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María Florencia Betancourt (born 26 December 1994) is a female diver from Venezuela. She won the gold medal in diving at the 2014 South American Games – Women's 3 metre springboard, and competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, and other competitions throughoutthe 2010s.

Career

At the age of 16, Betancourt participated in the 2011 Pan American Games, in Zapopan, Mexico. She came in ninth in diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 3 metre springboard, sixth in diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 10 metre platform, and, with teammate Lisette Ramirez, fifth in diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's synchronized 10 metre platform.

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, she came in 17th in diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard, and seventh in diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform.

Betancourt won the gold medal in diving at the 2014 South American Games – Women's 3 metre springboard, in Santiago, Chile, also participating in the Women's 10 metre platform.

At the 2016 World Diving Cup, however, Betancourt fell to 45th place.

Betancourt also competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2018 South American Games, 2019 Pan American Games, 2019 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup.

Following her competitive career, Betancourt became a show diver for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

See also

• Venezuela at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

References

1. ^ "Betancourt y Pellicer, los campeones". 17 March 2014.
2. "Women's 1m Springboard startlist of the 2015 World Aquatic Championships". Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
3. "Women's 3m Springboard Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
4. "Diving Extended Results Women's 10m Platform Final". 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. "Women's Synchronized 10m Platform Final". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
6. "Produccion dorado llevo a Venezuala a la cima de la table", El Tiempo (23 November 2013), p. 23.
7. "2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1 metre springboard Final Results".
8. "2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 metre platform Final Results".
9. "The week in pictures: 28 November 2014". The Telegraph. 28 November 2014.
10. "Oro para mexicano Pacheco en Copa del Mundo de clavados". www.radiohc.cu. 23 February 2016.
11. "2021 Diving World Cup Results". fina.org.

External links

• María Betancourt World Aquatics profile

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