17:03 EDT, 30 July 2021
A troubled former Olympic gold medallist diver has been charged with stealing from a Brisbane Woolworths supermarket.
Chantelle Lee Newbery, an ex-champion diver who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, had her case mentioned at Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday.
According to court documents the 44-year-old allegedly stole consumables from a Woolloongabba Woolworths on July 14, The Courier Mail reported.
Former Olympic diver Chantelle Lee Newbery has been charged with stealing from a Woolloongabba Woolworths in Brisbane
The former Olympian did not appear in court but sent a written request for the matter be adjourned adjourned until Monday.
Given the defendant s history Police Prosecutor Senior Constable Min Hu asked for an arrest warrant to be placed on the court file.
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