Anabelle Smith
 Smith at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Belle |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born |
3 February 1993 Malvern, Victoria[1][2] |
| Residence | Melbourne |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3] |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Diving |
| Club |
Gannets Diving Club[1] Victorian Institute of Sport[4] |
| Coached by | Hui Tong[2] |
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Anabelle "Belle" Smith (born 3 February 1993) is an Australian diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard synchronised event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2016, placing fifth in 2012.[4]
Diving
Smith competes in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform synchro events.[5][6] She has a diving scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport[2] and is a member of Gannets Diving Club.[2] She trains at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.[2] She competes with Sharleen Stratton, following the retirement of her former partner Briony Cole.[7]
Smith represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she earned a bronze medal in the 10 m synchro platform with Cole.[2] Competing with Stratton she won a bronze medal in the 3 m synchro springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships with a score of 306.90.[7] At the 2012 FINA Diving Grand Prix in Madrid she and Stratton finished second in the 3 m springboard synchro, scoring 293.58.[5]
Before the 2014 Commonwealth Games Smith severely injured the middle finger on her right hand, when it was squashed by metal plates of a weight training machine. She returned to diving after three months and wore a hand brace for another five months. She did not fully recover the mobility in that finger.[4]
References
- 1 2 Anabelle Smith. sports-reference.com
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Anabelle Smith". Diving Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ Anabelle Smith. rio2016.com
- 1 2 3 Anabelle Smith. nbcolympics.com
- 1 2 "Lane 9 News Archive: Cubans Spoils Clean Sweep for Chinese Divers at FINA Diving Grand Prix Stop in Madrid". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Wiggins misses individual Olympic dive – ABC Grandstand Sport". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Diving duo gets Australia off the mark". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012.