Germán Saúl Sánchez Sánchez (born 24 June 1992) is a Mexican diver. He is nicknamed "Duva". At the age of 16, he competed in the Men's individual 10m platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics and came in 22nd. He won one gold medal in the 2011 Pan-American Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won a silver medal in the synchronized 10m platform with his partner Iván García. In the individual 10m platform, Sánchez came 14th. In 2016, Sánchez took part in his third Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he came 5th in the synchronized 10m platform, again alongside Iván García. Twelve days later, Sánchez won the silver medal in individual 10m platform. and 9th in the semi-final. He became the third Mexican athlete to win an Olympic silver medal in Men's individual 10m platform after Joaquín Capilla (1952) and Álvaro Gaxiola (1968). He was the only Mexican diver who had won Olympic medals in both individual and synchronized events until Osmar Olvera did it in Paris 2024.
Technical features Sánchez has performed a series of the most difficult dives since 2012. The dives which he uses now in the competition and their degrees of difficulty are: Forward 4½ Somersaults-Tuck 109C (3.7), Back 3½ Somersaults-Tuck 207C (3.3), Reverse 3½ Somersaults-Tuck 307C (3.4), Inward 4½ Somersaults-Tuck 409C (4.1), Forward 2½ Somersaults 3 Twists-Pike 5156B (3.8) and Armstand Back 3 Somersaults-Tuck 626C (3.3). The total degree of difficulty of his dives is 21.6, which is the world's third greatest following Iván García(MEX) and Yang Jian(CHN). Of his dives, 409C is the most difficult. However, due to the high level of difficulty, he cannot perform the dives perfectly all the time. It is common for him to perform unsteadily.
Olympic experiences Sánchez took part in his first Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 16. He only participated in the individual 10m platform. The six dives he performed were respectively 5253B, 207C, 307C, 6142D, 407C, and 109C. The total degree of difficulty was only 19.9, which was not enough to be competitive. As a result, he was eliminated after the qualifying round with a score of 399.35 and a final ranking of 22nd.
GamesCityAgePhaseUnitDC#DDJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7DPDive RankPTSQual.2008 SummerBeijing16QualifyingDive #15253B3.47.58.08.07.07.57.07.576.5013T76.502008 SummerBeijing16QualifyingDive #2207C3.36.07.56.06.56.57.07.066.0025142.502008 SummerBeijing16QualifyingDive #3307C3.47.08.06.57.07.07.56.571.4015213.902008 SummerBeijing16QualifyingDive #46142D3.17.07.06.05.06.06.56.558.9024272.802008 SummerBeijing16QualifyingDive #5407C3.27.08.07.07.57.57.07.068.8021341.602008 SummerBeijing16QualifyingDive #6109C3.55.54.56.06.05.05.55.557.7527399.352008 SummerBeijing16Final Standings22399.35DSQ
Sánchez qualified to participate in both the individual and synchronized 10m platform at the 2012 Summer Olympics with his performance at the 2012 FINA Diving World Cup where he achieved the silver medal alongside Iván García. This time, the dives he performed were much more competitive than those of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The six dives they performed in the synchronized 10m platform were 401B, 201B, 109C, 409C, 307C, 5156B. They performed all of their dives almost perfectly, coming in second with a score of 468.90, 17.88 points behind Chinese divers Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan.
GamesCityAgePhaseUnitDC#DDExecution ScoreSynchronisation ScoreDPDive RankPTSE1E2E3E4E5E6S1S2S3S4S52012 SummerLondon20FinalDive #1401B2.09.09.09.08.59.09.08.59.08.08.08.551.60851.602012 SummerLondon20FinalDive #2201B2.09.08.58.58.08.58.09.08.58.58.08.550.408102.002012 SummerLondon20FinalDive #3109C3.78.57.57.57.58.57.58.58.58.08.07.587.693189.692012 SummerLondon20FinalDive #4409C4.17.57.07.57.07.07.08.58.08.08.08.595.941285.632012 SummerLondon20FinalDive #5307C3.49.09.59.59.09.08.59.59.09.59.59.092.072377.702012 SummerLondon20FinalDive #65156B3.87.07.06.57.58.07.08.58.58.58.58.591.206468.902012 SummerLondon20Final Standings2468.90
In the individual event, the six dives Sánchez performed were 207C, 5156B, 626C, 409C, 307C, 109C. The total degree of difficulty was 21.5, however due to a poor performance in the dive 626C, he was eliminated after the semi-final, ranked 14th.
GamesCityAgePhaseUnitDC#DDJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7DPDive RankPTSQual.2012 SummerLondon20QualifyingDive #1207C3.39.09.09.09.09.09.59.089.10189.102012 SummerLondon20QualifyingDive #25156B3.87.07.56.57.06.57.58.081.709170.802012 SummerLondon20QualifyingDive #3626C3.37.58.06.57.07.58.08.075.9017T246.702012 SummerLondon20QualifyingDive #4409C4.18.08.08.08.07.08.08.098.401345.102012 SummerLondon20QualifyingDive #5307C3.48.58.58.59.08.58.58.584.158T429.252012 SummerLondon20QualifyingDive #6109C3.76.56.06.06.05.55.56.066.6027T495.852012 SummerLondon20Qualifying5495.85Q2012 SummerLondon20Semi-FinalDive #1207C3.38.59.09.08.59.08.58.585.80585.802012 SummerLondon20Semi-FinalDive #25156B3.88.08.08.08.08.08.58.091.202177.002012 SummerLondon20Semi-FinalDive #3626C3.33.53.04.04.04.03.53.536.3018213.302012 SummerLondon20Semi-FinalDive #4409C4.17.07.07.07.07.07.07.086.1010299.402012 SummerLondon20Semi-FinalDive #5307C3.49.08.08.59.09.09.09.089.104T388.502012 SummerLondon20Semi-FinalDive #6109C3.78.08.58.07.58.08.58.088.8010T477.302012 SummerLondon20Semi-Final14477.30DSQ2012 SummerLondon20Final Standings14477.30 At the age of 24, Sánchez participated in his third Olympic Games - 2016 Summer Olympics. He was qualified to participate in both individual and synchronized 10m platform with Iván García. In the synchronized 10m platform, their dives were different from those at 2012 Summer Olympics. Their six dives were 401B, 301B, 5255B, 109C, 207C, and 5156B. Without 409C, their total difficult degrees were 18.4, which was still the highest in that competition. They ended up in 5th place, after Chen Aisen/Lin Yue (CHN), David Boudia/Steele Johnson (USA), Thomas Daley/Daniel Goodfellow (GBR), and Patrick Hausding/Sascha Klein (GER).
GamesCityAgePhaseUnitDC#DDExecution ScoreSynchronisation ScoreDPDive RankPTSE1E2E3E4E5E6S1S2S3S4S52016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #1401B2.08.58.59.08.59.09.09.08.58.58.58.551.60=351.602016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #2301B2.08.08.58.08.58.08.08.08.59.08.08.549.205100.802016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #35255B3.67.57.57.07.07.57.08.07.57.57.07.579.923180.722016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #4109C3.76.06.06.08.08.08.07.57.57.58.08.082.145262.862016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #5207C3.37.57.07.08.08.08.08.07.58.08.08.577.226340.082016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #65156B3.86.56.55.57.06.56.58.07.57.58.08.083.227423.302016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Final Standings 5423.30
Twelve days later, Sánchez dived in the final of the individual 10m platform, after ranking only 12th in the preliminary and 9th in the semi-final. Due to injury, he adjusted his dives and the overall degree of difficulty was reduced to 20.7. In contrast to his sub-par performances in the preliminary and semi-final rounds, he performed every dive steadily and won the silver medal with a high score of 532.70.
GamesCityAgePhaseUnitDC#DDJ1J2J3J4J5J6J7DPDive RankPTSQual.2016 SummerRio de Janeiro24PreliminaryDive #1207C3.35.55.55.06.06.06.06.057.752557.752016 SummerRio de Janeiro24PreliminaryDive #2407C3.26.06.56.05.06.06.56.559.2023116.952016 Summer1Rio de Janeiro24PreliminaryDive #3626C3.38.08.08.58.08.08.08.079.208196.152016 SummerRio de Janeiro24PreliminaryDive #4109C3.78.08.07.58.07.57.07.585.107281.252016 SummerRio de Janeiro24PreliminaryDive #5307C3.49.09.09.09.09.59.09.091.80=4373.052016 SummerRio de Janeiro24PreliminaryDive #65156B3.85.54.55.05.05.54.55.057.0022430.052016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Preliminary12430.05Q2016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Semi-FinalDive #1207C3.39.08.58.08.58.58.59.084.15584.152016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Semi-FinalDive #2407C3.26.56.56.57.07.57.57.567.20=15151.352016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Semi-FinalDive #3626C3.36.05.56.56.07.06.56.562.7014214.052016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Semi-FinalDive #4109C3.77.07.06.06.57.07.07.077.7012291.752016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Semi-FinalDive #5307C3.48.58.58.58.58.58.59.086.703378.452016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Semi-FinalDive #65156B3.87.57.57.57.07.57.07.083.608462.052016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Semi-Final9462.05Q2016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #1207C3.38.58.08.08.58.58.58.584.15684.152016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #2407C3.28.59.08.09.08.58.58.581.60=6165.752016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #3626C3.38.08.09.09.08.58.08.582.507248.252016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #4109C3.78.59.09.09.08.58.59.098.052346.302016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #5307C3.49.59.59.09.09.09.59.595.203441.502016 SummerRio de Janeiro24FinalDive #65156B3.87.58.08.08.08.07.58.591.204532.702016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Final2532.702016 SummerRio de Janeiro24Final Standings2532.70
Competitive history Sánchez became a professional diver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. From then on, he has been representing Mexico FINA World Junior Diving Championships, FINA World Aquatics Championships, Olympic Games, FINA Diving World Cup, FINA Diving World Series, Pan American Games and Central American and Caribbean Games. He has won many medals from these competitions since 2010. He has won one gold medal in the Pan American Games in 2011, as well as Olympic silver medals in London 2012 (synchronized) and Rio 2016 (individual).