Australia at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships explained

Games:World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Noc:AUS
Flagcaption:Flag of Australia
Gold:2
Silver:4
Bronze:4

At the 2001 World Championships Philippe Rizzo became the first Australian gymnast to win a medal, winning a silver on horizontal bar. Five years later he became the first Australian to win a gold medal.[1] Australian women won their first medal as a team in 2003.[2] In 2005 Monette Russo became the first Australian woman to win an individual medal, earning bronze in the all-around.[3] At the 2010 World Championships Lauren Mitchell became the first Australian woman to win a gold medal.[4]

Medalists

Medalwidth=250NameYearEvent
Men's horizontal bar
Women's team
Women's all-around
Men's pommel horse
Men's horizontal bar
Men's pommel horse
Women's balance beam
Women's floor exercise
Men's pommel horse
Women's floor exercise

Medal tables

By gender

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rizzo claims first gymnastic gold. The Age. October 23, 2006.
  2. Web site: Australia wins bronze at championships. August 22, 2003. The Age.
  3. Web site: Russo makes history at world gym champs. November 26, 2005. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: Lauren Mitchell OAM. Sport Australia Hall of Fame.