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Maddison Keeney

Maddison Keeney (born 23 May 1996) is an Australian diver. She is a dual Olympic medalist, winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She has also won gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games, and silver medals at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Maddison Keeney
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28)
Auckland, New Zealand[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[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
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 3 m mixed synchro
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 3 m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 3 m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha Team event
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 3 m mixed synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 3 m synchro
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Shanghai 3 m synchro

Background

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Keeny was born in Takapuna, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.[3] She grew up in Perth, Western Australia, where she attended Churchlands Senior High School.[4] She attended the University of Queensland, graduating with a bachelor's degree in physics and computer science.[3]

Career

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Keeney rose to prominence in the Australian aquatic scene, when she competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. There, she won the silver medal in the 1 m springboard event, a bronze in the 3 m synchronised springboard event with her partner Anabelle Smith[5] and came 4th in the women's 3 metre springboard event.[6]

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.[7]

Keeney performed for the synchronised 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.[8][9]

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Keeney won gold in the 1m springboard.[10]

She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the women's 3 metre springboard event and came 7th in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event.[11]

Keeney was training to compete for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, the games were rescheduled to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but pulled out due to an injury.[12]

For the 2022 Commonwealth Games, contested in Birmingham, England, Keeney won a gold medal in the 3 metre synchronised springboard, scoring less than 20 points ahead of silver medalists Nur Dhabitah Sabri and Ng Yan Yee of Malaysia with a final mark of 316.53 points achieved with her partner Anabelle Smith.[13][14] The following day, she won the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard, scoring 348.95 points in the final round of competition.[15][16] One day later, she scored 304.02 points with partner Li Shixin in the mixed 3 metre synchronised springboard to win the silver medal.[17][18]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics where she came 5th in the 3 metre synchronised springboard event alongside Anabelle Smith.[19] She later won a silver medal in the women's 3 metre springboard event, placing second behind Chen Yiwen of China.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) 18 June - 3 July 2022 Entry List by NAT Liste des inscrits par NAT As of SAT 25 JUN 2022" (PDF). World Aquatics. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Maddison Keeney". Paris 2024 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Countdown to #Glasgow2014 - Maddison Keeney". Diving Australia. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ Smith, Wayne (2 August 2014). "Maddison Keeney rises to second ahead of 3m diving finals". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Maddison Keeney Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith win Olympics diving bronze". ESPN. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Australia's Maddison Keeney wins 1m springboard gold". 16 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Diving | Athlete Profile: Maddison KEENEY - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Australia's Maddison Keeney explains how she overcame her mental demons to win Paris Olympics silver in the women's 3m springboard final". ABC News. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results". Longines. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  14. ^ Lim Teik Huat (6 August 2022). "A fine silver for Wendy-Dhabitah in women's 3m springboard synchro". The Star. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 3m Springboard Final Results". Longines. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 3m Springboard Medallists". Longines. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results". Longines. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Medallists". Longines. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Keeney nails final dive to seal medal". WAtoday. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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