MENDOZA HERNANDEZ Carolina

25 Apr 1997
24
Female
1.61/5'3''
MEXICO CITY
 
Mexico
MEXICO CITY
 
Mexico

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
DIV Diving Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation10m Platform
2012London, GBR21st (286.95)

World Cup
YearLocation3m Springboard3m Synchro X
2018Wuhan, CHN10th (302.00)7th (291.36)

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
Year3m Springboard3m Synchro
20191 x 8th, 2 x 10th2 x 6th, 1 x 7th

Grand Prix overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
Year3m Springboard
20191 x 31st

World Series & Grand Prix - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
62019Synchronised 3m SpringboardWorld SeriesBeijing, CHN270.81
62019Synchronised 3m SpringboardWorld SeriesSagamihara, JPN306.84
72019Synchronised 3m SpringboardWorld SeriesMontreal, QC, CAN284.22
820193m SpringboardWorld SeriesBeijing, CHN288.55
1020193m SpringboardWorld SeriesMontreal, QC, CAN274.90
1020193m SpringboardWorld SeriesSagamihara, JPN292.90
3120193m SpringboardGrand PrixMission Viejo, CA, USA176.70


Legend
M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Carola, Sunshine (fmn.org.mx, 20 Feb 2012; Instagram profile, 15 Jul 2021)
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Athlete
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Spanish
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Ma Jin [national], CHN
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Her uncle Guillermo Mendoza represented Mexico in cycling in the 1968 Olympic Games. Her uncle Jesus Mendoza was a national champion in cycling. Her uncle Gonzalo Hernandez was a national champion in gymnastics. Her mother Nadia was a track and field athlete, she won a national 100m hurdles title and set a national youth record in long jumping in 1984. (proceso.com.mx, 09 Mar 2012)
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She sustained an injury while taking part in a reality TV show in Mexico in 2020. The injury required her to undergo surgery in late 2020. In 2019 she had sustained a broken rib on the same TV show. (tribuna.com.mx, 20 Dec 2020; tiempo.com.mx, 08 Nov 2019)

In 2009 before the national team trials she broke her nose when she hit the diving board during training, requiring 15 stitches in her forehead. She required surgery and spent three days in hospital, before returning to training a week later. (proceso.com.mx, 09 Mar 2012)
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She began diving at age 11 under coach Jorge Carreon. (proceso.com.mx, 09 Mar 2012 )
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Initially her coach Jorge Carreon thought she was too old at 11 to begin diving, but her parents asked him to give her a trial. She tried out, and the trainer liked what he saw. After a year, she left home to live, study and train at the National Olympic Centre. (proceso.com.mx, 09 Mar 2012 )
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (milenio.com, 27 Jun 2021)
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She trains at the National High Performance Centre [CNAR] in Mexico City, Mexico. (milenio.com, 27 Jun 2021)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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