Robyn Birch
{{Short description|British diver (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Robyn Birch
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| nationality = British
| height = 1.60 m
| weight = 56 kg
| sport = Diving
| club = Dive London Aquatics
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ashford, Surrey, England
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{{MedalCompetition|European Diving Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2015 Rostok|10 m synchro}}
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{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|10 m synchro}}
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Robyn Birch (born 10 January 1994) is a British diver.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishswimming.org/athlete-swimming-profiles/diving-team-profiles/robyn-birch/ |title=Robyn Birch |work=British Swimming |accessdate=19 July 2019}} She has won a silver in synchronized 10 metre platform at the European Diving Championships.
Career
Birch initially competed as a gymnast, and has competed in European and World Gymnastic Championships, but in 2011 she switched to diving.{{cite web |url=https://www.swimming.org/diving/robyn-birch/ |title=European Championships in 2009 and World Championships in 2010 |work=Swimming.org}}
She partnered with Georgia Ward in the 10m synchro event at the 2015 European Diving Championships held in Rostok, and won a silver.{{cite web |url=https://plymouthsportsgazette.com/2015/06/11/plymouths-robyn-birch-wins-european-synchro-silver-with-georgia-ward/ |title=Plymouth’s Robyn Birch wins European synchro silver with Georgia Ward |date=11 June 2015 |work=Plymouth Sports Gazette}} They also won a bronze in 10m synchro at the third FINA Diving Grand Prix event held in Gatineau, Canada that year.{{cite web |url=http://www.fina.org/competition-detailed-results/fina-diving-grand-prix-2015-women-10m-synchronised/event-8 |title=FINA Diving Grand Prix 2015 #3 April 9 - 12, 2015 |work=FINA}}
Birch competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/0001130005020301FFFFFFFFFFFFFF00.pdf |title=18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 10m Platform start list |work=FINA |accessdate=19 July 2019}} She finished fourth with Noah Williams in the mixed 10m platform synchro event.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/49044606 |title=World Aquatics Championships: Tom Daley and Noah Williams secure Olympic spots for Team GB |first=Nick |last=Hope |work=BBC Sport |date=19 July 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{World Aquatics|id=1018809}}
- {{British Swimming diver|robyn-birch}}
- {{Team England|robyn-birch}}
- [https://www.swimming.org/diving/robyn-birch/ Robyn Birch] at Swim England
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Category:British female divers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in diving
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:European Games competitors for Great Britain
Category:Divers at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
Category:Sportspeople from Ashford, Surrey
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