Roseline Filion (born July 3, 1987) is a retired Canadian diver. She used to compete in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito. Filion has twice won an Olympic bronze medal in the 10 m platform synchro event: at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] She has also won a bronze at the World Aquatics Championships and Commonwealth Games. She retired in January 2017.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | July 3, 1987 Laval, Quebec[1] |
| Home town | Laval, Quebec |
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Event | 10 metres & 10 metres synchro |
| Club | Pointe-Claire Diving Club |
| Partner | Meaghan Benfeito |
| Coached by | Arturo Miranda |
Medal record | |
Career
editShe won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, but she and Benfeito have been unable to return to the medal podium at the Worlds since. In 2006, they won a bronze at the Commonwealth Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, they finished in 7th place. She won the bronze medal in the 10 m platform synchro at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with her partner of seven years, Benfeito. After winning the medal Filion commented that "We're on top of the world right now. We've waited so long for this medal, we've worked so hard. Beijing was a little disappointing but we came back strong, more mature, ready and in top shape, and we just dived with our hearts today."[3]
Personal
editBenfeito is considered a lifelong friend of Filion. She says 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."[3]
She took up diving after watching Annie Pelletier win a medal at the Atlanta Olympics.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roseline Filion". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. September 18, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roseline Filion". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Jennifer Lukas (July 31, 2012). "Canadians Filion, Benfeito Earn Diving Bronze". CTV Sports.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Roseline Filion Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2017.
External links
edit- Roseline Filion at World Aquatics
- Roseline Filion at Diving Canada (archived)
- Roseline Filion at Team Canada
- Roseline Filion at Olympics.com
- Roseline Filion at Olympedia
- Roseline Filion at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Roseline Filion at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Roseline Filion at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
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