Thomas Finchum

Thomas Finchum
Full name	Thomas Finchum
Country represented	United States
Born	December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) Beech Grove, Indiana
Residence	Indianapolis, Indiana
Height	185 centimetres (6 ft 1 in)
Event(s)	10m, 10m synchro
Club	National Training Center
Synchro partner	David Boudia
Head coach(es)	John Wingfield
Medal record Pan American Games Competitor for United States Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Platform Synchro World Championships Silver 2009 Rome Platform Synchro Bronze 2007 Melbourne Platform Synchro

Thomas Finchum (born December 1, 1989 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American platform diver. He was named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and synchronized 10-meter platform events. His synchro partner is David Boudia. They are the 2007 World Championship bronze medalists and 2009 World Championship (Rome) silver medalists.

2008 Summer Olympic Games

During the finals of 10-meter synchronized diving competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he and his partner David Boudia scored a total of 440.64 points, placing fifth. They finished approximately 27 points behind the gold medalists from China, Lin Yue and Liang Huo.

In the individual 10-metre diving final, he finished in 12th place (having been in seventh place in the semi-final earlier in the day) with a score of 412.65 points.

Championships

At the 2011 US National Championships, Finchum teamed with Drew Livingstone to capture the 10-meter synchronized men platform title at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles.

External links

• Thomas Finchum at the United States Olympic Committee