Haley Ishimatsu finishes 5th in women's 10m platform synchro diving

vkm's picture
Submitted by vkm on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 02:20.

Haley Ishimatsu is a 15-year-old Nikkei from Southern California. She is on the 2008 U.S. Olympic diving team competing in two events - the women's 10m platform synchro with partner Marybeth Dunnichay who is also just 15 years old and individually in the women's 10m platform. She and Dunnichay, who were among the youngest competitors in the field, placed 5th yesterday (Aug 12) in Beijing.

Haley still has the individual 10m platform event coming up. Preliminaries are on next Wed, August 20, with the semifinal and final the next day.

Here are some articles about Haley and her family:

USA Today
USA diving pair finish 5th
By David Woods, Gannett News Service

The Rafu Shimpo
Diving Their Way Up
By Mikey Hirano Culross
Friday, July 25, 2008

The Indianapolis Star
Fascinating family history for Olympic diver Ishimatsu
By David Woods
August 4, 2008

‹ Bryan Clay wins gold at 2008 Olympic Games! POSTON RELOCATION CAMP World War II ›

login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
Ishimatsu finishes 10m platform in 14th place
vkm's picture
Submitted by vkm on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 14:46.

Haley Ishimatsu made it past the preliminary round of the women's individual 10m platform at the Beijing Olympics finishing 10th, but then did not make the finals. She ended the competition with a 14th place finish.

But, she's young. She'll be turning just 16 next month, and she plans to continue diving in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.


login or register to post comments