Jump to content

Jenny Donnet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Qetuth (talk | contribs) at 01:28, 19 May 2018 (stub sorting). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Jenny Donnet
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Barbara Donnet
Born (1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 61)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Event3m springboard
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's Diving
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 3m springboard
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 3m springboard
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 3m springboard

Jennifer Barbara "Jenny" Donnet (born 26 May 1963)[1] is a retired Australian competitive diver.

She was the first diver to represent Australia at four Olympic Games, between 1980 and 1992.[2] She was the Australian flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3]

Donnet won gold medals in the 3m springboard event at the 1982 and 1990 Commonwealth Games, and silver in the event at the 1986 Games. She is a member of the Australian Diving Hall of Fame.[2]

Her mother, Barbara McAulay was also a diver who won a Commonwealth Games gold medal,[2] and competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

References