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2 days ago
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'Unexpected medal' stokes Olympic flame for Penman
Scottish diver Noah Penman says a surprise European Championships silver medal is a huge confidence builder as he chases his Olympic dream. The 18-year-old, who was making his first senior individual appearance at a major event, narrowly missed out on gold in the men's 3m springboard final in Turkey. "It was an unexpected medal," he told BBC Scotland. "Most of the other guys in the competition were a few years older. "The main goal was to gain experience of being in that senior competition environment, so to come away with a medal is great. "To go out there and do what I love doing and to bring the medal home, it gives me great confidence to go into the season and the coming years toward the Los Angeles Olympics [in 2028]. "GB is a great diving nation, so to make that team is a very difficult task but I think getting the silver puts me in good stead to push on further, to make those world teams and go to the Olympics." Having shown real promise as a gymnast in his childhood, Penman made the sporting switch when his diving potential was spotted while in his final year at primary school in Aberdeen. Two European silvers and a bronze followed at junior level. "I think gymnastics built a great base for me to go into diving," explained the Aberdeen Grammar School pupil, who is on his way to Edinburgh University. "I started diving a bit later, through a talent identification programme where coaches from the local club go round the schools recruiting future prospects. "I quickly turned to diving once I realised the love I had for the sport."
BBC News
2 days ago
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'Unexpected medal' stokes Olympic flame for Penman
Scottish diver Noah Penman says a surprise European Championships silver medal is a huge confidence builder as he chases his Olympic 18-year-old, who was making his first senior individual appearance at a major event, narrowly missed out on gold in the men's 3m springboard final in Turkey."It was an unexpected medal," he told BBC Scotland. "Most of the other guys in the competition were a few years older."The main goal was to gain experience of being in that senior competition environment, so to come away with a medal is great."To go out there and do what I love doing and to bring the medal home, it gives me great confidence to go into the season and the coming years toward the Los Angeles Olympics [in 2028]."GB is a great diving nation, so to make that team is a very difficult task but I think getting the silver puts me in good stead to push on further, to make those world teams and go to the Olympics."Having shown real promise as a gymnast in his childhood, Penman made the sporting switch when his diving potential was spotted while in his final year at primary school in European silvers and a bronze followed at junior level."I think gymnastics built a great base for me to go into diving," explained the Aberdeen Grammar School pupil, who is on his way to Edinburgh University."I started diving a bit later, through a talent identification programme where coaches from the local club go round the schools recruiting future prospects."I quickly turned to diving once I realised the love I had for the sport."
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Scots diving sensation, 18, wins medal in FIRST senior major championships – just weeks after finishing school
He was up against some top opposition NEW HEIGHTS Scots diving sensation, 18, wins medal in FIRST senior major championships – just weeks after finishing school Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A YOUNG Scots diving sensation has claimed a silver medal on his FIRST ever appearance at a senior major championships. And he was agonisingly close to gold! Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Noah Penman poses with his silver medal Credit: Getty Noah Penman, 18, from Aberdeen, produced a stunning performance in the final of the 3m springboard at the European Diving Championships in Antalya, Turkey to win the silver medal. He finished with a score of score of 429.70 and missed out on gold by just 1.55 points to Andrzej Rzeszutek of Poland - a man 15 years his senior. Rzeszutek won a gold medal at the European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade last year in the 1m springboard. Moritz Wesemann of Germany came in third to take bronze with a score of 426.85. Penman - who only finished high school a few weeks ago - had a first dive that scored 70.5, three points higher than Rzeszutek's opening effort. But the Pole steadily increased the difficulty levels and held onto top spot from the fourth dives until the sixth and final dive to claim victory. Penman trains out of Aberdeen Diving Club and had an extremely successful junior career, across both springboard and platform disciplines. The youngster won silver in the A/B Boys platform synchro at the 2023 European Juniors, before winning his first individual international medal a year later in the same competition in the Boys A 1m springboard. Penman is the latest Scots diver to medal at an international event following Scotland's resurgence in the sport in recent years. Grace Reid and James Heatly have won medals at World, European and Commonwealth level. Duncan Scott: Scotland's Most Decorated Olympian They partnered one another to a bronze in the mixed 3m synchro gold at the 2022 World Championships and later that year they would be crowned champions in the same event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Reid became the first Scottish female diver to win a medal at the games when she won the 1m springboard event. Reid also partnered Tom Daley before his retirement, winning gold at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in the 3m synchro. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
