Blythe Hartley
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Medal record | |||
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Blythe Hartley |
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Women's Diving | |||
Competitor for Canada | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Bronze | 2004 | 10m Platform Synchronized | |
Pan American Games | |||
Gold | 2003 | 3m Springboard | |
Gold | 2003 | Synchronized Springboard | |
Silver | 1999 | 10m Platform | |
Bronze | 1999 | 3m Springboard | |
Bronze | 2003 | 10m Platform |
Blythe Hartley (born May 2, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian Olympic diver. She began diving at age 12. She went to the National Sport School in Calgary, Alberta with many other top Canadian athletes[1]. After obtaining her high school diploma, she went on to attend the University of Southern California where she graduated in 2006 with a communications degree.
She won her first gold medal at the world aquatic championships in the 1 m springboard in Fukuoka, Japan in 2001, and won a bronze in the 2003 World aquatic Championships in 3 m springboard in Barcelona, Spain. Her best finish at the 2000 Summer Olympics was in 3 m springboard synchro where she finished 5th. She won her first olympic medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze with partner Émilie Heymans in the synchronized 10 m Platform event.
She also won a gold medal at the World Aquatic Championships 2005 in Montreal in the springboard event.