Meaghan Benfeito (born March 2, 1989) is a Canadian diver. She used to compete in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion before the latter retired in January 2017. Benfeito and Filion won bronze medals in the 10 m platform synchro event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, and in the latter event Benfeito also won a bronze medal in the 10 m platform individual event.
Meaghan Benfeito
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Meaghan Benfeito
Born
(1989-03-02) March 2, 1989 (age 35) Montreal, Quebec
Benfeito was born on March 2, 1989, in Montreal, Quebec to Portuguese parents, Arthur Benfeito and Margarida Correia.[1] She has younger twin sisters, Alicia and Chelsea.[1]
Careeredit
She began diving for Canada in 2005 and credits Emilie Heymans and Alexandre Despatie for inspiring her to take up the sport.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in her hometown of Montreal, but she and Filion have been unable to return to the medal podium at the Worlds since. In 2006, they won a bronze at the Commonwealth Games. Benfeito won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the 3m Synchronized event with Kelly MacDonald.
Benfeito and Filion qualified for the Beijing Olympics after they beat teammates Heymans and Marie-Eve Marleau which was considered a dramatic upset, particularly at defeating Canadian diving legend Heymans.[3] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, the diving partners finished in 7th place. She did not compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games due to a lingering shoulder injury that had not healed in time.[2]
Both the ladies failed to medal at any events leading into the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2012 edition the two Canadians managed to hold third place through nearly the whole competition in the 10 m platform synchro event. After the medal clinching dive she said that "We gave it all we had and we came away with a bronze medal. We're pretty happy with that."[4] A Quebec politician from a provincially sovereigntist party, the Parti Québécois, commented on the medals won by Benfeito and others as the first four medals won were from Quebec athletes. Pauline Marois said that ""This means, among other things, that it’s another example of how Quebec could shine among the brightest ... as an independent country. We could continue to win our medals, I’m sure of that."[5] Benfeito responded to a similar question from Canadian media when asked if she was as proud of the day as all the day's medalists were from Quebec athletes by saying that "No, we are one big happy gang. We are equally as proud of our home in Quebec as we are of our home in Canada."[6]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the 10 m platform synchronised with Fillion, and gold in the 10 m platform individual.[7]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Benfeito and Filion repeated their bronze medal performance in the 10 m platform synchro event, while Benfeito won an additional individual medal in the individual platform diving event. Fillion placed sixth in the latter event.
She has qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] After successfully completing the preliminaries of the 10 metre tower, she finished 13th in the semi-finals and did not advance to the final. She announced her last Olympics were Tokyo and plans to retired from diving.
In April 2022, she announced her retirement from diving.[11]
Personal lifeedit
Benfeito and Filion have been together as diving partners for a long time and reportedly consider each other as lifelong friends. Filion said of their relationship that, "We've known one another for our entire lives, so we have a really good relationship. It's more of a sisterhood relationship now. We could probably go to a restaurant and order for each other."[12]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Meaghan Benfeito - Team Canada". Canadian Olympic Team. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ ab"Meaghan Benfeito profile". London Olympics. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
^. About.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
^"Canadians Benfeito, Filion take bronze in synchro diving". CBC Sports. July 31, 2012.
^"With Canada's four medals all won by Quebeckers, Parti Quebecois leader says province could shine as independent country". The Globe and Mail. July 31, 2012.
^Scott Russell (July 31, 2012). "The Games: The beautiful bronze medals". CBC Sports.
^Giles, Thomas (February 28, 2018). "Diver Benfeito confirmed as Canadian flagbearer for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^"Meaghan Benfeito named Canada's Commonwealth Games flag-bearer". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^"Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID-19". torontosun. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^"Three-time Olympic medallist Meaghan Benfeito retires from diving | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
meaghan, benfeito, born, march, 1989, canadian, diver, used, compete, synchronized, event, with, roseline, filion, before, latter, retired, january, 2017, benfeito, filion, bronze, medals, platform, synchro, event, 2012, 2016, summer, olympics, latter, event, . Meaghan Benfeito born March 2 1989 is a Canadian diver She used to compete in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion before the latter retired in January 2017 Benfeito and Filion won bronze medals in the 10 m platform synchro event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and in the latter event Benfeito also won a bronze medal in the 10 m platform individual event Meaghan BenfeitoPersonal informationFull nameMeaghan BenfeitoBorn 1989 03 02 March 2 1989 age 35 Montreal QuebecHeight1 55 m 5 ft 1 in Weight48 kg 106 lb 7 st 8 lb SportCountryCanadaEvent10 metres amp 10 metres synchroClubPointe Claire Diving ClubPartnerRoseline FilionMedal record Olympic Games 2012 London 10 m synchro 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m platform World Championships 2013 Barcelona 10 m synchro 2015 Kazan 10 m synchro 2015 Kazan Mixed 10 m synchro 2005 Montreal 10 m synchro Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 10 m platform 2014 Glasgow 10 m synchro 2018 Gold Coast 10 m platform 2018 Gold Coast 10 m synchro 2006 Melbourne 10 m synchro Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 10 m synchro 2019 Lima 10 m platform 2019 Lima 10 m synchro 2011 Guadalajara 10 m synchro 2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro 2011 Guadalajara 10 m platform 2015 Toronto 10 m platform Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editBenfeito was born on March 2 1989 in Montreal Quebec to Portuguese parents Arthur Benfeito and Margarida Correia 1 She has younger twin sisters Alicia and Chelsea 1 Career editShe began diving for Canada in 2005 and credits Emilie Heymans and Alexandre Despatie for inspiring her to take up the sport 2 She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in her hometown of Montreal but she and Filion have been unable to return to the medal podium at the Worlds since In 2006 they won a bronze at the Commonwealth Games Benfeito won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the 3m Synchronized event with Kelly MacDonald Benfeito and Filion qualified for the Beijing Olympics after they beat teammates Heymans and Marie Eve Marleau which was considered a dramatic upset particularly at defeating Canadian diving legend Heymans 3 At the 2008 Summer Olympics the diving partners finished in 7th place She did not compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games due to a lingering shoulder injury that had not healed in time 2 Both the ladies failed to medal at any events leading into the 2012 Summer Olympics in London At the 2012 edition the two Canadians managed to hold third place through nearly the whole competition in the 10 m platform synchro event After the medal clinching dive she said that We gave it all we had and we came away with a bronze medal We re pretty happy with that 4 A Quebec politician from a provincially sovereigntist party the Parti Quebecois commented on the medals won by Benfeito and others as the first four medals won were from Quebec athletes Pauline Marois said that This means among other things that it s another example of how Quebec could shine among the brightest as an independent country We could continue to win our medals I m sure of that 5 Benfeito responded to a similar question from Canadian media when asked if she was as proud of the day as all the day s medalists were from Quebec athletes by saying that No we are one big happy gang We are equally as proud of our home in Quebec as we are of our home in Canada 6 At the 2014 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the 10 m platform synchronised with Fillion and gold in the 10 m platform individual 7 At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Benfeito and Filion repeated their bronze medal performance in the 10 m platform synchro event while Benfeito won an additional individual medal in the individual platform diving event Fillion placed sixth in the latter event Benfeito was named as Canada s flag bearer for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast Australia 8 9 She has qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics 10 After successfully completing the preliminaries of the 10 metre tower she finished 13th in the semi finals and did not advance to the final She announced her last Olympics were Tokyo and plans to retired from diving In April 2022 she announced her retirement from diving 11 Personal life editBenfeito and Filion have been together as diving partners for a long time and reportedly consider each other as lifelong friends Filion said of their relationship that We ve known one another for our entire lives so we have a really good relationship It s more of a sisterhood relationship now We could probably go to a restaurant and order for each other 12 References edit a b Meaghan Benfeito Team Canada Canadian Olympic Team Retrieved June 27 2021 a b Meaghan Benfeito profile London Olympics Archived from the original on January 28 2013 Retrieved July 31 2012 Meaghan Benfeito profile About com Archived from the original on March 28 2013 Retrieved July 31 2012 Canadians Benfeito Filion take bronze in synchro diving CBC Sports July 31 2012 With Canada s four medals all won by Quebeckers Parti Quebecois leader says province could shine as independent country The Globe and Mail July 31 2012 Scott Russell July 31 2012 The Games The beautiful bronze medals CBC Sports Glasgow 2014 Women s Synchronised 10m Platform Final g2014results thecgf com Retrieved December 25 2017 Giles Thomas February 28 2018 Diver Benfeito confirmed as Canadian flagbearer for Gold Coast 2018 Insidethegames biz Dunsar Media Retrieved March 20 2018 Meaghan Benfeito named Canada s Commonwealth Games flag bearer www cbc ca sports CBC Sports February 28 2018 Retrieved March 20 2018 Qualifying for Tokyo Olympics an unprecedented challenge because of COVID 19 torontosun Retrieved June 27 2021 Three time Olympic medallist Meaghan Benfeito retires from diving Globalnews ca Global News Retrieved April 6 2022 Jennifer Lukas July 31 2012 Canadians Filion Benfeito Earn Diving Bronze CTV Sports External links editMeaghan Benfeito at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Meaghan Benfeito at Olympics com Meaghan Benfeito at Diving Plongeon Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meaghan Benfeito amp oldid 1219999397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
