Thursday 23 July 2015

Roseline Filion

Roseline Filion

Personal information
Full nameRoseline Filion
BornJuly 3, 1987 (age 28)
LavalQuebec
ResidenceLaval, Quebec
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)
Sport
CountryCanada
Event(s)10 metres & 10 metres synchro
ClubPointe-Claire Diving Club
PartnerMeaghan Benfeito


Roseline Filion (born July 3, 1987) is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito. Filion won a bronze medal in the 10 m platform synchro event at the2012 Summer Olympics in London. She has also won a bronze at the World Aquatics Championships and Commonwealth Games.



Career

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."

Personal

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."

Medal record

Olympic Games
Bronze: 2012 London - 10 m synchroBronze: 2016 Rio de Janeiro - 10 m synchro
World Aquatics Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Barcelona10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2005 Montreal10 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place2006 Melbourne10 m synchro
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto10 m platform
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara10 m synchro





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