Briony Cole

Briony Cole

Personal information
Full name	Briony Cole
Born	(1983-02-28) 28 February 1983 Melbourne, Victoria
Residence	Brisbane
Height	160 centimetres (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Australia
Event(s)	3m, 3m synchro, 10m, 10m synchro
Club	Gannets Diving Club, Victoria
Medal record Women's Diving Competitor for  Australia Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 10m Synchro World Championships Silver 2007 Melbourne 10m Synchro Bronze 2007 Melbourne 3m Synchro Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne 3m Synchro Bronze 2010 Delhi 10m Synchro

Briony Cole (born 28 February 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian 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 2008 Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

As a child, Cole competed in gymnastics, which led her to diving. With Sharleen Stratton, she won gold at the Commonwealth Games in the 3 metre synchronised event. She backed that up in 2007 with a silver and bronze medal at the World Championships. Then in 2008, with Melissa Wu she won a silver in the 10 metre synchronised platform at the Beijing Olympics.

She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.^[1]

References

1. ↑ AIS Athletes at the Olympics

• Australian Olympic Committee profile