Philippe Rizzo Explained

Philippe Rizzo
Country:Australia
Birth Date:1981 2, df=y
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Hometown:Canberra
Height:1.65m
Discipline:MAG
Level:Senior International
Club:Australian Institute of Sport
Headcoach:Vladimir Vatkin
Formercoach:YU BO

Philippe Rizzo (born 9 February 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian gymnast and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He was the first Australian to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won silver on the horizontal bar in Ghent in 2001. He is also the first Australian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won the horizontal bar in Aarhus in 2006.[1]

Rizzo is also a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medalist and has represented Australia at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

His hobbies include playing the guitar and surfing. Rizzo joined the AIS in 1995. His family is highly involved with gymnastics and runs the Australian Academy of Sport.

Inaugural inductee to University of Canberra Sport Walk of Fame in 2022.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rizzo claims first gymnastic gold . 22 October 2006 . theage.com.au.
  2. Web site: 18 November 2022 . Walk of Fame Members . 18 November 2022 . University of Canberra.