Germán Sánchez (diver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Germán Sánchez (diver)

Mexican diver

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1992

Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Profession: competitive diver

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Germán Saúl Sánchez Sánchez (born 24 June 1992) is a Mexican diver.
He is nicknamed "Duva".
At the age of 16, he competed in the Men's individual 10m platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics and came in 22nd.
He won one gold medal in the 2011 Pan-American Games.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won a silver medal in the synchronized 10m platform with his partner Iván García.
In the individual 10m platform, Sánchez came 14th.
In 2016, Sánchez took part in his third Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he came 5th in the synchronized 10m platform, again alongside Iván García.
Twelve days later, Sánchez won the silver medal in individual 10m platform.
and 9th in the semi-final.
He became the third Mexican athlete to win an Olympic silver medal in Men's individual 10m platform after Joaquín Capilla (1952) and Álvaro Gaxiola (1968).
He is also the only Mexican diver who has won Olympic medals in both individual and synchronized events.