Has Australia ever won a medal in artistic gymnastics?
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Has Australia ever won a medal in artistic gymnastics?
Australia has never won a medal in artistic or rhythmic gymnastics, with a best placing of fifth by Lauren Mitchell on the floor in London- just 0.067 off a medal. Australia also placed sixth in the women’s artistic team event at the Beijing Olympics and seventh at Barcelona 1992 and Sydney 2000.
Has Australia ever won Olympic gold in the gymnastics?
Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. Australian female gymnasts have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1956. A total of 46 female gymnasts have represented Australia. Australian women have not won any medals at the Olympics.
Does Australia have an artistic gymnastics team?
Gymnastics Australia Announces Women’s Artistic World Championship Team. Gymnastics Australia is thrilled to announce the six Women’s Artistic Gymnastics athletes to represent Australia at the 49th edition of the FIG World Artistic Championships, to be held in Stuttgart, Germany 4-13 October 2019.
Who won the All-Around Women’s gymnastics 2016?
Simone Biles
The USA’s Simone Biles claimed her second gold medal of Rio 2016 when she won the women’s gymnastics all-around title on 11 August, becoming the first woman in 20 years to win back-to-back world and Olympic all-around titles.
What was Australia’s most successful Olympics?
Australia’s best ever total medal tally was at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, though Australia won more gold medals in 2004 and 2021.
Did Australia send a gymnastics team to Tokyo?
Australia will boast one of its largest Olympic Gymnastics teams at Tokyo 2020, with the 11-member team one shy of the 12-member team that went to Tokyo in 1964. All 11 athletes are making their Olympic debut competing across the three gymnastics disciplines.
Did Australia send gymnasts to Tokyo?
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games medallist Georgia Godwin and Emily Whitehead will lead a team of 11 gymnasts who make up the Australian gymnastics team, the second largest squad sent to an Olympics since the Tokyo 1964 Games.
