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Blythe Hartley

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Blythe Hartley
Personal information
Born(1982-05-02)May 2, 1982(age 42)
Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Home townNorth Vancouver,British Columbia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
Event(s)1m, 3m, 3m synchro, 10m, 10m synchro
ClubDive Calgary
PartnerMelanie Rinaldi(3m)
Formerpartner(s)Émilie Heymans(3m & 10m)
Eryn Bulmer(3m)

Blythe Hartley(born May 2, 1982) is aCanadianOlympicdiver.[1]She was born inEdmonton,Albertaand began diving at age 12.

Personal life

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She went to theNational Sport SchoolinCalgary,Alberta with many other top Canadian athletes.[2]Hartley attendedHandsworth Secondary Schoolbefore going on to attend theUniversity of Southern Californiawhere she graduated in 2006 with a degree in communications. She was CTV diver analyst during2012 Summer Olympics.

Diving career

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Hartley won her first gold medal at the world aquatic championships in the 1 m springboard inFukuoka,Japanin 2001, and won a bronze at the2003 World Aquatics Championshipsin 3 m springboard inBarcelona,Spain.Her best finish at the2000 Summer Olympicswas in 3 m springboardsynchrowhere she finished 5th. She won her firstOlympic medalat the2004 Summer Olympicswhere she won a bronze with partnerÉmilie Heymansin the synchronized 10 m platform event.

Hartley also won a gold medal at the2005 World Aquatics Championshipsin Montreal in the springboard event.

The North Vancouver resident concluded her competitive career at the2008 Beijing Olympics,where sheplaced fourthin thethree-metre springboard.[3]

References

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  1. ^"Blythe Hartley".Olympedia.RetrievedMay 25,2020.
  2. ^Canada Olympic Park - Canada's Centre of Sport ExcellenceArchivedNovember 25, 2005, at theWayback Machine
  3. ^"Canadians Hartley, Abel advance to diving semis".CBC Sports.August 15, 2008.RetrievedAugust 13,2012.
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