She was the first woman in any sport to represent Australia at four Olympic Games, competing in 1980 (Moscow), 1984 (Los Angeles), 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona).[2] She was the Olympic Team Captain and Australian flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3]
Her father, Tom Donnet, was an Olympic Diving Coach and her mother, Barbara McAulay, was also a diver who won gold and silver medals in the 1954 Empire and Commonwealth Games (Vancouver),[2] and competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
jenny, donnet, jennifer, barbara, donnet, born, 1963, retired, australian, competitive, diver, personal, informationfull, namejennifer, barbara, donnetborn, 1963, 1963, height1, sportcountryaustraliaevent, springboardmedal, record, representing, australiawomen. Jennifer Barbara Donnet born 26 May 1963 1 is a retired Australian competitive diver Jenny DonnetPersonal informationFull nameJennifer Barbara DonnetBorn 1963 05 26 26 May 1963 age 59 Height1 64 m 5 ft 5 in SportCountryAustraliaEvent s 3m springboardMedal record Representing AustraliaWomen s DivingCommonwealth Games1982 Brisbane 3m springboard1990 Auckland 3m springboard1986 Edinburgh 3m springboardShe was the first woman in any sport to represent Australia at four Olympic Games competing in 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona 2 She was the Olympic Team Captain and Australian flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona 3 Donnet won gold medals in the 3m springboard event at the 1982 and 1990 Commonwealth Games and silver in the event at the 1986 Games She is a member of the Australian Diving Hall of Fame 2 Her father Tom Donnet was an Olympic Diving Coach and her mother Barbara McAulay was also a diver who won gold and silver medals in the 1954 Empire and Commonwealth Games Vancouver 2 and competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics References Edit Olympic results Archived 11 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine a b c Australian Diving Hall of Fame Grin and bear it Lauren Jackson to carry flag at Olympics opening ceremony This biographical article relating to Australian diving is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jenny Donnet amp oldid 1127931756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
