20 Facts About Cindy Shatto

Cindy Shatto won a gold medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games 3 metre springboard event and competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where she finished fifth following controversy over the judges' scoring.

Cindy Shatto retired from competitive diving in 1978 after growing tired of a nomadic lifestyle and in summer 1990 moved with her family to Binghamton, New York, where she became a diving coach at Binghamton University.

Cindy Shatto died of lung cancer in October 2011 at the age of 54.

Cindy Shatto started competitive diving at the age of 8 in her family's backyard pool in Willowdale, Toronto.

Under the early coaching of John Dickinson, Cindy Shatto won "just about every age-group meet she entered".

Alongside Linda Cuthbert, another diver living with the Webbs, Cindy Shatto trained for an hour at lunchtime and had a heavier workload on Saturdays, with a rest day on Sundays.

Cindy Shatto would show little emotion during competitions, except when winning, and did not like her father watching her diving as they would both get nervous.

Under Webb's coaching in 1974, Cindy Shatto won a gold medal in the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in the 3 metre springboard diving event, establishing herself as the likeliest contender in Canada to win a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Cindy Shatto even considered retiring from the sport to live a more traditional lifestyle, like her sister Becky, who was recognized as a "female athlete of the year" in high school.

Cindy Shatto started comparing her life to her sister's and felt envy.

Cindy Shatto began serious practicing again around August 1975 and accepted that if she performed poorly, it would be due to lack of practice, not attitude.

Cindy Shatto had taken a year out of high school in 1976 to train for the Olympics full time.

Shortly after turning 19, Cindy Shatto competed in the 1976 Olympics and was in second place in the women's 10 metre platform after five of eight dives, but dropped to fifth position following a sixth dive that was scored controversially.

The Montreal Gazette at the time suggested that she had been "cheated out of at least a bronze," alleging bias from the Soviet and Swedish judges, although Cindy Shatto felt that finishing fifth in the world was still an accomplishment.

Cindy Shatto returned to training in July 1977 to prepare for the world championships in 1978, practicing diving for four to five hours a day.

Cindy Shatto admitted that her Olympic controversy two years prior was a contributing factor as well as losing motivation, instead preferring to get a job and earn her own money.

Cindy Shatto answered an advertisement in September 1990 for a job as a diving coach and was successful at securing the role at Binghamton University, which her husband later noted had a positive effect on her.

Cindy Shatto was the third of five children and attended Rideau High School.

Cindy Shatto recalled that he "instantly fell in love", at the time unaware of her sporting achievements until their relationship developed.

Cindy Shatto died of lung cancer in October 2011 at the age of 54, following a two year battle.