Krysta Palmer | |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1992 |
Birth Place: | Carson City, Nevada, U.S. |
Country: | United States |
Sport: | Diving |
Event: | 3 m, 3 m synchro |
Collegeteam: | University of Nevada, Reno |
Coach: | Jian Li You |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Krysta Palmer (born June 13, 1992) is a diver from the United States.[1]
Palmer competed for the University of Nevada, Reno where she was named the school's top female student-athlete in 2015–16.[2]
Palmer qualified for the 2020 Olympics in both the women's synchronized 3 meter springboard with a partner Alison Gibson and then women's individual 3 meter springboard, both due to the high degree of difficulty of their dives.[3] She won bronze in women's individual 3 meter springboard at the 2020 Olympics for the USA's first individual medal in the 3-meter event since Kelly McCormick in 1988 in Seoul in any event since Laura Wilkinson's gold in 2000.[4] [5] [6]
Palmer is the daughter of Mitch and Vicki Palmer. She has one sibling named Devin.[7] Palmer is a Christian.[8]