Robert Newbery

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Robert Frederick Newbery (born 2 January 1979 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian former diver. He won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, one with synchronised springboard diving partner Steven Barnett. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

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Robert Newbery
Personal information
Born (1979-01-02) 2 January 1979 (age 47)
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneySpringboard Synchro
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensSpringboard Synchro
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensPlatform Synchro
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 BarcelonaPlatform Synchro
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur10m Platform
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur1m Springboard
Bronze medal – third place2002 Manchester3m Springboard
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His ex-wife, Chantelle Newbery, is an Olympic gold medalist in diving. His brother, William Newbery, is a viola player with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 2010.[citation needed] He is currently[when?] working at Toowoomba Hospital.

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