Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott (born 1996) was New Zealand's top ranked platform diver, ranked 22nd in the world in 2010.[1]

Career

At age nine, Armstrong-Scott broke her first New Zealand record and at age 13 competed at the Diving World Cup. She has broken a total of 19 NZ records in both the Junior and Open categories. She was the youngest competitor at the 2010 Commonwealth Games at the age of 14 years and 34 days and is the second youngest ever to compete for New Zealand.

She was also a member of the 2015–16 Princeton University diving team, taking an internship with the United Nations upon graduation.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Van Dyk and teammates adopt rookie diver". Stuff. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Hampton, Simon (10 November 2018). "Gabe Armstrong-Scott – the Kiwi who gave up on the Olympics and ended up at the UN". Newshub. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott – Women's Swimming and Diving". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 27 October 2020.


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