Mark Ruiz

Height 5’ 9”
Weight 140 lbs.
Birthdate Apr. 9, 1979
Birthplace Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Hometown Orlando, Fla.
Current Residence Orlando, Fla.
Education Dr. Phillips High School, 1998 graduate
Club Team Orlando
Trains Orlando, Fla.
Coach Jay Lerew
National Team 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
 
Personal: Son of Rosa L. Torres and Armando Velez … has one brother, John Erik, and one sister, Gisselle … won the Mary Lou Retton Award at U.S. Olympic Festival-'94 as the Festival's top male up and coming athlete … began diving in Puerto Rico when he was nine … attended ballet school in Puerto Rico … family moved to Orlando when we was 12 … enjoys playing tennis, basketball, golf and wake-boarding … collects basketball cards … small business owner … assistant coach for Team Orlando … trains five hours per day, 30 hours a week … favorite dive is a 207C (back 3 1/2 somersault tuck) off platform … listens to music between dives during a contest.
   
Year National Events 1-meter 3-meter Platform
1993 Speedo National Junior Diving Championships 2nd (402.65) 1st (493.45) 1st (388.80)
1994 Phillips 66 National (Indoor) Diving Championships 19th (485.10) 2nd (603.42)
U.S. Olympic Festival 6th (578.80) 3rd (562.90)
Speedo National Junior Diving Championships 2nd (478.68) 1st (562.86) 1st (490.41)
Phillips 66 National (Outdoor) Diving Championships 25th (466.38) 6th (531.93)
1995 Phillips 66 National (Indoor) Diving Championships [ind.] 14th (535.56) 6th (533.07)
Phillips 66 National (Indoor) Diving Championships [sync. Li] 3rd (288.33) 1st (315.99)
HTH? Classic [sync.] 5th (271.74) 2nd (272.19)
U.S. Olympic Festival 2nd (657.12)
Speedo National Junior Diving Championships 6th (529.30) 5th (567.90) 1st (655.85)
Phillips 66 National (Outdoor) Diving Championships [ind.] 14th (519.39) 9th (535.83)
Phillips 66 National (Outdoor) Diving Championships [sync. Li] 7th (243.84) 2nd (299.76)
1996 HTH? Classic 11th (937.90) 6th (1000.50)
Phillips 66 National (Indoor) Diving Championships [ind.] 2nd (589.08)
Phillips 66 National (Indoor) Diving Championships [sync. Li] 1st (293.13)
U.S. Olympic Team Trials 7th (1021.65)
Speedo National Junior Diving Championships 3rd (546.66) 4th (563.79) 1st (629.76)
1997 U.S. Spring National Diving Championships 22nd (295.23) 2nd (576.24)
Speedo National Junior Diving Championships 3rd (589.74) 2nd (641.94) 1st (680.85)
Dallas Morning News National Diving Championships 3rd (341.73) 3rd (601.48)
World Championship Team Trials 1st (1094.07)
1998 Cinergy/PSI National Diving Championships 2nd (408.90) 3rd (613.26) 1st (631.86)
U.S. Summer National Diving Championships [ind.] 1st (414.42) 2nd (621.54) 1st (630.81)
U.S. Summer National Diving Championships [sync. J. Dumais] 1st (323.04)
1999 U.S. Spring National Diving Championships [ind.] 1st (415.77) 1st (649.47) 1st (642.51)
U.S. Spring National Diving Championships [sync. Pichler, J. Dumais] 3rd (305.10) 1st (319.08)
U.S. Summer National Diving Championships [ind.] 1st (428.67) 2nd (682.29) 1st (621.18)
U.S. Summer National Diving Championships [sync. Ramirez, J. Dumais] 1st (327.15) 2nd (310.32)
2000 U.S. National Indoor Diving Championships [ind.] 1st (650.64) 1st (634.32)
U.S. National Indoor Diving Championships [sync. Ramirez, Pichler] 7th (296.46)wd 1st (304.17)
U.S. Olympic Team Trials 1st (1130.67) 1st (1154.97)
U.S. National Outdoor Diving Championships 2nd (688.88)
U.S. National Indoor Diving Championships [sync. Pichler] 1st (348.36)
2001 U.S. National Indoor Diving Championships 3rd (613.59) 1st (635.28)
  U.S. National Outdoor Diving Championships 4th (557.79)
2002 World Cup Trials 1st (846.87) 3rd (867.48)
  Speedo National Diving Championships 2nd (677.69) 19th (278.44)
Year International Events 1-meter 3-meter Platform
1993 IXth World Age Group Championships 7th (298.60) 5th (347.45) 5th (252.80)
1994 Waldkraiburg International 1st (313.40) 1st (374.95) 1st (276.45)
Swedish Cup 7th (493.65) 1st (532.80)
1995 Spring Swallows 10th (568.56) 4th (552.45)
Four Nations Meet 11th (534.69) 3rd (588.93)
FINA/Alamo Diving Grand Prix [sync. Li] 2nd (312.51)
1996 FINA/Kodak Diving Grand Prix 7th (508.92)
XIth Can-Am-Mex Age Group Diving Championships 4th (524.64) 3rd (563.16) 1st (560.61)
1997 FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix 5th (580.98)
Hungarian Grand Prix 1st (591.33)
FINA/Volksbank Diving Grand Prix 8th (335.34) 4th (407.04)
Xth Diving World Cup 5th (443.40)
XIth World Junior Championships 3rd (536.40) 8th (516.78)
1998 VIIIth World Championships 6th (588.57)
FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix 2nd (398.73) 13th (561.18)wd 3rd (633.25)
Goodwill Games [ind.] 3rd (395.52) 10th (579.78) 6th (565.74)
Goodwill Games [sync. J. Dumais] 4th (298.32)
1999 Canon XIth FINA Diving World Cup [ind.] 7th (337.44) 3rd (446.88)
Canon XIth FINA Diving World Cup [sync. J. Dumais] 4th (259.56)
FINA Southern Cross Diving Grand Prix 14th (340.38) 4th (429.03)
FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix [ind.] 11th (574.62) 4th (649.65)
FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix [sync. Pichler, J.Dumais] 6th (270.66) 5th (257.82)
Torneo Internacional de Clavados [ind.] 4th (408.18) 8th (376.80)
Torneo Internacional de Clavados [sync. J Dumais] 2nd (298.55)
XIIIth Pan American Games 1st (675.21) 5th (602.58)
2000 XIIth Diving World Cup [ind.] 4th (372.99) 7th (632.52) 5th (635.70)
XIIth Diving World Cup [sync. R. Ramirez] 4th (318.99)
International Springertag [ind.] 18th (313.74) 5th (440.76)
International Springertag [sync. J. Dumais] 6th (268.86) 4th (281.04)
FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix 8th (602.27) 5th (578.49)
FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix [sync. Pichler] 1st (301.26)
Communidad de Madrid 5th (600.60) 3rd (615.57)
Communidad de Madrid [sync. Pichler] 2nd (301.53)
XXVIIth Olympic Games 7th (638.22) 6th (625.92)
XXVIIth Olympic Games [sync. Pichler] 7th (321.69)
2001 FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix 6th (411.51) 14th (343.38)
  IX FINA World Championships 8th (584.10)
  IX FINA World Championships [sync. Prandi] 7th (300.66)
2002 FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix 14th (346.05) 2nd (459.78)
  FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix [sync. J. Dumais] 2nd (312.54)
  XIIIth FINA Diving World Cup 29th (311.94)  
  XIIIth FINA Diving World Cup [sync. J. Dumais] 7th (294.60)

 

  

Other Accomplishments: 1998 and 1999 U.S. Diving Athlete of the Year … swept all three individual boards at the 1999 U.S. Spring National Diving Championships, the first male since Greg Louganis in 1988 … also won the synchronized platform with Justin Dumais at the same meet, making him the most decorated athlete at any U.S. nationals in history … seven-time U.S. junior champion … 1999 Top 10 finalist for the Sullivan Award … 2000 Top 5 finalist for the Sullivan Award … 2000 USOC Male Athlete of the Year-Diving.

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