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Briony Cole

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Briony Cole
Cole at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full nameBriony Chastine Cole
Born (1983-02-28) 28 February 1983 (age 41)
Melbourne, Victoria[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Event(s)3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
ClubGannets Diving Club, Victoria
Coached byHui Tong (2005 – present)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 3 m synchro
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir 3 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 10 m synchro

Briony Chastine "Bree" Cole (born 28 February 1983) is a retired Australian diver who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, silver and bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Life

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Briony Chastine Cole was born in Melbourne in 1983.

As a child, Cole competed in gymnastics, which led her to diving. With Sharleen Stratton, she won gold at the Commonwealth Games in the 3 m synchronised event. She backed that up in 2007 with a silver and bronze medal at the World Championships. Then in 2008, with Melissa Wu she won a silver in the 10 m synchronised platform at the Beijing Olympics.[1][2][3]

Cole was born to Mary and Wayne Cole and has an elder sister Sian.[2] She has bachelor degrees in teaching and applied science (human movement, 2005) from Deakin University. After retiring from competitions she worked for the Australian Sports Commission as a regional coordinator in the Active After-School Communities program.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Briony Cole. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c d Briony Cole. hansonmediagroup.com.au
  3. ^ "Briony Bryant". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ Briony Cole. deakin.edu.au