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Roseline Filion

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Roseline Filion
Personal information
Born (1987-07-03) July 3, 1987 (age 37)
Laval, Quebec[1]
Home townLaval, Quebec
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
Event10 metres & 10 metres synchro
ClubPointe-Claire Diving Club
PartnerMeaghan Benfeito
Coached byArturo Miranda
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro
World Aquatics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 10 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 10 m platform
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 10 m platform

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.

Career

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She 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

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Benfeito 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Roseline Filion". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. September 18, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Jennifer Lukas (July 31, 2012). "Canadians Filion, Benfeito Earn Diving Bronze". CTV Sports.
  4. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Roseline Filion Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2017.
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