Jevon Tarantino

Jevon Tarantino ( born January 30, 1984 in Boynton Beach ) is a former American professional diver, who took the 1 -meter and 3 -meter board and in the 3 -meter synchronized diving in the springboard diving.

Tarantino belonged since 2001 to the National Team. He coached under Dave Burgering at the power center in Fort Lauderdale and started Team for the Fort Lauderdale Diving. A breakthrough in international championships succeeded Tarantino at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, where he reached the final of the 1 -meter board and finished fifth. In the same year he also won his first national championship title from the 1 -meter board. Less successful was the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, from 1 -meter board Tarantino difference this time from the preliminaries. He qualified in the following year for the Olympic Games in Beijing. In the 3 -meter synchronized diving he reached with Christopher Colwill finished fourth and missed a medal by just a few points. In 2009, Tarantino ended his active career. He won four national titles between 2005 and 2008.

Tarantino has studied at the University of Tennessee and launched for the sports team of the University, the volunteers. In 2004, he won a title at the College Championships from 1- m board.