- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE2475
Newbery, Chantelle
(1977 – )- Born 6 May, 1977, Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Occupation Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Diver, Olympian
Summary
Chantelle Newbury has retired from competitive diving and is one of Australia’s most successful international competitors in the sport. She won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria and in so doing proved that pregnancy is not necessarily an obstacle to success in competitive sport.
After competing in her last event she took a home pregnancy test and discovered she was pregnant just minutes before being called to her medal presentation. ‘I’m the only diver to compete and win at a major event while pregnant yet if I had known for sure and informed team doctors they would have banned me from competition,’ she said.
Events
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2006 - 2006
Diving – 10m Platform Synchronized
Gold Medalist at Melbourne Commonwealth Games -
1998 - 1998
Diving – 1m Springboard
Gold Medalist at Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games -
2004 - 2004
Diving – 10m Platform
Gold Medalist at the Athens Olympic Games -
2004 - 2004
Diving – Synchronised Diving 3m Springboard
Bronze Medalist at the Athens Olympic Games -
2000 - 2000
Competed in Sydney
Published resources
- Newspaper Article
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Site Exhibition
- She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Newbery, Chantelle (1977-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-708109