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Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'9"
Age
21
Hometown
Lauderdale by the Sea, FL
Education
Pine Crest School (2022)
Quick Facts
- Denny is the son of Lioudmila and Alexei Gulia-Janovski
- He has a younger sister, Katrin
- Denny started diving at age 7
- Prior to diving, he was a gymnast
- He trains two and a half hours day, five days a week
- His favorite dive is 103B
- His favorite diver is world champion high diver Steven LoBue
- He enjoys film and reading
- Denny is fluent in Russian and has been learning Mandarin for five years
- Between dives, he listens to hip hop music
- A typical pre-competition meal is a bagel
- He describes himself as ambitious, creative and curious
- If Denny could meet anyone it would be Peter Thiel
Career Highlights
- Two-time Junior Pan American Championships team member (2015, 2017)
- 2017 Junior Pan American Championships silver medalist (platform)
- Three-time junior national champion on platform (2015, 2016, 2019)
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