Cassiel Rousseau
Personal information
Full nameCassiel Emmanuel Rousseau
Born (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sport
SportDiving
Event10 metre springboard
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Fukuoka10 m platform
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham10 m mixed synchro

Cassiel Emmanuel Rousseau (born 4 February 2001) is an Australian diver. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre platform.[1] Rousseau claimed gold in the men’s 10m platform World Championships event in Fukuoka 2023, creating history for the Australian diving team by becoming the first Australian men's 10m platform world champion.

Early life and career

Rousseau is the grandson of French cyclist Michel Rousseau, who won gold in the men's sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was an acrobatic gymnast and began diving in 2017.[1]

In June 2022, he was named in the Australian diving team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2][3][4] He won a gold medal in the Men's 10 metre platform event[5] and bronze medals in the mixed synchronised 10 metre platform event alongside Emily Boyd and the men's synchronised 10 metre platform alongside Domonic Bedggood.[6]

Competitive history

Competition 2019 2020 2021 2023
Olympic Games, 10 m platform8th
430.35
FINA World Championships, 10 m platform9th
455.35		1st
520.85

References

  1. 1 2 "Cassiel Rousseau". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Australia announce diving team for Birmingham 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Aussie Divers set to take on the Commonwealth". Diving Australia. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Aussies Divers Looking for Minimal Splashes on Quest for Birmingham Gold | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Men's 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Men's Synchronised 10m Platform - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.


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