Émilie Heymans
Encyclopedia
Émilie-Joane Heymans (born December 14, 1981) is a Canadian diver
. Born in Brussels
, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park
(now Longueuil
), a suburb of Montreal, she started diving in 1993, at age 11. She is currently being coached in Pointe-Claire, Québec by Yihua Li.
Emilie made her international debut at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with Anne Montminy, were they won a silver medal in the 10m synchronized diving event. Emilie then set her sights on the 10m platform and became the 2003 World Champion in Barcelona. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Emilie proved herself again in the 10m synchronized diving event when she, along with her teammate Blythe Hartley, took home the bronze medal. Emilie Heymans won the silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in the 10m individual event and marked herself as an outstanding diver in both individual and synchronized diving events, winning medals in three consecutive Olympics, achieved by only four other Canadian Olympians.
In 2009 Emilie won the silver medal at the World Championships in Rome making a successful transition from the 10M platform to the 3M springboard. In 2011 at the World championships in Shanghai, Émilie with her partner Jennifer Abel, won the silver medal in the 3m synchro event.
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
. Born in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park
Greenfield Park, Quebec
Greenfield Park is a borough of the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It covers an area of , with a population of 17,491 as of December 2004. Greenfield Park is the only borough of Longueuil that has an officially bilingual status. It is primarily a post-war suburban area. Like the other two...
(now Longueuil
Longueuil
Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
), a suburb of Montreal, she started diving in 1993, at age 11. She is currently being coached in Pointe-Claire, Québec by Yihua Li.
Emilie made her international debut at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with Anne Montminy, were they won a silver medal in the 10m synchronized diving event. Emilie then set her sights on the 10m platform and became the 2003 World Champion in Barcelona. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Emilie proved herself again in the 10m synchronized diving event when she, along with her teammate Blythe Hartley, took home the bronze medal. Emilie Heymans won the silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in the 10m individual event and marked herself as an outstanding diver in both individual and synchronized diving events, winning medals in three consecutive Olympics, achieved by only four other Canadian Olympians.
In 2009 Emilie won the silver medal at the World Championships in Rome making a successful transition from the 10M platform to the 3M springboard. In 2011 at the World championships in Shanghai, Émilie with her partner Jennifer Abel, won the silver medal in the 3m synchro event.
Competitive history
- Heymans won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics2000 Summer OlympicsThe Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in 10 m platform synchroSynchronized divingSynchronized diving is an Olympic sport. First brought to the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in 2000, the event features two divers who attempt to perform identical or mirrored dives...
with partner Anne MontminyAnne MontminyAnne Katherine Montminy is a former competitive diver and, now, a lawyer.- Diving career :...
.
- Heymans won a gold medal at the 2003 World Championships in BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain in the 10 m platform.
- Heymans won a bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in the 10 m platform synchro with partner Blythe HartleyBlythe HartleyBlythe Hartley is a Canadian Olympic diver. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta and began diving at age 12. She went to the National Sport School in Calgary, Alberta with many other top Canadian athletes...
.
- Heymans won silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the Women's 10 metre platform event. This was the first individual Olympic medal for Heymans.