Tourky, Loudy (1979–)
Tourky, Loudy (1979–)
Australian-Israeli diver. Born July 7, 1979, in Haifa, Palestine; grew up in Brisbane; Sydney University, BA.
Won a bronze medal for synchronized platform diving at Sydney Olympics (2000); became the 1st diver to win gold in the same event at 3 FINA diving championships (Canada, Mexico and US, 2003); placed 2nd for sychronized platform at World championships (2003); for 10-meter platform, placed 1st in Grand Prix ranking (2003) and 2nd (2004); placed 2nd at Grand Prix Super Final for 10-meter platform (2004); won a bronze medal for 10-meter platform at Athens Olympics (2004).
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