Maddison Keeney (born 23 May 1996) is an Australian diver. She is a dual Olympic medallist, winning a bronze medal at the

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and silver medal at the

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. She has also won gold medals at the

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and

2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues.

and

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, and silver medals at the

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and

Background

Keeny was born in

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, a suburb of

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, New Zealand. She grew up in

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, where she attended

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. She attended the

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, graduating with a bachelor's degree in physics and computer science. Keeney is also an avid fan of professional ''League of Legends'' esports, which was first noticed by former player and caster Marc "Caedrel" Lamont on one of his live streams on

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when Keeney posted a video on Caedrel's Discord server from the Olympic Village in Paris during the

Career

Keeney rose to prominence in the Australian aquatic scene, when she competed at the

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, Scotland. There, she won the silver medal in the 1 m springboard event, a bronze in the 3 m synchronised springboard event with her partner

Anabelle Smith Anabelle "Belle" Smith (born 3 February 1993) is an Australian diver. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in the 3 metre synchronized springboard. She competed in the 3 m springboard synchronized event at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer ...

and came 4th in the women's 3 metre springboard event. At the

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, Russia, Keeney finished seventh in the 3 m springboard, fourth in mixed synchronised 3 m springboard, and twelfth in the 1 m springboard. Keeney performed for the synchronised springboard diving, alongside Anabelle Smith, at the

. There, the pair opened with a back dive pike, scoring a score of 48.00 to share fifth place with Germany. On the third dive, they scored 72.20, slipping them to sixth place, within striking distance from bronze. They moved up one spot in the standings to fifth on 228.09 in the penultimate round, before snatching bronze in their final dive. At the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships () were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

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, Hungary, Keeney won gold in the 1m springboard. She competed at the

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where she won a silver medal in the women's 3 metre springboard event and came 7th in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event. Keeney was training to compete for the

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in Tokyo, Japan, the games were rescheduled to 2021 as a result of the

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but pulled out due to an injury. For the

, contested in

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, England, Keeney won a gold medal in the 3 metre synchronised springboard, scoring less than 20 points ahead of silver medallists

Nur Dhabitah Sabri Nur Dhabitah binti Sabri (born 12 July 1999) is a Malaysian Diving (sport), diver. She is the youngest Malaysian diver to champion two senior international competitions. Early and personal life Dhabitah was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to ...

and

Ng Yan Yee Wendy Ng Yan Yee (born 11 July 1993) is a Malaysian diver. Career Early beginning Ng begin diving at the age of 13 at Bandar Tun Razak Swimming Pool. She was a rhythmic gymnast but her talent was spotted by the national coach, Yang Zhuliang ...

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with a final mark of 316.53 points achieved with her partner

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''. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022. One day later, she scored 304.02 points with partner

Li Shixin Li Shixin (; born 12 February 1988) is a Chinese-born Australian Diving (sport), diver who specialises in the 1 metre springboard event. Li won gold medals in the Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1 metre springboard ...

in the mixed 3 metre synchronised springboard to win the silver medal."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard Final Results"
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where she came 5th in the 3 metre synchronised springboard event alongside Anabelle Smith. She later won a silver medal in the women's 3 metre springboard event, placing second behind

Chen Yiwen Chen Yiwen (; born 15 June 1999) is a Chinese diver. Early life Born in 1999, Chen's father was from Hainan, while her mother was from Zhanjiang, Guangdong. When she was almost nine years old, she went to Guangdong for training and entered spor ...

of China.

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