Name: Laura Wilkinson
Sport: Diving
Event(s): 10-meter, synchronized 10-meter (with Jessica Livingston)
Height: 5' 6"
DOB: 11/17/1977
Birthplace: Houston
Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
Team/Club: Woodlands Diving Team
Other Career Highlights
  • 2005 World Championship platform gold medalist
  • 2004 World Cup platform gold medalist
  • 2000 Olympic platform gold medalist
  • 1998 Goodwill Games platform gold medalist
  • 1995 World Cup bronze medalist in platform synchro
  • 2000, 2004 and 2005 USA Diving Athlete of the Year
  • 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team member
  • 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 World Cup team member
  • 2005 World Championships team co-captain
  • 1998, 2003, 2005 , 2007 World Championship team member
  • 2003 Pan American Games team member
  • 1998 and 2001 Goodwill Games team member
  • 19-time U.S. national champion
  • 14-time U.S. national team member
  • 8-time NCAA All-American
  • 1997 and 1999 NCAA champion
  • 2005 World Championship platform gold medalist
  • 2004 World Cup platform gold medalist
  • 2000 Olympic platform gold medalist
  • 1998 Goodwill Games platform gold medalist
  • 1995 World Cup bronze medalist in platform synchro
  • 2000, 2004 and 2005 USA Diving Athlete of the Year
  • 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team member
  • 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 World Cup team member
  • 2005 World Championships team co-captain
  • 1998, 2003, 2005 , 2007 World Championship team member
  • 2003 Pan American Games team member
  • 1998 and 2001 Goodwill Games team member
  • 19-time U.S. national champion
  • 14-time U.S. national team member
  • 8-time NCAA All-American
  • 1997 and 1999 NCAA champion
Personal: Personal: Daughter of Edward and Linda Wilkinson...Personal: has one brother, Robert (born 6/4/73)...Personal: married Eriek Hulseman on Sept. 7, 2002...Personal: nicknames are La-La and Wilkie...Personal: Laura greatly appreciates the support she receives from her family...Personal: has two dogs and two cats...Personal: enjoys  drawing, writing, reading and making collages...Personal: Prior to the Sydney Olympics, she made a collage with pictures and cutouts from magazines that inspired her or made her laugh and she's started cutting up magazines for a collage to inspire her going into the Beijing Games...Personal: volunteers with children's organizations and does speaking engagements...Personal: a gymnast for seven years...Personal: has been diving since age 15...Personal: enjoys all of her dives...Personal: trains six or more hours a day, six days a week...Personal: listens to music or plays cards, talks and laughs between dives during a contest...Personal: before every dive recites Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."...Personal: has her own web site, www.laurawilkinson.com...Personal: Likes to watch the movie "Miracle" for inspiration before big meets.