Sam Fricker

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| sport = Diving

| event = 10 metre platform

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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| height = 186 cm

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Samuel Fricker (born 4 May 2002) is an Australian diver. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Samuel FRICKER|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/Samuel-Fricker|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Olympics.com}} Fricker grew up in Newcastle and now lives at Cronulla in Sydney. His girlfriend is Jolie Johnston who also lives in Cronulla in Sydney. {{Cite web |date=2021-07-27 |title=No expectations |url=https://www.theleader.com.au/story/7351759/no-expectations/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=St George & Sutherland Shire Leader |language=en-AU}} Fricker has used his social media following to produce content and support various charities.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Aussie Olympian dives into challenge to help sick kids |url=https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/olympic-diver-and-tiktok-superstar-sam-fricker-gets-behind-the-starlight-childrens-foundations-super-swim-challenge--c-5450430 |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}

Biography

Fricker enrolled in his first diving competition at age 10. Prior to that he had competed in gymnastics and athletics.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/diving/athlete-profile-n1483045-fricker-samuel.htm|title=olympics2020 Samuel Fricker|website=Olympics.com|access-date=6 August 2021}}

At the age of 12, Fricker won the 1m springboard, the 5m Platform and the 3m Synchronised Springboard dives at the 2015 National Age Diving Championships. He became Diver of the Year in the 12–13 years category.{{Cite web|title=Sam Fricker|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/sam-fricker/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}}

Fricker went to Trinity Grammar School in Sydney where he was trained in diving.

Since competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Fricker has amassed a large following on the social media platform TikTok, with over 1.2 million followers.

He currently runs a company that makes bio{{endash}}degradable wheat straws.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-05 |title=Diver Fricker's mission goes beyond Olympic gold |url=https://www.espn.com.au/olympics/story/_/id/31925571/tokyo-2020-australian-diver-sam-fricker-mission-olympic-gold |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

On 19 August 2021, Fricker became the second guest to join sports journalism brand and business Featuring Faulks.{{cite web|url=https://featuringfaulks.weebly.com/guests |title=Featuring Faulks Guests |publisher=Featuring Faulks |access-date=19 June 2022}}

Fricker competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in the men's 3m springboard event alongside Li Shixin{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-sports-schedule/DIV/*?day=2022%2F08%2F05|title=2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Results|website=Birmingham2022.com}} and came 10th in the Men's 3 metre springboard event.{{cite web |title=Men's 3m Springboard - Final |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/DIV/S/M/3M----------------/FNL-/000100-- |website=results.birmingham2022.com |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en}}

On 29 November 2022, Fricker was awarded the Australian Sports Medal by the Governor of New South Wales.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/sam.fricker/?hl=en |title=Honoured to have received the Australian Sports Medal today |publisher=Sam Fricker (Instagram) |access-date=29 November 2022}}

Charity work

Fricker worked with the Starlight Children's Foundation in their Super Swim Challenge, held in February 2022.

International competitions

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ !Year !Competition !Venue !Event !Position !Score
colspan="6" \|Representing {{AUS}}
2020 \|Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|10m platform \|28th \|{{Cite web \|date= \|title=Tokyo 2020 Diving Men's 10m Platform Results \|url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/diving/men-s-10m-platform \|access-date=9 August 2022 \|website=Olympics.com}}
rowspan="2" \|2022 \| rowspan="2" \|Commonwealth Games \| rowspan="2" \|Birmingham, England \|Synchronised 3m springboard \|3rd \|374.52
10m platform \|10th \|390.35

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!Year

!Competition

!Venue

!Event

!Position

!Score

colspan="6" |Representing {{AUS}}

2020

|Olympic Games

|Tokyo, Japan

|10m platform

|28th

|{{Cite web |date= |title=Tokyo 2020 Diving Men's 10m Platform Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/diving/men-s-10m-platform |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=Olympics.com}}

rowspan="2" |2022

| rowspan="2" |Commonwealth Games

| rowspan="2" |Birmingham, England

|Synchronised 3m springboard

|3rd

|374.52

10m platform

|10th

|390.35