Anne Katherine Montminy (born January 28, 1975) is a

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former competitive diver and

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Diving career

Montminy had a number of highpoints in her diving career; she won a gold medal on the 10m platform at

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and the 1995

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. She competed in the

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and

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(in

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and

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), but did not advance to the finals. Four years later in

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at age 25, she won silver ( 10 m platform

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) and bronze ( 10 m platform) in

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. Montminy was inducted into the

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in 2005. During her diving career, she trained at Pointe-Claire Diving Club in

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Professional career

Born in

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, Montminy studied law parallel to her diving career, obtaining an LL.B. from the

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in 1999, and an LL.M. from the

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in 2002. She has since practised law at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg in Montreal, Clifford Chance LLP in

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and at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco. She is a member of the

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. In May 2008, Montminy did commentary for the

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Network at the

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covering diving competitions.CBC Television, ''Olympic Morning'', August 18, 2008

Personal life

In 2002, she married attorney Daniel Goldman, member of the Haas family that owns Levi Strauss & Co.; they divorced in 2004.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montminy, Anne 1975 births Living people Canadian female divers Canadian women lawyers Canadian expatriates in the United States American women lawyers California lawyers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1995 Pan American Games Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers from Montreal Haas family Lawyers in Quebec New York University School of Law alumni Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic divers for Canada Olympic medalists in diving Olympic silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in diving FISU World University Games gold medalists for Canada Universiade medalists in diving Université de Montréal alumni Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian women Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games