Nancy Robertson (diver)

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Nancy Robertson
Personal information
Born (1949-12-25) December 25, 1949 (age 74)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
Sport Diving
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
British Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh Platform
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Cali Platform

Nancy Robertson (born December 25, 1949) is a diver from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and at the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, with best result being 7th in platform diving. [1] She won a gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games, platform diving. She won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.

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References

  1. Nancy Robertson sports-reference.com (Retrieved on 6 December 2008)