Hannah Starling (born 12 June 1995 in

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) is a British former diver. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

, she competed in the Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard. Former world champion diver

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has trained her since 2004. Starling won the synchronized 3 metre event at the British Championships in 2010 (with

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) and 2014 (with

Rebecca Gallantree Rebecca Gallantree (born 19 August 1984 in Chelmsford, Essex) is a British diver. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an internatio ...

) and at the British National Cup in 2012 (with Rebecca Gallantree). She won the 1 metre springboard event at the British National Cup in 2011. Starling finished in second place for the British diving team (20th overall in the world) at the 18th FINA Diving World Cup held in London, England in February 2012. In 2014 Starling finished third in the 3 metre springboard event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She announced her retirement from the sport in 2015.

Diving achievements

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