Haley Ishimatsu

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divername= Haley Ishimatsu


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fullname= Haley Ishimatsu
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country= USA
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birthdate= birth date and age|1992|9|10
birthplace= Bellflower, California
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training= Indianapolis
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height= height|ft=4|in=11
event= 10m, 10m synchro
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natlteam= 2006–
club= National Training Center
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partner= Mary Beth Dunnichay
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headcoach= Wenbo Chen
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Haley Ishimatsu (born September 10, 1992 in Bellflower, California) is an American platform diver.cite web | title = Haley Ishimatsu Profile | work = Althletes | publisher = USA Diving | date = 2008 | url = http://diving.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/492 | accessdate = 2008-08-13]

Personal life

Ishimatsu is a fourth-generation Japanese American. Her older sister Victoria "Tory" Ishimatsu is also a competitive diver, and tried out for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games at the U.S. trials with Haley.cite news | last = Hirano Culross | first = Mikey | title = Diving Their Way Up | work = The Rafu Shimpo | language = English | publisher = Los Angeles News Publishing Company | date = 2008-07-25 | url = http://www.rafu.com/en/2008/0725/sports.html | accessdate = 2008-08-14] At the 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships, the elder Ishimatsu placed fourth in both the One-meter Springboard and the Synchronized Springboard Final. [cite web | last = Franklin | first = Woody | title = 2008 Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships | work = Diving | publisher = About.com | date = 2008-07-27 | accessdate = 2008-08-14| url = http://diving.about.com/od/nationalresults/a/KPM1m.htm]

Competive history

Ishimatsu has been a member of the U.S. national diving team since 2006, medaling in over ten different competitions nationally and internationally.

Ishimatsu is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-meter platform and the synchronized 10-meter platform event with Mary Beth Dunnichay.cite web | last = Lowery | first = Jennifer | title = USA Diving announces nominees to 2008 U.S. Olympic Team | work = News | publisher = USA Diving | date = 2008-07-16 | url = http://www.usadiving.org/05redesign/main/news_07_07_08.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-13] In the synchronized competition Ishimatsu and Dunnichay earned fifth place scoring 309.12. [cite web | title = Women's Synchronised 10m Platform Final | work = Diving Results | publisher = The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | date = 2008-08-12 | url = http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/DV/C73D/DVW202101.shtml#DVW202101 | accessdate = 2008-08-13] In the individual event, Ishimatsu finished tenth with a score of 329.00 in the preliminary round, [cite news | last = Johnson | first = Greg | title = Wilkinson, Ishimatsu advance to platform semifinals | work = Sports | language = English | publisher = Los Angeles Times | date = 2008-08-20 | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/olympics_blog/2008/08/wilkinson-ishim.html | accessdate = 2008-08-20] but did not make finals, finishing in 14th placecite news | title = China's Chen leads women's platform semifinals | language = English | publisher = The Associated Press | date = 2008-08-21 | url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZpAJe1V-5oMR01qoiQD4-MOONRQD92ME8Q80 | accessdate = 2008-08-21] with a score of 292.95.cite web | title = Women's 10m Platform Semifinal | work = Diving Results | publisher = The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | date = 2008-08-21 | url = http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/DV/C73A/DVW002201.shtml#DVW002201 | accessdate = 2008-08-21]

Ishimatsu plans to continue diving in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. "Now I know what the experience is like, some of the surprises," Ishimatsu told the Associated Press. "I'll be able to deal with it better."cite news | first = Paul | last = Newberry | title = China's Chen leads women's platform semifinals | language = English | publisher = The Associated Press | date = 2008-08-21 | url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZpAJe1V-5oMR01qoiQD4-MOONRQD92ME8Q80 | accessdate = 2008-08-21]

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