Margo Erlam
{{Short description|Canadian diver (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
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|full_name = Margo Claire Erlam
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|birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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{{MedalSport | Women's diving}}
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{{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|3 m synchro springboard}}
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Margo Claire Erlam {{post-nominals|list=OLY}} (born June 18, 2002) is a Canadian diver in the springboard (1 and 3 metre) events.{{cite web|url=https://diving.ca/athletes/margo-erlam/|title=Margo Erlam|website=www.diving.ca/|publisher=Diving Canada|access-date=28 June 2022}} Erlam is currently based out of and trains at the Saskatoon Diving Club.{{cite news|last=Saelhof|first=Todd|date=10 June 2022|title=Inspired Calgary diver Margo Erlam sets sights on Olympics|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/other-sports/inspired-calgary-diver-margo-erlam-sets-sights-on-olympics|work=Calgary Sun|location=Calgary, Alberta, Canada|access-date=28 June 2022}}
Career
Erlam made her national team debut at the 2017 FINA Grand Prix held in Puerto Rico. At the 2022 FINA Grand Prix stop in Calgary, Erlam and partner Mia Vallée won the gold medal in the 3 metres synchro event, in their second competition together.{{cite news|date=12 June 2022|title=Diving duo find quick chemistry, Grand Prix gold|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/diving-duo-find-quick-chemistry-grand-prix-gold|agency=Canadian Press|work=National Post|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=28 June 2022}} Erlam's strong performances in 2022 led her to be named to 2022 World Aquatics Championships team.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/diving/zsombor-murray-wiens-to-compete-synchronized-diving-fina-grand-prix-calgary-1.6482294|title=Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Wiens dive into synchro partnership at Grand Prix in Calgary|last=Spencer|first=Donna|date=8 June 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|agency=Canadian Press|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)|access-date=15 June 2022|quote=Zsombor-Murray and Wiens are among just six Canadians heading to Budapest alongside Calgary's Caeli McKay and Margo Elam, Mia Vallee of Kirkland, Que., and Victoria's Bryden Hattie.}} After not winning any medals in her first two events at the Championships, Erlam finished the event with a fifth place finish in the synchro 3 m event with partner Mia Vallée.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/diving/aquatics-worlds-roundup-july-3-1.6509065|title=Canadian diving duo Mia Vallée, Margo Erlam fall short of podium on final day of worlds|date=3 July 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)|access-date=3 July 2022}}
In June 2022, Erlam was named to Canada's 2022 Commonwealth Games team.{{cite web|url=https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/featured/canadian-diving-team-named-2022-commonwealth-games.html|title=Canadian Diving Team Named for 2022 Commonwealth Games|date=27 June 2022|website=www.commonwealthsport.ca|publisher=Commonwealth Sport Canada|access-date=27 June 2022}}{{cite news|date=27 June 2022|title=Calgarians McKay, Erlam named to Canada's Commonwealth Games diving team|url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/calgarians-mckay-erlam-named-to-canadas-commonwealth-games-diving-team/wcm/fd57690d-44ea-43fb-b154-f5f9d1492f83|work=Calgary Herald|location=Calgary, Alberta, Canada|access-date=28 June 2022}} She won a bronze medal in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside Mia Vallée,{{cite web |title=Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard - Final |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/DIV/T/W/3MTEAM2-----------/FNL-/000100-- |website=results.birmingham2022.com |access-date=4 November 2022 |language=en}} came 5th in the women's 3 metre springboard event,{{cite web |title=Margo Claire ERLAM |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/44896 |website=results.birmingham2022.com |access-date=4 November 2022 |language=en}} came 6th in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside Bryden Hattie{{cite web |title=Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard - Final |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/DIV/T/X/3MTEAM2-----------/FNL-/000100-- |website=results.birmingham2022.com |access-date=4 November 2022 |language=en}} and came 9th in the women's 1 metre springboard event.
References
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External links
- {{World Aquatics}}
- [https://diving.ca/athletes/margo-erlam/ Margo Erlam] at Diving Canada
- {{Team Canada|margo-erlam}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|margo-erlam}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/margo-erlam_1959139 Margo Erlam] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|44896|Margo Claire Erlam}}
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Category:Canadian female divers
Category:Olympic divers for Canada
Category:Divers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games divers for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in diving
Category:Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
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