Jenny Donnet

Jenny Donnet
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Barbara Donnet
Born (1963-05-26) 26 May 1963
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Australia
Event(s) 3m springboard

Jennifer Barbara "Jenny" Donnet (born 26 May 1963)[1] is a retired Australian competitive diver.

She was the first diver to represent Australia at four Olympic Games, between 1980 and 1992.[2] She was the Australian flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3]

Donnet won gold medals in the 3m springboard event at the 1982 and 1990 Commonwealth Games, and silver in the event at the 1986 Games. She is a member of the Australian Diving Hall of Fame.[2]

Her mother, Barbara McAulay was also a diver who won a Commonwealth Games gold medal,[2] and competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

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