Sport for Women

Chantelle Newbery

Type: Player/Athlete
Sports: Diving
Location: Australia

Chantelle Newbery is a diver and olympic champion.

Her first international success was at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia, where she won a bronze medal in the 3m Springboard event. Later that year Chantelle became a Commonwealth Champion by winning the gold medal in the 1m Springboard event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She also won the silver medal 2 days later in the 3m Springboard.

At the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games she finished fourth in the Synchronised 3m Springboard Event.

The highlight of her diving career was winning the gold medal in the 10m Platform event at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games ahead of Lao Lishi of China and fellow Australian, Loudy Tourky.

Via Wikipedia.