Jane Elizabeth Smith (born 25 November 1975

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) is an English former diver, who won bronze medals in the 1m and 3m springboard events at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

. She also competed for Great Britain at the

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and

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Smith competed for the City of Sheffield diving club.

Career

Smith won the 1998 edition of ''

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'' and the 1999 "Champion of Champions" event. At the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, Smith and

Tandi Indergaard Tandi Jane Indergaard (née Gerrard) (born 25 February 1978 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South-African born English diver, who specialized in individual and synchronized springboard events. Since 2001, Indergaard holds a dual citizenship ...

finished 14th in the 3m synchronised diving event. Smith was forced to miss the 2001 Diving World Championships due to shoulder surgery. At the

, Smith won bronze medals in the 1m and 3m springboard events. Her 3m springboard medal was the first medal for an English woman at the Games. Smith also competed at the

, where she finished fourth in the 3m synchronised diving event with Gerrard, and did not qualify for the final of the 3m springboard event. Smith announced her retirement from diving in January 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jane British female divers Sportspeople from Sheffield 1975 births Divers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic divers for Great Britain Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Living people Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games