Alicia Jane Blagg is a British former diver, born on 21 October 1996 in Wakefield, England, who dived for the City of Leeds Diving Club. Olympedia lists her at 167 centimetres and 60 kilograms and records two Olympic appearances for Great Britain in the women's synchronised springboard, partnering Rebecca Gallantree at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where they placed seventh, and again at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where they placed sixth. Away from the Olympics she won a Commonwealth Games gold in the synchronised springboard for England in 2014 and silver in 2018, European Aquatics Championships silvers in 2016 and 2018, and a European Diving Championships bronze in 2013. As a teenager in 2010 she became the youngest person to win both the one metre and the synchronised three metre British titles. She retired in July 2020 because of a shoulder injury.
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Career HighlightSelected for Great Britain in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard at the 2012 London Olympics and competed again at the 2016 Rio Olympics. 2 Medals or Titles Band Classification
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1. Alicia Blagg (Olympedia)
Biographical information, born
Born 21 October 1996
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Sex Female
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Synchronized Springboard, Women
List mentions, European Aquatics Championships
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships
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NOC Great Britain GBR
Plays: Diving, Results, discipline
Diving
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
2012 Summer Olympics
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
2016 Summer Olympics
Competed In: Commonwealth Games, List mentions, Commonwealth Games
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games
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In 2012 she was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics
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