Verónica G. Ribot de Cañales (born February 27, 1962) is a retired female 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...

 from Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984. Ribot claimed a silver and a bronze medal in the Women's 10m Platform at the Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

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Ribot is married, and has two kids, Olympia and Lucas. She took a position as Cornell University's Head Diving Coach in fall of 2007.