Lois Mae Toulson (born 26 September 1999) is a British diver. A specialist in the 10 metre platform, she won the gold medal at the inaugural European Games in 2015, and the senior European title in 2017. She competed in the women's synchronized ten metre platform event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Tonia Couch and she won bronze at the 2024 Summer Olympics in same category with Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix.[1] She won silver in mixed 10m platform synchro at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships with Matty Lee, and gold in the women's synchronized 10 metre platform at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships with Eden Cheng.[2]
.jpg) Toulson in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lois Mae Toulson |
| Born | 26 September 1999 Huddersfield, England |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain England |
| Sport | Diving |
Medal record | |
Early life
editToulson was raised in Cleckheaton. She attended Whitcliffe Mount School[3] and Elliott Hudson College.[4]
Career
editHaving made her first senior international appearance at the 2015 European Championships. She also competed in the first European Games where she claimed gold; she closed her first senior season with individual gold and silver medals at FINA Grand Prix events in Singapore and Malaysia.[5]
2017
editAt the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv, Toulson won two golds, first in 10m platform,[6] and in the mixed 10m platform synchro with diving partner Matty Lee.[7]
At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Toulson and Lee won silver in the 10m mixed synchro.[8]
2018
editAt the 2018 British Diving Championships, Toulson won the women's 10m platform event, scoring 336.90 points.[9]
At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow/Edinburgh, Toulson partnered with Eden Cheng in the women's 10 metre synchro platform and won a gold medal.[10] Toulson also partnered with Matty Lee to win silver in the mixed synchronised 10m platform.[11]
2021
editAt the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup held in Japan as an official test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Toulson and Cheng won silver in synchronised 10m platform, thereby securing their qualification to the Olympics.[12] They also won silver in Synchronised 10m platform two weeks later at the European Championships.[13] At the 2020 Olympics, the pair finished seventh in the synchronized 10 metre platform after a poor start.[14][15]
2022
editShe competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won silver medals in the women's 10 metre platform event[16] and the mixed synchronised 10 metre platform event alongside Kyle Kothari.[17]
2024
editAlongside Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, Toulson won a bronze medal in the synchronised 10 metre platform event at the Paris Olympics[18][19] but failed to make the individual 10 metre platform final.[20][21]
Personal life
editToulson has been in a relationship with fellow Team GB diver Jack Laugher since 2017.[22][23]
References
edit- ^ Topping, Alexandra (31 July 2024). "Tears and delight as Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson dive into history with GB bronze". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lois Toulson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.
Full name: Lois Mae Toulson
- ^ Atkinson, Neil (18 June 2016). "Rio 2016: Huddersfield teenager named in Olympic diving squad alongside Tom Daley". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Big Interview: Teenager lois Toulson has the world at her feet". The Yorkshire Post. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Lois Toulson". Rio2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "European Diving Championships: Lois Toulson wins gold for Great Britain". BBC Sport. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "European Diving Championships: Lois Toulson and Matty Lee win Great Britain's third gold". BBC Sport. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Hope, Nick. "World Aquatics Championships: Lois Toulson and Matty Lee win diving silver". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Haslam powers to 3m title | British Swimming". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Woods, Mark (7 August 2018). "Teenagers Cheng and Toulson win diving gold at European Championships". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Result – SYNCHRONISED 10m PLATFORM MIXED – FINAL". European Championships. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Toulson, Cheng secure Olympic qualification while Laugher, Goodfellow win gold". Swimming.org. 2 May 2021.
- ^ Hope, Nick. "European Diving Championships: Lois Toulson & Eden Cheng win 10m silver". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Lois Toulson and Eden Cheng bounce back from nervy opening in Olympic final". Swimming.org. 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Diving – TOULSON Lois – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Diving – Women's 10m Platform results". BBC Sport. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Diving – Mixed Synchronised 10m Platform results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Spendolini-Sirieix & Toulson snatch diving bronze". BBC Sport. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson fight back for bronze". British Swimming. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "GB's Spendolini-Sirieix through to 10m final, Toulson misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Lois Toulson back in love with diving thanks to experience of Paris 2024 Olympics". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Bloom, Ben (13 July 2017). "Jack Laugher and Chris Mears back on track after Olympic gold almost ended career". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Hope, Nick (12 July 2019). "Jack Laugher and Lois Toulson: Dating, diving and dining a 'recipe for success'". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
