Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom Becomes the First Male Jamaican Diver to Qualify For the Olympics

by | Feb 22, 2016 | Black 365, Modern History, News, Positivity | 0 comments

A huge congratulations to Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom!

At the mere age of 20, the one and only Jamaican Commeonwealth Diver, Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom, came in 17th place in the men’s 3m springboard preliminary during the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, qualifying him for the 2016 Rio Olympics. This makes him the first Jamaican male diver to qualify for the Olympics with Betsy Sullivan being the first Jamaican diver to ever qualify during the 1972 Olympics.

Knight-Wisdom when he found out he qualified for the olympic games.

Knight-Wisdom when he found out he qualified for the olympic games.


Yona scored 397 in the 3M dive at FINA Diving World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. He moves on to the semi-finals later today. If interested, you can catch it on FINA TV at 1:15 PM CST!

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