Sharleen Stratton

{{Short description|Australian diver}}

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| name = Sharleen Stratton

| image = Sharleen Stratton 2010.jpg

| caption = Stratton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

| nickname = Shaz

| full_name = Sharleen Marie Stratton

| nationality = Australian

| education = Open Universities Australia

| residence = Brisbane, Queensland

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|09|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brisbane, Australia

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| height = 157 cm[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/sharleen-stratton-1.html Sharleen Stratton]. sports-reference.com

| weight = 50 kg

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| country = Australia

| sport = Diving

| event = 1 m springboard
3 m springboard
3 m springboard synchro

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| club = Donnet Diving Club[https://web.archive.org/web/20130502145113/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/stratton-sharleen-1090477/ Sharleen Stratton]. london2012.com

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| coach = Hui Tong

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Melbourne|3 m synchro springboard}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Shanghai|3 m synchro springboard}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Melbourne|3 m synchro springboard}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Delhi|3 m springboard}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Melbourne|1 m springboard}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Delhi|1 m springboard}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Delhi|3 m synchro springboard}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|2008 Beijing|3 m springboard}}

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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.

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.[http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2246:china-gets-first-gold-canada-and-australia-qualify-for-the-olympics&catid=206:shanghai-2011&Itemid=715 China gets first gold, Canada and Australia qualify for the Olympics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402171712/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2246%3Achina-gets-first-gold-canada-and-australia-qualify-for-the-olympics&catid=206%3Ashanghai-2011&Itemid=715 |date=2 April 2012 }}, FINA, 16 July 2011

At the London 2012 Olympics, Stratton placed fifth in the 3 m springboard and synchronised 3 m springboard, together with Anabelle Smith.{{cite web|title=Women's 3m Springboard|url=http://www.london2012.com/diving/event/women-3m/index.html|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123112119/http://www.london2012.com/diving/event/women-3m/index.html|archivedate=23 January 2013}}{{cite web|title=Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard|url=http://www.london2012.com/diving/event/women-3m/index.html|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123112119/http://www.london2012.com/diving/event/women-3m/index.html|archivedate=23 January 2013}}