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Sharleen Stratton
Stratton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
NicknameShaz
NationalityAustralia
Born (1987-10-09) 9 October 1987 (age 37)
EducationOpen Universities Australia
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m springboard
3 m springboard
3 m springboard synchro
ClubDonnet Diving Club[2]
Coached byHui Tong[2]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 3 m synchro springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 3 m synchro springboard
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 3 m synchro springboard
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 3 m synchro springboard
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 3 m springboard

Sharleen Stratton (born 9 October 1987) is an Australian diver who won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. She is a current Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Like many other divers, Stratton started in gymnastics but switched to diving at age 12. With Briony Cole, she won gold at the Commonwealth Games in the 3 metre synchronized diving springboard event. In 2011 she won the bronze medal in the 3m synchronised springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships with Anabelle Smith.[3]

At the London 2012 Olympics, Stratton placed fifth in the 3 m springboard and synchronised 3 m springboard, together with Anabelle Smith.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Sharleen Stratton. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Sharleen Stratton. london2012.com
  3. ^ China gets first gold, Canada and Australia qualify for the Olympics, FINA, 16 Jul 2011
  4. ^ "Women's 3m Springboard". London 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard". London 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.