Steven Barnett (diver)

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Steven Barnett
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979 (age 44)
Croydon Park, NSW
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
ClubBarnett Divers
Medal record
Men's diving
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Synchronised springboard
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester 1 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne 1 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne 3 m springboard
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne 3 m springboard synchro

Steven Barnett (born 15 June 1979) is a male Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics with diving partner Robert Newbery. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [1] His mother is the 1974 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist diver Madeleine Barnett. [2]

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References

  1. AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Saltau, Chloe; Paxinos, Stathi (25 March 2006). "Barnett career ends in bronze, new star shines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2020.