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{{Short description|Australian diver}}
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==Personal==
==Personal==
Nicknamed Britt, Broben was born on 23 November 1995 in [[Gold Coast, Queensland]].<ref name=divingaus>{{cite web|url=http://www.diving.asn.au/?Page=2556&MenuID=Teams_%40_Squads%2F20005%2F1806%2CDiver_Profiles%2F20024%2F0 |title=Brittany Broben |publisher=Diving Australia |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> She grew up in the Gold Coast of Queensland<ref name=goldcoaststudent>{{cite web|last=Craddock |first=Robert |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/big-is-beautiful-for-opals/story-fn6ck6i3-1226412723576 |title=Big is beautiful for Opals |work=The Courier-Mail|date=30 June 2012 |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=source4>{{cite web|last=Williamson |first=Brett |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/04/03/3470304.htm |title=Diving into life |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=4 April 2012 |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> and still lives there as of June 2012.<ref name=divingaus/> Brittany was a student at [[Marymount College, Gold Coast|Marymount College]], located in [[Burleigh Heads]].<ref name=goldcoaststudent/>
Nicknamed Britt, Broben was born on 23 November 1995 in [[Gold Coast, Queensland]].<ref name=divingaus>{{cite web |url=http://www.diving.asn.au/?Page=2556&MenuID=Teams_%40_Squads%2F20005%2F1806%2CDiver_Profiles%2F20024%2F0 |title=Brittany Broben |publisher=Diving Australia |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> She grew up in the Gold Coast of Queensland<ref name=goldcoaststudent>{{cite web |last=Craddock |first=Robert |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/big-is-beautiful-for-opals/story-fn6ck6i3-1226412723576 |title=Big is beautiful for Opals |work=The Courier-Mail |date=30 June 2012 |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=source4>{{cite web |last=Williamson |first=Brett |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/04/03/3470304.htm |title=Diving into life |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=4 April 2012 |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> and still lives there as of June 2012.<ref name=divingaus/> Brittany was a student at [[Marymount College, Gold Coast|Marymount College]], located in [[Burleigh Heads]].<ref name=goldcoaststudent/>


Broben is {{convert|160|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|48|kg}}.<ref name=divingaus/>
Broben is {{convert|160|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|48|kg}}.<ref name=divingaus/>
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Broben is a 10&nbsp;m platform diver.<ref name=goldcoaststudent/><ref name=source2/> She has a diving scholarship with the [[Australian Institute of Sport]].<ref name=divingaus/> She trains at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.<ref name=divingaus/> {{As of|2012}}, she is coached by [[Xiangming Chen|Xiangning Chen]].<ref name=divingaus/>
Broben is a 10&nbsp;m platform diver.<ref name=goldcoaststudent/><ref name=source2/> She has a diving scholarship with the [[Australian Institute of Sport]].<ref name=divingaus/> She trains at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.<ref name=divingaus/> {{As of|2012}}, she is coached by [[Xiangming Chen|Xiangning Chen]].<ref name=divingaus/>


At the 2008 Australian Open Championships, Broben earned first place in the 1&nbsp;m and 3&nbsp;m springboard events.<ref name=divingaus/> At the 2009 Australian Junior Elite Championships, she finished first in the 10-metre platform. At the 2009 British Junior Elite Championships, she finished first in the 3-metre platform, second in the 10-metre platform and synchronised platform, and bronze in the 1 metre.<ref name=divingaus/> At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Fort Lauderdale, she came in second in the Girls B 10 metre platform event. At the 2010 Australian Open Championships, she finished first in the 10-metre platform.<ref name=divingaus/> She competed in the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 FINA World Championships]]. That year, she competed at the 10-metre platform at the USA Grand Prix, Fort Lauderdale, where she won a gold medal. She went on to earn a bronze medal at the 2011 Australian Open Championships in the 10-metre platform.<ref name=divingaus/> She earned second place at the 2012 Australian Diving Championships in the 10&nbsp;m platform.<ref name=source4/><ref name=source5>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-03/wiggins-misses-individual-olympic-dive/3930436?section=sport |title=Wiggins misses individual Olympic dive |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 April 2012 |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=divingaus/>
At the 2008 Australian Open Championships, Broben earned first place in the 1&nbsp;m and 3&nbsp;m springboard events.<ref name=divingaus/> At the 2009 Australian Junior Elite Championships, she finished first in the 10-metre platform. At the 2009 British Junior Elite Championships, she finished first in the 3-metre platform, second in the 10-metre platform and synchronised platform, and bronze in the 1 metre.<ref name=divingaus/> At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Fort Lauderdale, she came in second in the Girls B 10 metre platform event. At the 2010 Australian Open Championships, she finished first in the 10-metre platform.<ref name=divingaus/> She competed in the [[Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 FINA World Championships]]. That year, she competed at the 10-metre platform at the USA Grand Prix, Fort Lauderdale, where she won a gold medal. She went on to earn a bronze medal at the 2011 Australian Open Championships in the 10-metre platform.<ref name=divingaus/> She earned second place at the 2012 Australian Diving Championships in the 10&nbsp;m platform.<ref name=source4/><ref name=source5>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-03/wiggins-misses-individual-olympic-dive/3930436?section=sport |title=Wiggins misses individual Olympic dive |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 April 2012 |accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=divingaus/>


At the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]], Broben won a silver medal in the [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform|10&nbsp;m platform diving event]].<ref name=goldcoaststudent/><ref name=source2>{{cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489815 |title=Big stage to benefit 'show pony' Mitcham |publisher=Nine MSN |accessdate=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121231022310/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489815 |archivedate=31 December 2012 }}</ref><ref name=source4/> She was sixteen years old at the time of the Games.<ref name=ninemsn>{{cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489816 |title=Leading diving medal contenders |publisher=Nine MSN |accessdate=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121230151523/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489816 |archivedate=30 December 2012 }}</ref> Going into the Olympics, her training schedule started at 4:15am, where she and a parent would drive from the family home on the Gold Coast to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre where she trained.<ref name=goldcoaststudent/>
At the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]], Broben won a silver medal in the [[Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform|10&nbsp;m platform diving event]].<ref name=goldcoaststudent/><ref name=source2>{{cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489815 |title=Big stage to benefit 'show pony' Mitcham |publisher=Nine MSN |accessdate=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121231022310/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489815 |archivedate=31 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=source4/> She was sixteen years old at the time of the Games.<ref name=ninemsn>{{cite web |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489816 |title=Leading diving medal contenders |publisher=Nine MSN |accessdate=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121230151523/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8489816 |archivedate=30 December 2012}}</ref> Going into the Olympics, her training schedule started at 4:15am, where she and a parent would drive from the family home on the Gold Coast to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre where she trained.<ref name=goldcoaststudent/>


In October 2016, Broben announced her retirement from diving at the age of 20, due to a shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boswell|first1=Tom|title=Shoulder injury forces Gold Coast diver Brittany Broben into retirement|url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/local-sport/shoulder-injury-forces-gold-coast-diver-brittany-broben-into-retirement/news-story/163e83a5b57680dbff7b801acab846c0|website=Gold Coast Bulletin|accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref>
In October 2016, Broben announced her retirement from diving at the age of 20, due to a shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boswell |first1=Tom |title=Shoulder injury forces Gold Coast diver Brittany Broben into retirement |url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/local-sport/shoulder-injury-forces-gold-coast-diver-brittany-broben-into-retirement/news-story/163e83a5b57680dbff7b801acab846c0 |website=Gold Coast Bulletin |accessdate=6 October 2016}}</ref>


In June 2018 she announced that after undergoing 3 shoulder surgeries, she intends to return to platform diving.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BjgcV40Deix/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/brittanybroben/1792557301107648689 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Brittany Broben on Instagram: "After undergoing 3 shoulder surgeries over the last few years I hung up my togs and walked away after 2016. I thought I was ok with how my..."|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2020}}
In June 2018 she announced that after undergoing 3 shoulder surgeries, she intends to return to platform diving.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BjgcV40Deix/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/brittanybroben/1792557301107648689 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration |title=Brittany Broben on Instagram: "After undergoing 3 shoulder surgeries over the last few years I hung up my togs and walked away after 2016. I thought I was ok with how my..." |website=Instagram |language=en |access-date=2 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2020}}


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[[Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland]]
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Brittany Broben
Broben being interviewed by Fox Sports News at the Welcome Home parade in Sydney
Personal information
NicknameBritt
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 29)
Gold Coast, Queensland
Height160 cm (63 in) (2012)
Weight48 kg (106 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportDiving
Event10 m platform diver
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's Diving
Olympic Games 2012
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 10 m platform

Brittany Broben (born 23 November 1995) is an Australian former diver. She won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the 10 m platform diving event with a score of 366.50, behind Chen Ruolin of China

Personal

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Nicknamed Britt, Broben was born on 23 November 1995 in Gold Coast, Queensland.[1] She grew up in the Gold Coast of Queensland[2][3] and still lives there as of June 2012.[1] Brittany was a student at Marymount College, located in Burleigh Heads.[2]

Broben is 160 centimetres (63 in) tall and weighs 48 kilograms (106 lb).[1]

Diving

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Broben is a 10 m platform diver.[2][4] She has a diving scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport.[1] She trains at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.[1] As of 2012, she is coached by Xiangning Chen.[1]

At the 2008 Australian Open Championships, Broben earned first place in the 1 m and 3 m springboard events.[1] At the 2009 Australian Junior Elite Championships, she finished first in the 10-metre platform. At the 2009 British Junior Elite Championships, she finished first in the 3-metre platform, second in the 10-metre platform and synchronised platform, and bronze in the 1 metre.[1] At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Fort Lauderdale, she came in second in the Girls B 10 metre platform event. At the 2010 Australian Open Championships, she finished first in the 10-metre platform.[1] She competed in the 2011 FINA World Championships. That year, she competed at the 10-metre platform at the USA Grand Prix, Fort Lauderdale, where she won a gold medal. She went on to earn a bronze medal at the 2011 Australian Open Championships in the 10-metre platform.[1] She earned second place at the 2012 Australian Diving Championships in the 10 m platform.[3][5][1]

At the 2012 London Olympics, Broben won a silver medal in the 10 m platform diving event.[2][4][3] She was sixteen years old at the time of the Games.[6] Going into the Olympics, her training schedule started at 4:15am, where she and a parent would drive from the family home on the Gold Coast to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre where she trained.[2]

In October 2016, Broben announced her retirement from diving at the age of 20, due to a shoulder injury.[7]

In June 2018 she announced that after undergoing 3 shoulder surgeries, she intends to return to platform diving.[8][non-primary source needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Brittany Broben". Diving Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Craddock, Robert (30 June 2012). "Big is beautiful for Opals". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Williamson, Brett (4 April 2012). "Diving into life". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Big stage to benefit 'show pony' Mitcham". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Wiggins misses individual Olympic dive". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Leading diving medal contenders". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. ^ Boswell, Tom. "Shoulder injury forces Gold Coast diver Brittany Broben into retirement". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Brittany Broben on Instagram: "After undergoing 3 shoulder surgeries over the last few years I hung up my togs and walked away after 2016. I thought I was ok with how my..."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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