Gymnastics Hall of Fame

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Hall of fame

AIS Gymnast Philippe Rizzo Photo: NSIC collection ASC

Philippe Rizzo

  • Sydney Olympics 2000
  • 2001 World Championships Silver medal, Horizontal Bar
  • 2001 - Joint winner - AIS Athlete of the Year
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games All around 2 nd 1 st Pommel Horse, Parallel Bars, Horizontal bar
  • 2002 World Cup Final 2 nd Place Horizontal Bar
  • Athens Olympics 2004
  • 2005 – currently ranked 3 rd in the world on High Bar
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games Silver medal team, Bronze medal All-around, Silver medal Parallel bars
  • 2006 World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark - GOLD medal, Horizontal Bar - Australia's first Gold medal at World Championships
  • 2006 - AIS Athlete of the Year

AIS Gymnast Joshua Jefferis Photo: NSIC collection ASC

Joshua Jefferis

  • 2005 World Championships, Melbourne, Australia - Finalist in All-around
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games Silver medal team, Gold Medal All-around and rings, bronze medal Parallel bars
  • 2006 World Chamionships, Aarhus, Denmark - 12th All-around - highest ranking for an Australian male gymnast

AIS Gymnast Hollie Dykes Photo: NSIC collection ASC

Hollie Dykes

  • 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne - Gold medal team, Gold Medal floor, Silver medal Beam, Bronze medal All-around
  • 2006 DTB-Polka, Stuttgart, Germany - World Cup event - Gold medal on Beam

AIS Gymnast Jacqui Dunn Photo: NSIC collection ASCJacqui Dunn

  • 2001 World Championships Uneven Bar finalist
  • 2002 World Cup Final 2 nd Place Uneven Bars
  • 2003 World Championships 3 rd Place team

AIS Gymnast Belinda Archer Photo: NSIC collection ASCBelinda Archer

  • 2003 World Championship 3 rd place team

AIS Gymnast Andrei Kravtsov Photo: NSIC collection ASCAndrei Kravtsov

  • Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 (injured)
  • World Championships 1995, 1997, 1999
  • Commonwealth Games 1998 Gold Medal All around
  • Highlights
    • Highest ranking Australian male - 19 th
    • 1997 World Championships - Gold Medal - All around and Parallel Bars
    • 1998 Pacific Alliance, Winnipeg - Gold Medal - All around, Floor, Pommel, Parallel Bars
    • 1998 Commonwealth Games- Gold Medal - All around
    • 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 Australian National Championships.

AIS Gymnast Brennon Dowrick Photo: NSIC collection ASCBrennon Dowrick

  • Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996
  • World Championships 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999
  • Commonwealth Games 1990 Gold Medal Pommel
  • 1994 Gold Medal Pommel
  • 1998 Bronze Medal Pommel
  • Highlights
    • Gold Medal - Horizontal Bar
    • Pacific Alliance , Seoul 1992

Julianne Monico

  • 1992 World Championship Uneven bar finalist.

AIS Gymnast Ken Meredith Photo: NSIC Collection ASCKen Meredith

  • Olympic Games Seoul 1988
  • World Championships 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989
  • Commonwealth Games 1990
  • Highlights
    • Gold Medal - All around and Floor
    • Liberation Cup, Czechoslovakia 1986

AIS Gymnast Monique Allen Photo: NSIC collection ASCMonique Allen

  • Olympic Games Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992
  • World Championships 1987, 1989, 1991
  • Commonwealth Games 1990 Gold Medal Uneven bars
  • Highlights
    • Highest ranking Australian at an Olympic Games
    • 19 th Barcelona 1992

AIS Gymnast Kylie Shadbolt Photo: NSIC collection ASCKylie Shadbolt

  • Olympic Games Barcelona 1992
  • World Championships 1989, 1991
  • Commonwealth Games 1990
  • Highlights
    • Gold Medal - All around & floor
    • Pacific Alliance, Manila 1990

 

Some of the outstanding results by former AIS gymnasts

AIS Gymnast Alexandra Croak Photo: NSIC collection ASCAlexandra Croak

  • 2000 Olympic team member
  • 2001 Commonwealth Games Gold medal team, silver medal Vault.
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne - silver medal in Sycronized Diving

Werner Birnbaum

  • 1981 1983 World Championships
  • 1984 Olympic Games

Robert Edmonds

  • 1981 1983 World Championships
  • 1984 Olympic Games

Kellie Wilson

  • 1981 1983 World Championships
  • 1984 Olympic Games

Kerrie Battersby

  • 1981 1983 World Championships
  • 1984 Olympic Games

Katarina Frketic

  • 1996 Junior National Champion
  • 1996-2000 National squad Member
  • 1998 Commonwealth Games . Gold Medal.
  • 2000 4th 2000 Olympic trial, Olympic Reserve.

Leanne Rycroft.

  • 1985 1987 World Championships
  • 1988 Olympic Games

Monique Allen

  • 1987 1989, 1991 World Championships
  • 1988 Olympic Games
  • 1992 Olympic Games, 19 th All around
  • 1990 Commonwealth Games 1 st Uneven Bars  

Ken Meredith

  • 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987 1989, World Championships
  • 1988 Olympic Games
  • 1986, 1990 Commonwealth Games
  • 1988 1 st All around Czechoslovakian International  

Brennon Dowrick

  • 1989,1992 1993,1994, 1995,1997,1999 World Championship Team Member
  • 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona.
  • 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, 35 th All around 1990,
  • 1994 1998 Commonwealth Games Dual Gold Medalist on Pommel Horse.  

Kylie Shadbolt.

  • 1991, World Championship Team Member
  • 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona.
  • 1990, Commonwealth Games
  • 1990 Pacific Alliance all around 1 st

Lisa Read.

  • 1989 1991 1992 World Cahmpionships.
  • 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona.  

Julie Anne Monico.

  • 1989 1991 1992 World Championships.
  • 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona. A
  • ustralias first Gymnasts to compete in a World Championship Apparatus Final, Uneven Bars    

Peter Hogan

  • 1989,1992 1993,1994, 1995,World Championship Team Member
  • 1994 Commonwealth Games Parallel Bar Gold Medalist.  

AIS Gymnast Bret Hudson Photo: NSIC collection ASCBret Hudson.

  • 1989,1991,1992 1993,1994, 1995,World Championship Team Member
  • 1994 1998 Commonwealth Games Vault Gold Medalist.
  • 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta.  

Nicole Kantek

  • 1995,World Championship Team Member
  • 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta.  

Kirsty Leigh Brown.

  • 1995,World Championship Team Member
  • 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta.  

Jade Davidson

  • 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta. Injured after selection.  

AIS Gymnast Ruth Moniz Photo: NSIC Collection ASCRuth Moniz

  • 1995,1996 World Championship Team Member
  • 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta.
  • 1994 Commonwealth Games

AIS Olympians

2004 – Athens

  • Philippe Rizzo
  • Melissa Munro

2000 - Sydney

  • Alexandra Croak
  • Philippe Rizzo

1996 - Atlanta 

  • Ruth Moniz
  • Nicole Kantek
  • Kirsty Leigh Brown
  • Jade Davidson (injured)
  • Brennon Dowrick
  • Bret Hudson
  • Andrei Kravtsov (injured)

1992 - Barcelona

  • Monique Allen
  • Lisa Read
  • Kylie Shadbolt
  • Julie-Anne Monico
  • Brennon Dowrick

1988 - Seoul

  • Monique Allen
  • Leanne Rycroft
  • Ken Meredith

1984 - Los Angeles

  • Kellie Wilson
  • Kerri Battersby
  • Werner Birbaum
  • Robert Edmonds
  • Anne Maree Kerr ( Rhythmic Gymnastics)

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