Robert Frederick Newbery (born 2 January 1979 in

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) is an Australian former diver. He won a bronze medal in the

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and two bronze medals in the

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, one with synchronised springboard diving partner Steven Barnett. He was an

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scholarship holder.AIS Athletes at the Olympics
His ex-wife, Chantelle Newbery, is an Olympic gold medalist in diving. His brother, William Newbery, is a viola player with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He graduated from the

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with a

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in 2010. He is currently working at Toowoomba Hospital.

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