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Irene MacDonald a d\u2019abord \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9e au sein de l\u2019\u00e9quipe olympique pour Helsinki 1952<\/a>, mais elle n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 en mesure de se rendre en Finlande en raison d\u2019un manque de financement. \u00c0 Melbourne 1956<\/a>, elle a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille de bronze au tremplin, emp\u00eachant les \u00c9tats-Unis de balayer le podium. Il s\u2019agissait de la premi\u00e8re et derni\u00e8re m\u00e9daille olympique du Canada en plongeon jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or remport\u00e9e par Sylvie Bernier<\/a> \u00e0 Los Angeles 1984<\/a>. \u00c0 Rome 1960<\/a>, MacDonald a offert une performance lui permettant de terminer parmi les 10 meilleures, soit sixi\u00e8me au tremplin et neuvi\u00e8me \u00e0 la tour de 10 m\u00e8tres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deux fois m\u00e9daill\u00e9e au tremplin de trois m\u00e8tres aux Jeux de l\u2019Empire et du Commonwealth britannique, MacDonald a d\u00e9croch\u00e9 le bronze en 1954, puis l\u2019argent en 1958. Elle a aussi termin\u00e9 quatri\u00e8me au tremplin de trois m\u00e8tres des Jeux panam\u00e9ricains, en 1955 et 1959, ainsi qu\u2019\u00e0 la tour de 10 m\u00e8tres en 1959. Au cours de sa carri\u00e8re s\u2019\u00e9talant de 1951 \u00e0 1961, MacDonald a remport\u00e9 15 titres des Championnats canadiens, six championnats nationaux des \u00c9tats-Unis et 2 championnats du Mexique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enfant timide, MacDonald a grandi dans un orphelinat pendant la Grande D\u00e9pression et la Deuxi\u00e8me Guerre mondiale. Elle a commenc\u00e9 la natation et est ensuite pass\u00e9e au plongeon au Hamilton Aquatics Club, o\u00f9 en 1948, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 sacr\u00e9e championne de l\u2019Ontario. Trois ans plus tard, elle a remport\u00e9 son premier titre canadien senior au tremplin de trois m\u00e8tres. Elle remportera ensuite neuf autres titres nationaux de 1952 \u00e0 1961, \u00e0 l\u2019exception de 1953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un d\u00e9collement de la r\u00e9tine a forc\u00e9 MacDonald \u00e0 se retirer \u00e0 la suite des Championnats canadiens de 1961. Pendant plus de 30 ans, elle est demeur\u00e9e impliqu\u00e9e dans le sport comme entra\u00eeneure respect\u00e9e, comme administratrice provinciale et nationale et comme analyste \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision pour les Jeux olympiques de Montr\u00e9al en 1976 et jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ceux de S\u00e9oul en 1988. Elle a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le primordial dans la promotion du sport et la cr\u00e9ation de la premi\u00e8re association nationale de plongeon au Canada, pour ensuite servir \u00e0 titre de pr\u00e9sidente et directrice technique de celle-ci. MacDonald a aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019Association de plongeon de la Colombie-Britannique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MacDonald est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e en 2002 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 70 ans, \u00e0 Delta en Colombie-Britannique, laissant un g\u00e9n\u00e9reux h\u00e9ritage dans son testament \u00e0 BC Diving pour cr\u00e9er le Fonds comm\u00e9moratif Irene MacDonald, dont le but est de s\u2019assurer que les enfants sans moyens puissent faire du sport. La rencontre Irene MacDonald Invitational est organis\u00e9e chaque ann\u00e9e par BC Diving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MacDonald est devenue membre de l\u2019Ordre de la Colombie-Britannique en 1991 et a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9e au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e des sports de la Colombie-Britannique (en 1972), au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada (en 1976), au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens (en 1981) et au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e des sports de Hamilton (en 2014).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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