Julie Kent (born 19 April 1965,

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

) is a retired Australian diver. She represented Australia at the

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and

1988 Olympic Games 1988 Olympics refers to both: *The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *The 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

, as well as the

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and

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis 1986) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. They were the second Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largel ...

. She won a

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in the 10m platform in the

. World Age Group Champion 1983, winner of Federation of Australian sport Junior athlete of the year 1983. She was an

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scholarship holder. Julie was a selector for diving Australia for a number of years and managed the most successful Olympic Diving team in 2004 at the Athens Olympic Games. In 1997, Kent became the first woman president of the Tasmanian Olympic Council. In 2007, she was entered onto the

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. As of 2019, she was unemployed after running a cafe business for seven years.

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1965 births Living people Australian female divers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Divers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic divers of Australia Divers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Australian Institute of Sport divers Commonwealth Games medallists in diving 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub