Rosalyn Barton Explained

Rosalyn Barton
Birth Date:12 December 1938
Death Date:2019
Country:Australia
Event:3m springboard, 10m platform

Rosalyn Barton (born 12 December 1938) is a former Australian diver. She competed in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.[1]

Barton competed in the 1953 New South Wales state diving championships, winning the junior title and finishing second in the senior event.[2] She was Australian women's junior champion diver in 1954 and 1955.[3] Competing in the senior event in 1955, she finished third.[4]

At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Barton finished 15th in both the 3m springboard and the 10m platform.[5] [6]

Personal

Barton's married name is Cooper.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian divers in the Olympic Games. www.olympiandatabase.com. 2020-03-29.
  2. News: 8 February 1953. General Sporting Details. XIV. 58. The Daily Telegraph. 12. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 4 February 2022.
  3. News: 25 February 1955. 'Truant' diver takes title from Faulds. 2 (SPORTING SECTION). The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. National Library of Australia. 4 February 2022.
  4. News: 26 February 1955. Diyer lights back to top. 4 (SPORTING SECTION). The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. National Library of Australia. 4 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Rosalyn Barton Bio, Stats, and Results Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007121100/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/rosalyn-barton-1.html. dead. 2019-10-07. 2019-10-07. 2020-03-29.
  6. Web site: Rosalyn Cooper. Australian Olympic Committee. en. 2020-03-29.

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