Anne Montminy Explained

Full Name:Anne Katherine Montminy
Birth Date:28 January 1975
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Anne Katherine Montminy (born January 28, 1975) is a Canadian former competitive diver and lawyer.

Diving career

Montminy had a number of highpoints in her diving career; she won a gold medal on the 10m platform at 1994 Commonwealth Games and the 1995 Pan American Games.

She competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics (in Barcelona and Atlanta), but did not advance to the finals. Four years later in 2000 at age 25, she won silver (10 m platform synchro) and bronze (10 m platform) in Sydney, Australia.

Montminy was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2005. During her diving career, she trained at Pointe-Claire Diving Club in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

Professional career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Montminy studied law parallel to her diving career, obtaining an LL.B. from the Université de Montréal in 1999, and an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law in 2002. She has since practised law at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg in Montreal, Clifford Chance LLP in San Francisco and at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin in San Francisco. She is a member of the California Bar.

In May 2008, Montminy did commentary for the CBC Television Network at the 2008 Beijing Olympics covering diving competitions.[1]

Personal life

In 2002, she married attorney Dan Goldman, member of the Haas family that owns Levi Strauss & Co.; they divorced in 2004.[2]

Notes and References

  1. CBC Television, Olympic Morning, August 18, 2008
  2. Web site: Daniel Goldman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know . Heavy.com. November 2019 .