Briony Cole

Briony Cole

Cole at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full name	Briony Christine Cole
Born	(1983-02-28) 28 February 1983 Melbourne, Victoria[1]
Residence	Brisbane
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Event(s)	3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
Club	Gannets Diving Club, Victoria
Coached by	Hui Tong (2005 – present)[2]
Medal record Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 10 m synchro World Championships 2007 Melbourne 10 m synchro 2007 Melbourne 3 m synchro Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 3 m synchro 2010 Delhi 10 m synchro

Briony Christine "Bree" Cole (born 28 February 1983) is a retired 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.^[2]

Life

Briony Christine Cole was born in Melbourne in 1983.

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 m 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 m synchronised platform at the Beijing Olympics.^[1][2]

Cole was born to Mary and Wayne Cole and has an elder sister Sian.^[2] She has bachelor degrees in teaching and applied science (human movement, 2005) from Deakin University. After retiring from competitions she worked for the Australian Sports Commission as a regional coordinator in the Active After-School Communities program.^[3]

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