Myriam Boileau (born November 23, 1977, in

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diver. She began diving at the age of ten, and studied at the

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. Boileau is one of the many divers from the world-famous Club de Plongeon

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, operating out of the Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard in Montreal.

Career

She won the first international competition for Canada since 1984's

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at the

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World Cup of Mexico City, September 1997. She won a bronze medal in the Canada Cup, 2002 in the 10m platform. She finished seventh on the 10m platform diving event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has recently retired from competitive diving.

References

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1977 births Canadian female divers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Divers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic divers of Canada Divers from Montreal Commonwealth Games medallists in diving 20th-century Canadian women Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub