BRIONY COLE
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BRIONY COLE |
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NICKNAME: |
Bree |
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D.O.B: |
28/2/1983 |
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AGE: |
25 |
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BORN: |
Melbourne, VIC |
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LIVES: |
Brisbane, QLD |
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HGT: |
160cm |
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WGT: |
50kg |
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CLUB/Institute |
AIS / VIS |
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TRAINS(Pool): |
Sleeman Sports Centre, Chandler |
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COACH: |
Hui Tong |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Won silver in 10m synchro (Wu), bronze in 3m synchro (Stratton) at 2007 FINA World Championships....won 3m synchro (Stratton) at 2006 Commonwealth Games....claimed bronze in 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry) at 2005 World University Games....won two silver and two bronze in 2007 FINA World Series...named 2007 Australian Diver of the Year. Qualified for her first Olympic team 2008
IN 2008 Won Women's 3m synchronised event and Women's 10m synchronised event at National Championships and then at Olympic Trials. Bronze at World Cup for Women's 10m Synchronised. 5 silvers and a bronze medal at 2008 FINA Grand Prix meets...
IN 2008
Won silver 3m synchro (Stratton) 4th 10m synchro (Wu) at the FINA Grand Prix in Rostock, Germany (June); Finished 2nd 10m platform (Wu) and 3m springboard synchro (Stratton) events at the FINA Grand Prix in Montreal and 2nd 10m synchro (Wu) and 3rd 3m springboard synchro (Stratton) events at Fort Lauderdale (May).......Came 2nd 3m synchro (Stratton) FINA Diving Grand Prix Shenzhen, China (March).....Won bronze in 10m synchro (with Melissa Wu), at FINA World Cup in Beijing (Feb).... Won gold (10m synchro, with Melissa Wu and 3m synchro with Sharleen Stratton), bronze 3m springboard at the Australian Open Championships in Adelaide (Jan)... Named 2008 Australian female diver of the year and received the Nathan Meade Memorial Scholarship....1st 10m synchro (Wu)...1st 3m synchro (Stratton) Olympic Trials, Hobart
IN 2007
Won silver in 10m synchro (Wu), bronze in 3m synchro (Stratton) and twelfth in 3m at FINA World Championships in Melbourne....won 3m synchro (Stratton), was second in 3m and fourth in 1m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne....claimed two silver and two bronze at FINA World Series....added three silver and a bronze at FINA Grand Prix series
IN 2006
Won 3m synchro (Stratton) at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.....added two silver and a bronze in 3m synchro (Stratton) at FINA Grand Prix series....won 3m synchro (Stratton) and was fourth in 3m at Australian Open Championships in Melbourne
IN 2005
Placed eighth in 3m synchro (Stratton) and 12th in 3m at FINA World Championships in Montreal....placed third in 3m synchro (Gidman) at Rome leg of FINA Grand Prix series....won bronze in 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry), was sixth in 3m and 11th in 1m at World University Games in Izmir
IN 2004
Finished second in 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry), seventh in 1m & eighth in 3m at Australian Open Championships in Hobart
OUT OF THE POOL
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mary Cole, Dad - Wayne Cole, Older Sister - Sian Cole
BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE : Family and coaches
WHAT OR WHO INSPIRES YOU: People to excel in their area, whether it is sport, music, business, etc
ROLE MODELS: Guo Jingjing, Greg Louganis
PERSONAL
STUDIES/OCCUPATION: Double degree - Teaching (Primary) and Applied Science (Human Movement)
INTERESTING FACTS PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU NOW: That I'm a qualified Primary School Teacher
SUPERSTITIONS: Need to take my Kangaroo to competitions, he has been everywhere - USA, China, Mexico, Canada, Germany, etc
ULTIMATE RELAXATION: Sleep
SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN: Smoothies
ONE THING YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT: Computer and the Internet
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO AWAY FROM DIVING: Read, relax, the Internet, listen to music, watch movies, update my blogger
FAVOURITE:
SPORTING TEAM: Western Bulldogs - AFL
MOVIES: Anything by Quentin Tarantino, also Dirty Dancing, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, The Wedding Singer
TV SHOW: Sex and the City, Mythbuster, anything on Discovery Channel
BANDS/MUSIC: I like most genres, anything from dance to pop to rock.
CD'S: Pete Murray, Powderfinger, Kylie
DRINK: Smoothie
DIVING MEET: Commonwealth Games
HOBBIES: Read, the Internet, listen to music, watch movies, update blogger
LAST BOOK READ: The Lovely Bones
WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ASSET? I'm tough
FAMILY MEMBERS: Mary Cole, Dad - Wayne Cole, Older Sister - Sian Cole
HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA OR PLAYED SPORT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? No
WHO HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY? Family and coaches
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS? Goal driven, positive, hard-working
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Someone who trained hard and had fun doing it
DIVING SHORT TERM GOALS: Medal at the Olympics
DIVING CAREER ULTIMATE GOAL: Medal at the Olympics
PERSONAL AMBITIONS: Medal at the Olympics
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY OBSTACLES DURING YOUR DIVING CAREER? Injuries, worst was my elbow injury in 2006
WHAT AGE DID YOU START DIVING AND WHY? 10 years old, I wanted to make the school diving team, and it looked like lots of fun
FAVOURITE DIVER AND WHY? Guo Jingjing, excellent diver, so consistent and always composed
NOTABLE QUOTE: It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness
AUSTRALIAN TEAM REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS |
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EVENT |
LOCATION |
YEAR |
RESULTS |
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World Championships |
Montreal, Canada |
2005 |
8th 3m synchro (Stratton); 12th 3m |
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Melbourne, Australia |
2007 |
2nd 10m synchro (Wu); 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton); 10th 3m |
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Commonwealth Games |
Melbourne, Australia |
2006 |
1st 3m synchro (Stratton) |
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FINA World Cup |
Beijing, China |
2008 |
3rd 10m synchro (Wu) |
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FINA World Series |
Sheffield, Great Britain |
2007 |
3rd 10m synchro (Wu); 5th 3m synchro (Stratton) |
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Mexico City, Mexico |
2007 |
2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 6th 10 synchro (Wu) |
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Nanjing, China |
2007 |
2nd 10m synchro (Wu); 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton) |
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FINA Grand Prix |
Rome, Italy |
2005 |
3rd 3m synchro (Gidman); 7th 3m; 8th 1m |
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Sydney, Australia |
2006 |
2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 13th 3m |
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Zhuhai, China |
2006 |
3rd 3m synchro (Stratton); 9th 3m |
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Ft Lauderdale, USA |
2006 |
2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 14th 3m |
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Zhuhai, China |
2007 |
2nd 3m synchro (Stratton), 10m synchro (Wu) |
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Ft Lauderdale, USA |
2007 |
2nd 10m synchro (Wu); 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton); 20th 3m |
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Rostock, Germany |
2007 |
2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 4th 10m synchro (Wu) |
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Shenzhen, China |
2008 |
2nd 3m synchro (Stratton) |
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Montreal, Canada |
2008 |
2nd 10m synchro (Wu) 2nd 3m synchro (Stratton), |
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Fort Lauderdale, USA |
2008 |
2nd 10m synchro (Wu), 3rd 3m synchro (Stratton) |
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Rostock, Germany |
2008 |
2nd 3m synchro (Stratton); 4th 10m synchro (Wu) |
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World University Games |
Izmir, Turkey |
2005 |
3rd 3m synchro (Moors-Chantry); 6th 3m; 11th 1m |