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Andrew Capobianco (/ˌkæpbˈɑːŋk/ CAP-oh-bee-AHNG-koh;[1] born October 13, 1999) is an American Olympic diver.[2]

Career

In 2021 he qualified with his diving partner Michael Hixon for the U.S. Olympic Diving Team, to compete in the men's synchronised 3m springboard.[3] Later during the Olympic Trials he also qualified for the 2020/2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Individual 3m dive.

At the Tokyo Olympics, Capobianco and Hixon won the silver medal in the men's synchronised 3m springboard,[4] while Capobianco finished 10th out of 12 divers in the finals of the individual 3m springboard,[5] from an original field of 29 in the competition.[6]

He participated at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, winning a bronze medal.[7]

Capobianco attended Holly Springs High School in Holly Springs, North Carolina. He attended and competed for Indiana University Bloomington, where he earned All-American honors twelve-times.[8]

References

  1. ^ "CAPIOBANCO Andrew". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Team USA profile
  3. ^ Heyman, Brian (June 12, 2021). "LI native Andrew Capobianco qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in synchronized diving with win at trials". Newsday.
  4. ^ "Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final - Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's 3m Springboard Final - Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. August 3, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Diving - Preliminary Results". Olympics.com. August 2, 2021. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Team event results" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Andrew Capobianco - Men's Swimming and Diving". Indiana University Athletics.
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