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Amanda BURKE
Sport Diving
NOC United States   
GenderWomen
Born24 May 1987 in Southampton, PA, USA
Height1.50 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Higher education
Communications, Digital Media Productions - Rider University: Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
General Interest
Hero / Idol
US diver Thomas Finchum. (usadiving.org, 01 Jan 2013)
Awards and honours
On three occasions she was named Athlete of the Year at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ, United States of America. (usadiving.org, 01 Jan 2013)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began diving at age six in Bucks County, PA, United States of America.
International Debut
Year
2012
Competing for
United States
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Coach, Personal Trainer
Languages
English
General Interest
Other information
COACHING
She works as an assistant diving coach for East Valley Dive Club in Arizona, AZ, United States of America. (Facebook profile, 30 Apr 2018; eastvalleydiveclub.com, 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She studied for a personal trainer certificate at the National Academy of Sports Medicine [NASM] in Chandler, AZ, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 2018)
Nicknames
Buffy (Facebook profile, 26 Oct 2018)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2013 Barcelona, ESP 3m Springboard Synchro 284.64
Grand Prix
Rank Year Venue Event Result
19 2013   3m Springboard  
5 2013 Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA 3m Springboard 258.45
World Series
Rank Year Venue Event Result
20 2014   3m Springboard  
9 2014 Beijing, CHN 3m Springboard Synchro 282.30
6 2014 Dubai, UAE 3m Springboard Synchro 273.30
9 2014 London, ENG 3m Springboard Synchro 260.73
11 2014 Monterrey, MEX 3m Springboard 257.25
6 2014 Monterrey, MEX 3m Springboard Synchro 279.87
11 2014 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard 280.95
8 2014 Windsor, ON, CAN 3m Springboard Synchro 259.74