Roseline Filion
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Roseline Filion (born July 3, 1987) is a Canadian
diver
. She competes in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito
. She was born in Laval, Quebec
.
She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, but her 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.
Roseline Filion won gold on the women's 10-metre tower Saturday to highlight a quadruple medal performance for Canada to conclude the fifth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
diver
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
. She competes in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito
Meaghan Benfeito
Meaghan Benfeito is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion. She was born in Montreal....
. She was born in Laval, Quebec
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
.
She won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, but her 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
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
. At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, they finished in 7th place.
Roseline Filion won gold on the women's 10-metre tower Saturday to highlight a quadruple medal performance for Canada to conclude the fifth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit.