Phoebe Learmont Explained

Phoebe Learmont
Birth Date:23 June 2005
Birth Place:Ipswich, Queensland
Hometown:Jamboree Heights
Discipline:Rhythmic gymnastics
Level:International Elite
Club:Aspire Gymnastics Academy
Headcoach:Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan

Phoebe Learmont (born 23 June 2005) is an Australian rhythmic gymnast who represents her country in international competitions.[1]

Career

Learmont took up gymnastics at age six, first as an artistic gymnast as she joined a cousin who was already involved in the sport, and then she followed one of her coaches into rhythmic.[2] Her breakthrough year came in 2017, when she placed first in hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and all around at the Australian titles.[3]

She began competing with the Aspire Gymnastics Academy rhythmic gymnastics group in 2023.[4] The group placed fifth in the all-around at the Tashkent World Cup.[5] Additionally, they finished seventh in the 5 hoops final and sixth in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final.[6] They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the Australian Championships. The Aspire group was not selected for the 2023 World Championships, and their appeal to the National Sports Tribunal was dismissed.[7]

Learmont and the Aspire group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup.[8] In May they won two golds and one silver at the Sofia International Tournament, getting the chance to compete at the continental championships.[9] The Oceanian Championships were held in Budapest along the European ones, there Phoebe, Jessica Weintraub, Liidia Iakovleva, Emmanouela Frroku and Saskia Broedelet won gold in the All-Around, thus earning the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEARMONT Phoebe – FIG Athlete Profile . 2024-07-21 . www.gymnastics.sport.
  2. Web site: Phoebe Learmont . olympics.com.
  3. Web site: 2024-06-18 . Phoebe Learmont . 2024-07-21 . Australian Olympic Committee . en-AU.
  4. Web site: Announcing the upcoming International Rhythmic Gymnastics teams . 24 June 2024 . Gymnastics Australia.
  5. Web site: FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) Results Group All-Around . 24 June 2024 . USA Gymnastics.
  6. Web site: FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) Results Group Event Finals . 24 June 2024 . USA Gymnastics.
  7. Web site: 7 June 2023 . Aspire Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Group v Gymnastics Australia . 24 June 2024 . National Sports Tribunal.
  8. Web site: 22 March 2024 . Podiums in Athens for Rhythmic gymnasts . 24 June 2024 . Gymnastics New South Wales.
  9. Web site: Emmanouela's electric rise Gymnastics Australia . 2024-07-21 . gymnastics.org.au . en.
  10. Web site: 2024-06-18 . Largest ever Australian Olympic Gymnastics Team named for Paris Olympics . 2024-07-21 . Australian Olympic Committee . en-AU.