Rosalyn Barton
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1938 | |||||
| Died | 11 February 2019 (aged 80) | |||||
| Sport | ||||||
| Country | Australia | |||||
Events | 3m springboard, 10m platform | |||||
Medal record
| ||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
Rosalyn Barton (12 December 1938 – 11 February 2019) was an 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 was Cooper.[5]
Barton, also known as "Party Girl", died on 11 March 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ "Australian divers in the Olympic Games". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ "General Sporting Details". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XIV, no. 12. New South Wales, Australia. 8 February 1953. p. 58. Retrieved 4 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "'Truant' diver takes title from Faulds". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 25 February 1955. p. 2 (SPORTING SECTION). Retrieved 4 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Diyer lights back to top". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 26 February 1955. p. 4 (SPORTING SECTION). Retrieved 4 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "Rosalyn Barton Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ "Rosalyn Cooper". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ "Rosalyn COOPER Obituary (2019) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
External links
- Rosalyn Barton at World Aquatics
- Rosalyn Barton at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Rosalyn Barton at Olympedia