Sharleen Stratton

Sharleen Marie Stratton (born 9 October 1987) is an Australian diver who won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. She is a current Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Sharleen Stratton

Stratton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full name	Sharleen Marie Stratton
Nickname	Shaz
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1987-10-09) 9 October 1987 (age 37) Brisbane, Australia
Education	Open Universities Australia
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m springboard 3 m springboard 3 m springboard synchro
Club	Donnet Diving Club[2]
Coached by	Hui Tong[2]
Medal record Representing  Australia World Championships 2007 Melbourne 3 m synchro springboard 2011 Shanghai 3 m synchro springboard Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 3 m synchro springboard 2010 Delhi 3 m springboard 2006 Melbourne 1 m springboard 2010 Delhi 1 m springboard 2010 Delhi 3 m synchro springboard World Cup 2008 Beijing 3 m springboard

Like many other divers, Stratton started in gymnastics but switched to diving at age 12. With Briony Cole, she won gold at the Commonwealth Games in the 3 metre synchronized diving springboard event. In 2011, she won the bronze medal in the 3 m synchronised springboard at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships with Anabelle Smith.^[3]

At the London 2012 Olympics, Stratton placed fifth in the 3 m springboard and synchronised 3 m springboard, together with Anabelle Smith.^[4][5]