Maria Polyakova

Maria Yuryevna Polyakova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Полякова; born 8 May 1997) is a Russian diver. She is a European Games and European champion. Polyakova also competed in NCAA diving for the UCLA Bruins, becoming UCLA’s first national champion in women’s diving, and graduating as the university’s record holder in both the 1 and 3 metres.^[1][2] She was named Pac-12 Diver of the Year in 2017 and 2019.^[3]

Maria Polyakova

Personal information
Native name	Мария Полякова
Full name	Maria Yuryevna Polyakova
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 28)
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m, 3 m
Medal record Representing  Russia European Games 2015 Baku 1 m springboard 2015 Baku 3 m synchronized European Championships 2018 Glasgow 1 m springboard Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Team 2017 Taipei 3 m synchronized Representing UCLA Bruins NCAA Championships 2019 Austin 3 m 2019 Austin 1 m

Polyakova has qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Personal life

Maria was born on 8 May 1997. She was a student-athlete majoring in linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduated in 2019.^[5][1]