Chris Mears

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Mears
Occupation	Diver
Date Of Birth	Feb 7, 1993(1993-02-07)
Age	31
Birthplace	Reading
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Chris Mears Biography

Chris Mears is one of the most popular and richest Diver who was born on February 7, 1993 in Reading, England, United Kingdom. Olympic divers on the Team Great Britain who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men’s 3m springboard individual and synchro events.

The diving partner of his His diving teammate Tom Daley took home the Bronze medal for the ten meter platform at the 2012 Summer Olympics. took home the Bronze medal for the 10 meter platform during the Olympics in 2012 Summer Olympics.

Christopher James Mears MBE (born 7 February 1993) is a British diver and DJ/Producer from Burghfield Common, near Reading, Berkshire. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the synchronised 3m springboard event with Jack Laugher and won gold, the first Olympic gold medal for Britain in diving.

In January 2009 when he was fifteen, Mears suffered a ruptured spleen while he was training in Sydney for the Youth Olympic Festival. He was suffering from glandular fever but was not displaying the usual symptoms. His organs were squeezed by swelling, and further aggravated by the impact of his dives, causing his spleen to rupture. After losing two litres of blood and being given a 5% chance of survival by doctors upon admission to the hospital, he was told it was likely he would never dive again. For several days he was kept alive by medical intervention and his platelet count was at 2. Upon discharge, Mears remained in Australia until fit to fly. However his family returned to their hotel room one morning to find him having a seizure on the floor. Mears suffered a 7-hour seizure in total which led to a three-day coma. Despite being told that he would never dive again, Mears made a slow introduction back into diving, and went on to compete eighteen months later at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. He does however still to this day have a distinctive 30-cm scar down the middle of his abdomen.

The place he was raised is Reading, Berkshire.

Chris Mears Net Worth

Chris Mears is one of the richest Diver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Mears 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A virus that he contracted ruptured the spleen. This was discovered only after a day. After his admission to hospital, the doctors gave him a 5percent chance of survival.

In the wake of the grim diagnosis the patient spent a full month in hospital and lost the majority part of the mass in his muscles however, three years later, the athlete was able to participate at the 2012 London Olympics.

Mears was born on 7 February 1993 in Reading to Paul and Lorraine Mears. His biological mother died from breast cancer when he was three. His father then married Katy. Mears has an older sister, Natalie, and a younger brother, Charlie. Mears was educated at The Willink School, a co-educational state comprehensive school in the village of Burghfield in Berkshire.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Chris Mears height 5 ft 9 in Chris weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Chris Mears Dating?

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During the recovery period from his illness, Mears took up music production as a hobby whilst bed-ridden. He bought a guitar and started to learn to play, and also bought a Mac computer to create his own music on the Logic apps. He used his bedroom as a studio and began to produce Electronic Dance Music and House Music. In 2012, after the Olympics he signed with Insanity Artists booking agency. His first large scale performance was on 29 May 2013 at Woodstoke Festival supporting Labrinth and Pendulum. In February 2014 Mears released a preview of three new tracks on his SoundCloud page. He released a single titled “Mexico” in Latin America through Universal Music in 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Diver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Chris Mears celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

Mears competed in the World Series circuit with diving partner Robinson-Baker in the synchro, and also competed in the individual event. The pair won bronze in Edinburgh and bronze twice in Guadalajara, Mexico. Mears also scored a total of 455.50 points- fourth position in the individual 3m in Guadalajara, Mexico- his best individual World Series performance to date. Mears and Robinson-Baker ended 2013 ranked seventh best in the world by FINA. Mears also participated in the 2012 European Championships, finishing 8th in the 3 m springboard and 5th in the synchro event on the same occasion.

What is chris Mears doing now?

In 2009, Mears suffered a ruptured spleen as a result glandular fever, which had previously gone undetected. The then-15-year-old was left in a coma and was given a five per cent chance of survival. Just three years later, he made his Olympic debut at London 2012. Mears will now focus on a career in the music industry.

How old is Chris Mears?

29 years (February 7, 1993)

How tall is Chris Mears?

5′ 9″

Is Chris Lemons still diving?

Chris has been a commercial diver for over 14 years, and currently specialises in deep sea Saturation diving , operating almost exclusively in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Where do Team GB divers train?

Noah 20, represents Great Britain as a 10m platform diver and the London Aquatics Centre is home for his training.