Maddison Keeney ( born May 23, 1996 , New South Wales , Australia ) is an Australian water jumper, bronze medalist of the 2016 Summer Olympics , two-time world champion, three-time medalist of the Commonwealth Games.
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| Nicknames | Maddi |
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| Club | Australian Institute of Sport [AIS]: Brisbane |
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| Trainers | Ady hinchcliffe |
| Growth | 167 cm |
| Weight | 62 kg |
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Biography
Maddison Keeney was born in 1996. At the age of 10, she began diving, where her mother brought her. In 2013, the Australian made her debut at the adult world championships . Maddison took only 18th place in the competitions on the meter diving board, and in synchronized diving from a three-meter ski diving pair with Sherliz Golett, she managed to get into the finals, where the Australian duo became the 8th.
Kini won her first significant medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games . On the meter-high diving board, Maddison was close to victory, but quite a bit lost to Canadian Jennifer Abel and became the second. Also on the account of the Australian bronze medal in synchronized jumping with Annabelle Smith . At the World Championships in Kazan, Kini was able to break into both individual finals on the springboard, but she was only 12th in the meter, although she was in 4th place before the last jump, but Maddison failed her final attempt, receiving 0 points from the judges [1] . On a three-meter springboard, the Australian jumper showed the 7th result. In the mixed duet competitions, Kini and Grant Nel fought until the last to get on the podium, but in the end remained in 4th position.
In May 2016, Kini won the national Olympic selection, winning first personal competitions, and then in synchronized diving along with Annabelle Smith [2] . In the summer of 2016, Maddison Keeney took part in her first Olympic Games . On August 7, Kini won the Olympic Games for the first time, winning a bronze medal with Smith in synchronized diving from a 3-meter springboard. A few days later, Kini, who took 4th place in the world ranking at the beginning of the competition [3] , took part in individual diving from a 3-meter springboard . In the tournament finals, Maddison, after the first three jumps, occupied only 9th place. The last two jumps Maddison performed perfectly. For the 4th jump, she received 79.05 points, which was the second result in the attempt, and she completed the final jump by 81.60 points, which was the best sum of the final attempt, but this was only enough to occupy the final 5th a place.
Personal life
- Graduated from the University of Queensland .
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Links
- FINA Profile
- Profile on the Australian Olympic Committee website
- Maddison Keeney's official Facebook page