Sharleen Marie Stratton (born 9 October 1987) is an Australian diver who won gold medals at the

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and

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, and competed at the

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and

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Olympics. She is a current

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scholarship holder. Like many other divers, Stratton started in

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but switched to diving at age 12. With

Briony Cole Briony Chastine "Bree" Cole (born 28 February 1983) is a retired Australian diving (sport), diver who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, silver and bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and a silver medal at the Beijing 2 ...

, she won gold at the Commonwealth Games in the 3 metre synchronized diving springboard event. In 2011, she won the bronze medal in the 3 m synchronised springboard at the

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with Anabelle Smith. At the London 2012 Olympics, Stratton placed fifth in the 3 m springboard and synchronised 3 m springboard, together with Anabelle Smith.

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* * * * * * * * 1987 births Living people Australian female divers Australian Institute of Sport divers Olympic divers for Australia Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Divers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Brisbane People from Redland City Sportswomen from Queensland 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub