Jane Elizabeth Smith (born 25 November 1975

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) is an English former diver, who won bronze medals in the 1m and 3m springboard events at the

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. She also competed for Great Britain at the

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and

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. Smith competed for the

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diving club.

Career

Smith won the 1998 edition of ''

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'' and the 1999 "Champion of Champions" event. At the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

, Smith and Tandi Indergaard finished 14th in the 3m synchronised diving event. Smith was forced to miss the 2001 Diving World Championships due to shoulder surgery. At the

, Smith won bronze medals in the 1m and 3m springboard events. Her 3m springboard medal was the first medal for an English woman at the Games. Smith also competed at the

, where she finished fourth in the 3m synchronised diving event with Gerrard, and did not qualify for the final of the 3m springboard event. Smith announced her retirement from diving in January 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jane British female divers Sportspeople from Sheffield 1975 births Divers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic divers for Great Britain Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in diving Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Living people Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games English female divers 21st-century English sportswomen 20th-century English sportswomen