Maddison Keeney (born 23 May 1996) is an Australian
diver. She won a bronze medal at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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, gold medals at the
2017
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and
2019 World Aquatics Championships
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2022 Commonwealth Games
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, and silver medals at the
2014
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,
2018
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, and
2022 Commonwealth Games
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.
Career
Keeney rose to prominence in the Australian aquatic scene, when she competed at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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in
Glasgow
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, Scotland. There, she won the silver medal in the
1 m springboard event, a bronze in the
3 m synchronized springboard event with her partner
Anabelle Smith
Anabelle "Belle" Smith (born 3 February 1993) is an Australian diver. She is 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in the 3 metre synchronized springboard. She competed in the 3 m springboard synchronized event at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olym ...
and came 4th in the
women's 3 metre springboard event.
At the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
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in
Kazan
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, Russia, Keeney finished seventh in the 3 m springboard, fourth in mixed synchronised 3 m springboard, and twelfth in the 1 m springboard.
Keeney performed for the synchronized springboard diving, alongside Anabelle Smith, at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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. There, the pair opened with a back dive pike, scoring a score of 48.00 to share fifth place with Germany. On the third dive, they scored 72.20, slipping them to sixth place, within striking distance from bronze. They moved up one spot in the standings to fifth on 228.09 in the penultimate round, before snatching bronze in their final dive.
At the
in
Budapest
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, Hungary, Keeney won gold in the 1m springboard.
She competed at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
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where she won a silver medal in the
women's 3 metre springboard event and came 7th in the
women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event.
For the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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, contested in
Birmingham
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, England, Keeney won a gold medal in the
3 metre synchronized springboard, scoring less than 20 points ahead of silver medalists
Nur Dhabitah Sabri
Nur Dhabitah binti Sabri (born 12 July 1999) is a Malaysian diver. She is the youngest Malaysian diver to champion two senior international competitions.
Early and personal life
Dhabitah was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Sabri Hashim a ...
and
Ng Yan Yee
Wendy Ng Yan Yee (born 11 July 1993) is a Malaysian diver.
Career Early beginning
Ng begin diving at the age of 13 at Bandar Tun Razak Swimming Pool. She was a rhythmic gymnast but her talent was spotted by the national coach, Yang Zhuliang ...
of
Malaysia
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with a final mark of 316.53 points achieved with her partner
Anabelle Smith
Anabelle "Belle" Smith (born 3 February 1993) is an Australian diver. She is 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in the 3 metre synchronized springboard. She competed in the 3 m springboard synchronized event at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olym ...
.
["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results"](_blank)
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''. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.[Lim Teik Huat (6 August 2022)]
"A fine silver for Wendy-Dhabitah in women's 3m springboard synchro"
''The Star
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''. Retrieved 6 August 2022. The following day, she won the gold medal in the
3 metre springboard, scoring 348.95 points in the final round of competition.
["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 3m Springboard Final Results"](_blank)
''Longines
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''. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 3m Springboard Medallists"](_blank)
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''. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022. One day later, she scored 304.02 points with partner
Li Shixin
Li Shixin (; born 12 February 1988) is a Chinese-born Australian diver who specialises in the 1 metre springboard event. Li won gold medals in the 1 metre springboard event in the 2011 and 2013 World Aquatics Championships.
In 2019 ...
in the
mixed 3 metre synchronised springboard to win the silver medal.
["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results"](_blank)
''Longines
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''. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Medallists"](_blank)
''Longines
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''. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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1996 births
21st-century Australian women
21st-century Australian people
Australian female divers
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games medallists in diving
Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Living people
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
Olympic divers for Australia
Olympic medalists in diving
Sportspeople from Auckland
Sportspeople from Brisbane
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World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
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