Maddison Keeney

Maddison Keeney (born 23 May 1996) is an Australian diver. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 World Aquatics Championships, and silver medals at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Maddison Keeney
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996
Auckland, New Zealand[1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro
ClubQueensland Academy of Sport
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro3 m synchro
World Championships
2017 Budapest1 m springboard
2019 Gwangju3 m mixed synchro
2019 Gwangju3 m springboard
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow1 m springboard
2018 Gold Coast3 m springboard
2014 Glasgow3 m synchro
World Cup
2014 Shanghai3 m synchro

Career

Keeney rose to prominence in the Australian aquatic scene, when she competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. There, she captured the silver medal in the 1 m springboard, and a bronze in the 3 m synchronized springboard with her partner Anabelle Smith.[3]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Keeney finished seventh in the 3 m springboard, fourth in mixed synchronised 3 m springboard, and twelfth in the 1 m springboard.[4]

Keeney performed for the synchronized springboard diving, alongside Anabelle Smith, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. There, the pair opened with a back dive pike, scoring a score of 48.00 to share fifth place with Germany. On the third dive, they scored 72.20, slipping them to sixth place, within striking distance from bronze. They moved up one spot in the standings to fifth on 228.09 in the penultimate round, before snatching bronze in their final dive.[5][6]

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Keeney won gold in the 1m springboard.[7]

References
  1. "Glasgow 2014". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. "Maddison Keeney". Rio 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. Smith, Wayne (2 August 2014). "Maddison Keeney rises to second ahead of 3m diving finals". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. "Women's 1m Springboard startlist of the 2015 World Aquatic Championships". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. Pentony, Luke (8 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Australia's Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith win Olympic diving bronze". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. "Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith win Olympics diving bronze". ESPN. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  7. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/australias-maddison-keeney-wins-1m-springboard-gold-20170716-gxc55j.html
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