Alexandre Despatie
- January 4, 2024
- Diver
Quick Facts
Alexandre Despatie Biography
| Name | Alexandre Despatie |
| Birthday | Jun 8 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Place Of Birth | Montreal |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Parents | Christiane Desjardins, Pierre Despatie |
Alexandre Despatie is one of the most popular and richest Diver who was born on June 8, 1985 in Montreal, Canada. World Champion diver who became the first ever diver to become a World Champion in 3 categories, doing so in the 1, 3 and 10-meter platforms. He has since pursued a career in broadcasting, anchoring Canada’s French-language broadcasts of the Olympic Winter Games.
He and England’s Tom Daley are both World Champions in diving.
He first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games with an extremely impressive gold medal on the 10 metre platform (which included an unprecedented score of perfect 10s). He was only 13 years old at the time, and the achievement was recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records 2000.
At the Olympic games in Sydney in 2000, with a 4th-place finish at the 10-metre platform, he was offered the chance to compete in the springboard event in those Games as well, when one of the Canadian divers had to withdraw from the meet due to complications with his citizenship, but declined because he had not been training for that event.
His parents are Pierre Despatie and Christiane Desjardins.
Alexandre Despatie Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Diver |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alexandre Despatie is one of the richest Diver from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexandre Despatie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started diving in his family’s backyard pool at age 5. He first gained national attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, where he won gold in the 10-meter platform.
He played a diver in the 2006 teen comedy A Vos Marques! Party!. He received acting training from Quebec actress Louise Lapare for the role.
Alexandre Despatie (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ depati] ; born June 8, 1985) is a Canadian diver and broadcaster from Laval, Quebec. He was the world champion at the 1 and 3 m springboards from 2005 to 2007 and is the first, and so far only, diver to have been world champion in all three individual categories (1, 3 and 10 m platform). He is also a 37-time Canadian senior diving champion, and nine-time junior champion. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Alexandre Despatie height 5 ft 8 in Alexandre weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Alexandre Despatie Dating?
According to our records, Alexandre Despatie is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Alexandre Despatie’s is not dating anyone.
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In front of his home crowd at the 2005 World Aquatic Championships in Montreal, he became World Champion on the 3 metre springboard. He won with a world record score of 813.60 points, his “worst” dive being rated an average 8.5. Despatie followed up on that performance by winning the 1 m springboard, with a world record score of 489.69. His victory meant that he had won FINA World Titles on both springboard and platform.
Facts & Trivia
Alexandre Ranked on the list of most popular Diver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Alexandre Despatie celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.
Despatie successfully defended his three-meter springboard title at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and also won gold medals on 1 m springboard and 3 m synchronized with Arturo Miranda. He finished 3rd in the 10m platform.
Where is Alexandre Despatie now?
Since last summer, he has been co-hosting a radio show for WKND 99.5 in Montreal. Despatie is also the co-owner of Marinelli Brothers café and store in the Old Port of Montreal.
Where does Alexandre Despatie live?
Alexandre Despatie (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ depati]; born June 8, 1985) is a Canadian diver and broadcaster from Laval, Quebec.