championships, winning the silver medal in the 1 metre springboard at the 2022 World Junior Diving Championships. He was also the first diver representing Ireland to win a medal at a European Junior Diving Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 2022 European Junior Diving Championships in the 1 metre springboard. In June 2024 Passmore Qualified for The Paris 2024 Olympics in the 3m Springboard finishing 21st
Career
Early career
As a nine-year-old at the 2014 Open National Diving Championships in Dublin, Passmore won the 1 metre springboard and 3 metre springboard for the age group above his, after he was allowed to compete one age group up.[4] The following year, he won the silver medal in the 10 metre platform, the gold medal in the 1 metre springboard and the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard for the same age group, only this time competing as a ten-year-old.[3]
2022
At the first Futures Cup, the 2022 Futures Cup held in May in Plymouth, England, Passmore won the bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard with a score of 355.75 points, which was over 100 points behind gold medalist Yona Knight-Wisdom of Jamaica.[2] In July, he started his competition at the 2022 European Junior Diving Championships off with a bronze medal in the 1 metre springboard, achieving a final score of 455.00 points.[1][5] His bronze medal marked the first medal won by a diver representing Ireland at a European Junior Diving Championships.[5] Two days later, he concluded competing at the Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 3 metre springboard, where he earned a final score of 502.05 points, which was 83.55 points behind the gold medalist Matteo Santoro of Italy.[6]
2022 World Junior Championships
For the 1 metre springboard at the 2022 World Junior Diving Championships, held starting in November in Montreal, Canada, Passmore scored a total of 453.60 points, winning the silver medal only 16.10 points behind gold medalist Matteo Santoro.[7][8] His medal was the first of any rank won by a diver representing Ireland at a World Junior Diving Championships.[8][9] The following day, he ranked first in the preliminaries of the 3 metre springboard with a score of 529.65 points and qualified for the final.[10] In the evening, he achieved a final mark of 508.35 and place fifth, which was less than four points behind the bronze medalist.[11][12]
2023
In the final of the 3 metre springboard at the 2023 British National Diving Cup in February, Passmore placed eighth with a score of 354.90 points, which was 162.65 points behind gold medalist Jack Laugher.[13]
2024
Jake competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3m Springboard finishing in 21st out of 24 divers.
