{{Short description|Canadian diver (born 1984)}} {{Redirect|Geyson|people named Gayson|Gayson}} {{Use Canadian English|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = Kevin Geyson |full_name = Kevin Alan Geyson |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|04|12|df=y}} |birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |height = 178 cm |weight = 63 kg |country = {{CAN}} |sport = Diving |event = 10 m |club = Revolution |coach = Dallas Lu dwick |medaltemplates = <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalSport|Men's Diving}} {{MedalCountry| {{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze| 2011 Guadalajara |Synchronized 10 m Platform}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalBronze| 2010 Delhi |Synchronized 10 m Platform}} }}
'''Kevin Alan Geyson''' (born 12 April 1984) is a Canadian diver who specializes in the 10 m platform individual and synchronized event.
He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal with partner Eric Sehn in the 10 m synchro<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Root.mvc/GetPdf/DVM202101_C73D_1.0.pdf|title=Diving – Men's 10 metre synchro final – Results|publisher=Dehli 2010|date=13 October 2010|accessdate=14 August 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065637/http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Root.mvc/GetPdf/DVM202101_C73D_1.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> while classifying fourth in the individual competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Root.mvc/GetPdf/DVM002101_C73A_1.0.pdf|title=Diving – Men's 10 metre platform – Final|publisher=Delhi 2010|date=13 October 2010|accessdate=14 August 2012|archive-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212218/http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Root.mvc/GetPdf/DVM002101_C73A_1.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the 2011 Pan American Games he again won the bronze medal in the 10 m synchro with the same teammate while classifying 10th in the individual event.
During the 2011 World Aquatics Championships he suffered from a road accident when he was hit by a driver after alighting from a bus; the incident occurred a week after Geyson ranked 8th in the 10 m synchro.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/amateur/winnipeg-diver-geyson-hit-by-car-in-shanghai-126102963.html|title=Winnipeg diver Geyson hit by car in Shanghai|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=25 July 2011|accessdate=14 August 2012}}</ref> Kevin is now an athletic therapist, personal trainer and model in Canada.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
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==External links== * {{World Aquatics}} * [http://www.diving.ca/en/index.php?option=com_profile&view=profileitem&Itemid=151&profileid=37 Kevin Geyson]{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Diving Canada (archived) * {{Team Canada|kevin-alan-geyson|Kevin Alan Geyson}} * {{CGF profile}}
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