Maria Polyakova

Maria Yuryevna Polyakova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Полякова; born 8 May 1997) is a Russian diver. She is a European Games and European champion. Polyakova also competed in NCAA diving for the UCLA Bruins, becoming UCLA’s first national champion in women’s diving, and graduating as the university’s record holder in both the 1 and 3 metres.[1][2] She was named Pac-12 Diver of the Year in 2017 and 2019.[3]

Maria Polyakova
Personal information
Native nameМария Полякова
Full nameMaria Yuryevna Polyakova
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m
Medal record
Representing  Russia
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku3 m synchronized
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Glasgow1 m springboard
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2017 TaipeiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei3 m synchronized
Representing UCLA Bruins
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Austin3 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Austin1 m

Polyakova has qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Personal life

Maria was born on 8 May 1997. She was a student-athlete majoring in linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduated in 2019.[5][1]

References
  1. "Maria Polyakova - UCLA Bruins diving". Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. "2019 NCAA Championships results". Dive Meets. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. "UCLA's Maria Polyakova takes home Pac-12 Women's Diver of the Year honors". Yahoo Sports. April 2, 2019.
  4. "Maria Polyakova Qualifies for Olympics in 3M Diving". Pac-12. June 5, 2021.
  5. "Прыгунья в воду Полякова рассказала, что соревновательный опыт к ЧМ набирала в США". РИА Спорт. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

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