For Alexandre Despatie, an Olympic medal just months after suffering a concussion would have been too good to be true. The legendary Canadian diver officially slipped out of contention in the men's ...

ATHENS - AUGUST 24: Alexandre Despatie of Canada celebrates after receiving the silver medal at the men's diving 3 metre springboard medal ceremony on August 24, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer ...

Canadian Olympic diver Alexandre Despatie, who’s recovering from a concussion suffered when he struck his head on the board in a training accident, says he’s headache-free but has yet to resume diving ...

MONTREAL -- Two-time Olympic medalist Alexandre Despatie has retired from diving after rebounding from injuries to earn a berth at his fourth Olympics last year in London. The Canadian, who turns 28 ...

Alexandre Despatie first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an impressive gold medal on the 10-meter platform which included an unprecedented ...

MADRID, Spain, June 14. DURING a training session ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix being held this weekend, Canadian diver Alexandre Despatie sustained a gash on his forehead, which required surgery at ...

MONTREAL, Canada, July 22. MAKE it two global titles for Canada’s Alexandre Despatie. Following his winning effort at the World Championships in the three-meter springboard event on Tuesday, Despatie ...

MONTREAL - Three-time world diving champion Alexandre Despatie is retiring after an illustrious career that saw him burst on to the international scene as a 13-year-old phenomenon. He made the ...

Alexandre Despatie, one of the most successful Canadian athletes of all time on the international stage, announced his retirement from competitive diving on Tuesday in Montreal. "This sport gave me ...

Alexandre Despatie could have given up. And he almost did. The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., thought about throwing in the towel, so to speak, after he blew his third dive in the men's three-metre ...

LONDON – The fear is never far away. It looms in front of each diver bringing with it a terrible promise. And no matter how much they try to tuck it away, pretending it isn’t there, the dread still ...

Canadian diving star Alexandre Despatie of Laval, Que., advanced to the men's three-metre springboard final after winning the preliminary and semifinal rounds Friday at the Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix ...