Maddison Keeney (born 23 May 1996) is an Australian diver. She won a bronze medal at the

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, gold medals at the

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, and silver medals at the

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Career

Keeney rose to prominence in the Australian aquatic scene, when she competed at the

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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 and came 4th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. At the

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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

. 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

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

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, Hungary, Keeney won gold in the 1m springboard. She competed at the

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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

, contested in

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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 and

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with a final mark of 316.53 points achieved with her partner Anabelle Smith."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results"
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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"
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''. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022. One day later, she scored 304.02 points with partner Li Shixin in the mixed 3 metre synchronised springboard to win the silver medal."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results"
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