Jeff Hirst
{{Short description|Canadian diver (born 1963)}}
{{distinguish|Geoff Hurst}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jeff Hirst
| full_name = Jeffrey Hirst
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| sport = Diving
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|12|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| club = University of Toronto
| worlds =
| regionals = 1987
| nationals = 1988
| olympics = 1988
}}
Jeffrey Hirst (born 22 December 1963) is a Canadian diver. He competed in the men's 10 metre platform event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 1983, 1985 and 1987 Summer Universiades. In 2002, Hirst was inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame.
Career
Hirst has dived for the University of Toronto.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87974330/canada-1983-universaide/| title=Canada's hopes set back with injury to star diver| work=Edmonton Journal| via=Newspapers.com| date=30 June 1983| page=111|accessdate=29 October 2021}} In 1981, he won the under-17s one metre platform event at the Canadian Championships. He also came second in the three metre platform and tower events.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87973358/1981-diving-canada/| title=Diving| work=Edmonton Journal| via=Newspapers.com| date=19 May 1981| page=69| accessdate=29 October 2021}} He came second in the 3 metre platform event at the 1982 Canadian Championships. As a result, he qualified for the 1982 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87975031/1982-canadian-diving-championships/| title=Nash sweeps diving gold medals| work=The StarPhoenix| via=Newspapers.com| date=23 August 1982| page=51| accessdate=29 October 2021}} In the same year, he came third in the 10 metre tower competition at an invitational event in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was the only Canadian medallist at the meeting.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87975546/1982-brno-diving/| title=Diving| work=The Ottawa Citizen| via=Newspapers.com| date=28 June 1982| page=22| accessdate=29 October 2021}} He finished eighth in the 10 metre platform event at the 1983 Summer Universiade.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87973902/1983-world-uni-games/| title=World University Games| work=Calgary Herald| via=Newspapers.com| date=11 July 1983| page=56| accessdate=29 October 2021}} He came second in the 10 metre tower event at the 1985 Canadian Championships, having led the event for a time. As a result, he qualified for the event at the 1985 Summer Universiade.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87975185/1985-canadian-diving-championships/| title=Fine display by Scurfield| work=Calgary Herald| via=Newspapers.com| date=29 July 1985| page=39| accessdate=29 October 2021}}
In 1986, he won the 3 metre event at the Canadian Inter-University Athletic Union Swimming Championship,{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87974525/1986-canada-university-championship/| title=University| work=Calgary Herald| via=Newspapers.com| date=10 March 1986| accessdate=29 October 2021}} and came fifth in the 10 metre platform event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87974223/1986-commonwealth-games-results/| title=Commonwealth Games results| work=The Vancouver Sun| via=Newspapers.com| date=31 July 1986| page=50| accessdate=29 October 2021}} In 1987, he competed in the 10 metres event at the Pan American Games, and the 3 metres and 10 metres events at the Summer Universiade.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87973602/1987-canada-diving-trials/| title=Pan-Am World Student Games Trials| work=Montreal Gazette| via=Newspapers.com|date=8 June 1987| page=4| accessdate=29 October 2021}} That year, he also came second in the tower events at the Canadian Championships.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87973796/1987-canada-diving-championships/| title=Quebec divers sparkle| work=Montreal Gazette| via=Newspapers.com|date=30 March 1987| page=8| accessdate=29 October 2021}}
In 1988, Hirst won the 10 metre platform event at the Canadian Championships.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87975664/1988-canadian-diving-championships/| title=Bush's comeback augurs well for Olympic diving hopes| work=Montreal Gazette| date=7 August 1988| page=26| accessdate=29 October 2021}}{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87975952/1988-hirst/| title=National diving team surfaces for Olympics|work=Ottawa Citizen| via=Newspapers.com| date=8 August 1988| page=25| accessdate=29 October 2021}} He competed at the Championships despite having fractured his thumb five weeks beforehand, and as a result of his victory, he was selected for the men's 10 metre platform event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He finished 20th overall at the Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45965 |title=Jeffrey Hirst |work=Olympedia |access-date=21 May 2020}}
Post-career
After retiring, Hirst worked as a personal trainer,{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87974649/jeff-hirst-personal-trainer/| title=House call that keeps the doctor away| work=Vancouver Sun| via=Newspapers.com| date=9 July 1991| page=24| accessdate=29 October 2021}}{{cite web| url=https://varsityblues.ca/honors/hall-of-fame?hof=133| title=Jeff Hirst| publisher=University of Toronto| accessdate=1 November 2021}} and set up a company Training Zone Fitness Consultants Inc. In 2002, Hirst was inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Hirst's wife Anna Dacyshyn was also a diver, who was inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.{{cite web| url=https://varsityblues.ca/honors/hall-of-fame/anna-dacyshyn/215| title=Anna Dacyshyn| publisher=University of Toronto| accessdate=29 September 2021}}
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Category:Olympic divers for Canada
Category:Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Divers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Category:Divers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Category:Divers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Category:Competitors at the 1983 Summer Universiade
Category:Competitors at the 1985 Summer Universiade
Category:Competitors at the 1987 Summer Universiade