Sylvie Bernier
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Sylvie Bernier, CM, CQ (born January 31, 1964) is an Olympic athlete from Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. She won the gold medal in the Women's 3m Springboard Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | (1964-01-31) 31 January 1964 (age 60) |
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Sport | Diving |
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Bernier announced her retirement from competitive diving in December 1984 and accepted a position as an advisor for the federal Department of Fitness and Amateur Sport. Immediately following her retirement, she began volunteering as a technical advisor with the association's youth development program in January 1985.[1]
In June 1985, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour.[2]
She served as Assistant Chef de Mission for the Canadian Olympic Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy (Torino). She served as the Chef de Mission [3] for Canada at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China and served again as Assistant Chef de Mission for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom .
She earned a degree in management from Télé-université (a component of UQAM) in 2003.[4]