Robert Newbery

Robert Frederick Newbery (born 2 January 1979 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, one with synchronised springboard diving partner Steven Barnett. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

For the British lawyer, see Robert Edwin Newbery.

Robert Newbery
Personal information
Born2 January 1979
Medal record
Men's Diving
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Springboard Synchro
2004 Athens Springboard Synchro
2004 Athens Platform Synchro
World Championships
2003 Barcelona Platform Synchro
Commonwealth Games
1998 KL 10m Platform
1998 KL 1m Springboard

His wife, Chantelle Newbery, has also won an Olympic medal in diving. His brother, William Newbery, is a viola player.

He graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 2010. He is currently working at Toowoomba Hospital.

References
  1. AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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