Stephen's Story
Melbourne-born Stephen Foley represented Australia in diving at three consecutive Olympic Games. He made his Olympic debut at Montreal 1976, aged 19, competing in the three-metre springboard and 10-metre platform. Foley finished 21st in the springboard and 24th on the platform before improving to 11th and 16th respectively at Moscow 1980.
Foley won silver medals in both events at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. He produced his best Olympic performances at Los Angeles 1984, reaching both finals and finishing eighth in each. After retiring from competition, Foley built an international career as a coach and high-performance director, holding senior positions with diving programs in Australia, Britain and the United States.
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