Rikuto Tamai (Japanese: 玉井 陸斗 Tamai Rikuto, born 11 September 2006) is a Japanese diver.[1][2][3][4] He won Japan's first Olympic medal in diving at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]
In April 2019, he became the youngest ever national indoor diving champion.[6] In September of the same year, he became the youngest ever national diving champion.[7]
He was one of the youngest Japanese competitors at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.[8]
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.[9]
References
- ^ "Rikuto TAMAI | Profile | FINA Official". Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Diving TAMAI Rikuto - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Thirteen-year-old diver Rikuto Tamai advances to final Olympic qualifier". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "玉井 陸斗". NHK. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "17-year-old Rikuto Tamai makes history as Japan's first diver to capture an Olympic medal". World Aquatics. 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Rikuto Tamai becomes Japan's youngest indoor diving champion". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Newly minted teenager Tamai becomes Japan's youngest national diving champion". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "historic qualification for Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Diving: Cao wins men's 10m platform to complete China's golden sweep". Reuters.
