Philippe Comtois (French: [filip kɔ̃twa]; born August 25, 1976) is a Canadian diver. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He began diving at age 9 and stopped diving in 2005. He finished his studies in accountancy at the Université du Québec à Montréal in April 2008.

Philippe Comtois
Personal information
Born (1976-08-25) August 25, 1976 (age 48)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
Event(s)1m, 3m synchro, 10m synchro
PartnerAlexandre Despatie
Medal record
Men's Diving
Representing  Canada
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1999 Palma 1 m springboard
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo 10 m synchro

He won a gold medal at the Canada Cup in the 3-metre springboard synchro in 2003. Comtois, who trains at Club de Plongeon CAMO, at the Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard in Montreal, was Alexandre Despatie's synchronized diving partner at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. They finished in 3rd[citation needed] place in the 10 metre diving, after having won two gold the previous year at the 2003 Pan American Games. Since he has stopped diving, he now coaches in Laval, Québec at the "Club de plongeon Laval".

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