Olympic Games •
Beijing 2008: Espinosa won the
bronze medal in synchronized jumps from the 10-meter platform along with
Tatiana Ortiz during the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. She was commissioned to lead the Mexican delegation during the opening ceremony, carrying the national
flag. She was fourth in the individual event, with Tatiana placing fifth. •
London 2012: She won a
silver medal in synchronized diving from the 10-meter level along with
Alejandra Orozco during the London Olympic Games in 2012. She was competing in the Olympics while celebrating her 26th birthday. Espinosa thereby became the first
Mexican athlete to get two medals in different Olympic events. In the individual jump, she came in sixth. •
Río 2016: She competed in the 10-meter jump together with
Alejandra Orozco during the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 and finished sixth, while individually she finished fourth.
World Championships •
Barcelona 2003: Together with
Laura Sánchez, she achieved third place in the synchronized jump from 3 meters, and with this, won the
bronze medal. • Rome 2009: Rome was the place where she became a world champion. Paola won first in the 10-meter platform with perfect scores. Her victory made her the first
Mexican diver to win a world title. • Shanghai 2011: During the 2011 championships, Paola was not able to defend her title. She finished third behind the
Chinese divers
Chen Ruolin and
Hu Yadan.
Pan-American Games During the
Pan-American Games which were held in
Santo Domingo, she won, together with
Laura Sánchez, two
silver medals in synchronized diving, the first in 3-meter platform and the other in the 10-meter platform. Four years later, she was even more outstanding, having won three
gold medals and one
silver medal. On 26 October 2011, in the city of
Guadalajara,
Jalisco,
Mexico, she won the
gold medal in the 10-meter platform.
Central American and Caribbean Games She was recognized as the first athlete with the most number of medals from
Mexico in the
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. Her performance in the 21st edition of the games included earning a total of three medals; a
gold in the 10-meter platform, a
gold in the 1-meter
springboard, and a
gold in the 3-meter springboard.
University At
Kazan University in 2013, she won a
bronze medal in the synchronized dive and fourth in the individual dive. ==Swimwear==