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Medal record
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Women’s Diving
Olympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney 10m Platform Synchro
Bronze 2004 Athens 10m Platform
World Championships
Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 10m Platform
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2002 Manchester 10m Platform
Gold 2006 Melbourne 10m Platform Synchro
Gold 2006 Melbourne 10m Platform

Loudy Tourky (born July 7, 1979) is an Australian diver. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight Diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight Diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized At the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight Diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Athens Olympic Aquatic At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight Diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports diving swimming open water swimming synchronized swimming The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC and were divided into 3 separate disciplines The Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC and were divided into 3 separate disciplines The Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC and were divided into 3 separate disciplines The Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC and were divided into 3 separate disciplines Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island.

She was born in Haifa, Israel and is of a Palestinian background. Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn She was born to Butros and Afaf Tourky. They came to Australia when Loudy was three. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Loudy has commented, "I will always have a bond with Palestine. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. My life is here but it’s in the back of my mind".

Tourky said she thinks of herself as 100 per cent Australian, although her family stays close to relatives in the Middle East. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. "All of my immediate family is in Australia, and everyone else back home is safe - we're in contact with them. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. We keep them updated with my results. "

Tourky was an elite gymnast with the Australian Institute of Sport before switching to diving at the suggestion of her physiotherapist. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS leads the development of elite sport and is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally as a world best practice model for elite athlete Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. She began diving at age 12.

Tourky first competed when she was only 17 in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where she finished a respectable 19th. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International

Tourky first came in into the spotlight in a major way when she won bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics 10m synchronised platform. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever By winning this she became the first Australian to win an Olympic medal in diving in 76 years (the last being Dick Eve in 1924) and the first Olympic medalist for an Australian female diver ever (along with Rebecca Gilmore). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Richmond Cavill "Dick" Eve (19 March 1901 &ndash 13 March 1969 was an Australian diver who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. Rebecca Gilmore (born June 13, 1979 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian diver, who competed in the 2000 Summer

At the 2001 World Championships she won bronze in the 10m Platform, becoming only the third Australian ever to win a diving medal since the championships began in 1973. She won bronze in the FINA World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka in 2001. FINA World Swimming Championships (25m or "Short Course Worlds" (as they are sometimes times referred are held every two years in a 25m swimming pool is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across She was named Female Australian Diver of the Year for 2001. (Australian Diving 2001).

A year later, she won the nationals. That same year she won gold in the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games in 10m diving. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002 She actually considered this a greater achievement as it was a medal she won all on her own.

In 2003 she became the first diver to win gold in the same event at the three CAN-AM-MEX FINA Diving Grand Prix. She won the 10m platform and the 10m synchro in Canada, America and Mexico. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. She also became the first diver in history to win gold in the same events at three consecutive FINA Diving Grands Prix. Loudy is a very tough competitor and showed tremendous courage to win silver in the 10m Synchro and finish 5th in the 10m Platform at the 2003 World Championships in Spain despite tearing a triceps on the first day of competition. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. At the end of the 2003 Grand Prix circuit Loudy finished ranked number one in the world. She finished 2nd in the World Championships 10m synchronised diving. Also in 2003, she was named 2003 Sydney University Sports Woman of the Year and also won the Magpie Wests Ashfield Award.

In 2004, after finishing 2nd in the World Cup 10m, Loudy won bronze by herself in the 10m diving at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Another highlight of her career, becoming the first Australian diver to win more than one medal.

On the 18 of July 2005 in Montreal, Loudy won a siver medal with Chantelle Newbery at the FINA World Championships in the 10m synchronised diving. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Chantelle Lee Newbery (née Mitchell (born 6 May 1977 in Melbourne Victoria) is an Australian diver, who won two medals at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth On the 22nd she won silver in the individual diving.

A week to go before the 2006 Commonwealth Games, she injured her ankle and it seemed she may be denied diving in front of her home city. The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006 Refusing to give up, she fought the pain and won gold in the 10m synchronised with Chantelle Newbery, adding new legend to her great courage and determination. The very next night, she defended her Commonwealth Games Gold in a close contest. Despite having many close dives through the night, she managed to make it to first place on her last dive (the final dive of the night) in a very emotional performance.

Now she has her sights set on the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Away from her demanding training schedule Tourky has completed a degree in Media and Communications. Given the demands on today’s elite athletes this is a remarkable commitment and a true reflection of Loudy's dedication to succeed on and off the platform.

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