Vyninka Arlow

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Vyninka Arlow
Personal information
Born (1974-03-25) March 25, 1974 (age 49)
Perth, Western Australia [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Diving
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 10 metre platform

Vyninka Arlow (born 25 March 1974) [2] is an Australian former diver who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10 meter women's platform where she came 10th. She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [3] She won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the 10 metre springboard event. [4]

Vyninka is currently the Elite Pathway Program Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport diving program in Brisbane, Australia.[ citation needed ]

She is the daughter of Robyn Bradshaw, also a competitive diver. [5]

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References

  1. "Olympedia – Vyninka Arlow". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. "Vyninka ARLOW - Olympic Diving | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vyninka Arlow". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. "Vyninka Arlow". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. "Robyn Bradshaw Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.