Kristian Ipsen

Kristian Ipsen

Personal information
Born	October 22, 1992 (age 22) Walnut Creek, California
Residence	Clayton, CA
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	3 meter springboard, 3 meter springboard synchro
College team	Stanford University
Club	Diablo Divers
Medal record[hide] Men's diving Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games 2012 London 3 m synchro World Championships 2009 Rome 3 m synchro Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 3 m synchro

Kristian Ipsen (born October 20, 1992 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American diver, who has been diving competitively since 1998. Diving alongside Troy Dumais, together they took the silver medal in the synchronized 3 meter springboard at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, and the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England.

2012 Olympic Games

In June 2012 Ipsen and his 3m synchro partner Troy Dumais qualified at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials held in Federal Way, Washington to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London which began the following month.

Ipsen and Dumais won the bronze in the synchronized 3m on August 1 with a score of 446.7.  The duo's medal along with David Boudia and his partner Nicholas McCrory's bronze in the synchronized 10m platform were the first Olympic medals of any kind for the United States in diving since 2000.

Personal life

Ipsen is the son of Kent and Yvette Ipsen. He has a younger sister, Lauren. During the summer, he works at his family’s restaurants (Skipolini’s Pizza). He attended De La Salle High School. He was a senior on the Stanford University diving team in 2015.