Tracy Linda Cox-Smyth (born July 13, 1966) is a retired

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an springboard diver. She is a Commonwealth silver medallist and competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. She attended

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as an undergraduate. She was Pac-10 Champion in 1987 in both the 1m and 3m springboard, and was Diving All-American in 1985 and 1987. At the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...

in Brisbane, she placed 10th in the 10m platform and 9th in the 3m springboard. At the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, she reached the finals of the 3 m springboard, coming 12th. In the same event four years later in Barcelona, she came 13th in qualifying, thus missing out by one place on reaching the finals. At the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

in Auckland, she won a silver in the 1m Springboard event, losing gold to Mary DePiero of Canada. She was one of only three Zimbabweans to medal in the games, along with boxers

Nokuthula Tshabangu Nokuthula Tshabangu (born 22 July 1965) is a boxer from Zimbabwe, who competed in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In his first round bout, he defeated Bonifacio Garcia of Spain before losing to Kim Kwang ...

(silver) and Duke Chinyadza (bronze). At the 1994 Games, she came 5th in both the 1m and the 3m Springboard events. At the

1991 World Aquatics Championships The 1991 World Aquatics Championships took place at the Claremont Superdrome in Perth, Western Australia from 3 to 13 January 1991 with 1142 participating athletes. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men ;Women Open water swimming ;M ...

, she came 9th in the 3 m springboard.

Personal Details

Her father Geoff was a former diver and respected diving coach who was involved in the Zimbabwean diving community for over three decades. He ran the Geoff Cox Adventure Center in Nyanga, Zimbabwe, where hundreds of schoolchildren attended camps over several years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox-Smyth, Tracy 1966 births Living people Zimbabwean female divers Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Zimbabwe Olympic divers for Zimbabwe White Zimbabwean sportspeople Zimbabwean people of British descent Arizona State Sun Devils women's divers Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games