Sylvie Bernier, CM, CQ (born January 31, 1964) is an Olympic athlete from Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. She won the gold medal in the Women's 3m Springboard Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 31 January 1964 |
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| Sport | Diving |
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Bernier announced her retirement from competitive diving in December 1984 and accepted a position as an advisor for the federal Department of Fitness and Amateur Sport. Immediately following her retirement, she began volunteering as a technical advisor with the association's youth development program in January 1985.[1]
In June 1985, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour.[2]
She served as Assistant Chef de Mission for the Canadian Olympic Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy (Torino). She served as the Chef de Mission [3] for Canada at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China and served again as Assistant Chef de Mission for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom .
She earned a degree in management from Télé-université (a component of UQAM) in 2003.[4]
Medals
edit- 1982 – Commonwealth Games → Silver
- 1983 – Pan-American Games → Bronze
- 1983 – FINA World Cup → Bronze
- 1983 – World University Games → Bronze
- 1984 – Summer Olympics → Gold
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Diver Bernier retires". The Sun. December 18, 1984. p. 67.
- ^ "Premier appoints 45 to Order of Quebec". The Montreal Gazette. June 27, 1985. p. 8.
- ^ Canadian Olympic Committee Archived 2006-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Les Prix Reconnaissance de l'UQAM 2009 soulignent la réussite exceptionnelle de Sylvie Bernier, diplômée de la TÉLUQ". benhur.teluq.uquebec.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
External links
edit- Sylvie Bernier at World Aquatics
- Sylvie Bernier at Team Canada
- Sylvie Bernier at Olympics.com
- Sylvie Bernier at Olympedia (archive)
- Sylvie Bernier at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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