QUICK FACTS
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Birthplace: |
Auburn, NSW |
Occupation: |
Student |
Nickname: |
Proshi |
Sporting motto: |
Strive for the best, be prepared for the worst |
Most admired sportsperson: |
Ayrton Senna & Kimi Raikkonen
|
Favourite sports team: |
Mercedes Honda |
Favourite music: |
Michael Jackson and the Beatles |
Favourite movie: |
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi |
Five words that best describe you:
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Slow, quiet, private, fun-loving, caring
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Currently studying: |
University |
Have any of your family members competed in elite sport?
|
I don't know, I have never asked them |
Best piece of advice received:
|
Try to stay awake |
Superstitions or pre-competition rituals:
|
Try to stay awake during competitions |
How do you relax when you are not in the gym?
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Gymnastics is relaxing, but otherwise motorsports or spend time with my family.
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TRAINING INFORMATION
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Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: |
Probably 5 I think, my mother put me in to use up my excess energy
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First Club: |
Sydney Olympic Park |
First Coach: |
Anne Scott |
Current Coach: |
Robert Hong |
Favourite aspect of being a gymnast:
|
Perfecting technique on skills and trying to master them
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Best apparatus: |
Pommel Horse |
Favourite skill: |
Wu travel & spindle in between handles (although I am not very good at it, but hopefully I will get better)
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Most difficult skill to learn: |
Spindle between handles
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Strengths as a gymnast: |
Slow reaction time and light
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MOST SIGNIFICANT
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Best National Performance: |
2001 – 2nd all round U/15 Australian Championships |
Best International Performance: |
2011 – 1st PH World Cup Series (it felt like winning a F1 drivers world championship – my ultimate dream)
2006 – 2nd PH World Championships |
Best Gymnastic Moment: |
2011 – 1st PH World Cup Series
2006 & 2010 World Championships (team 14th in 2006) |
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
|
Year |
Jun/Snr |
Team
|
AA
|
FX
|
PH
|
RG
|
VT
|
PB
|
HB
|
2015 |
Senior |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
2014 |
Senior |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2013 |
Senior |
- |
- |
- |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2012 |
Senior |
3rd |
- |
- |
1st |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
2011 |
Senior |
2nd |
17th |
- |
1st |
2nd |
- |
5th |
- |
2010 |
Senior |
2nd
|
12th
|
-
|
1st
|
2nd
|
-
|
6th
|
-
|
2009 |
Senior |
2nd
|
18th
|
-
|
1st
|
1st
|
-
|
2nd
|
-
|
2008 |
Injured |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2007 |
Senior |
2nd
|
17th
|
-
|
1st
|
3rd
|
-
|
2nd
|
-
|
2006 |
Senior |
2nd
|
2nd
|
-
|
1st
|
1st
|
-
|
6th
|
-
|
2005 |
Senior - Did not compete |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2004 |
U18 |
-
|
8th
|
8th
|
1st
|
2nd
|
7th
|
4th
|
7th
|
2003 |
U17 |
-
|
12th
|
-
|
1st
|
1st
|
-
|
=5th
|
-
|
2002 |
U17 |
-
|
7th
|
-
|
6th
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2001 |
U15 |
2nd
|
2nd
|
2nd
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
|
Year |
Event |
Team
|
AA
|
FX
|
PH
|
RG
|
VT
|
PB
|
HB
|
2016 |
World Championships, SCO |
- |
- |
- |
61st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2015 |
British Gymnastics Championships, GRB |
- |
- |
- |
5th |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2013 |
World Championships, BEL |
- |
- |
- |
8th |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2012 |
Challenger Cup, BEL |
- |
- |
- |
3rd |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2012 |
Salamun Memorial Cup, SLO |
- |
- |
- |
1st |
10th |
- |
- |
- |
2011 |
World Championships, JPN |
18th |
- |
- |
6th |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2011 |
World University Games |
- |
- |
- |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2011 |
Doha World Cup, WAT |
- |
- |
- |
1st |
7th |
- |
- |
- |
2010 |
World Championships, NED |
18th |
281st |
- |
3rd |
40th |
- |
- |
- |
2010 |
Commonwealth Games, IND |
1st |
- |
- |
1st |
6th |
- |
3rd |
- |
2009 |
World Artistic Championships, GBR |
-
|
-
|
-
|
3rd
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2009 |
Alexander Dityatin Cup, RUS |
-
|
-
|
31st
|
-
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2008 |
World Cup Finals, ESP |
-
|
-
|
-
|
3rd
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2008 |
DTB World Cup, GER |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2nd
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2007 |
Doha World Cup, QAT |
-
|
-
|
-
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2007 |
World Championships, GER |
-
|
19th
|
223rd
|
-
|
14th
|
17th
|
-
|
107th
|
2007 |
Australia v Japan, AUS |
2nd
|
13th
|
-
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2007 |
Australia v China Apparatus Challenge, AUS |
-
|
2nd
|
-
|
-
|
1st
|
1st
|
-
|
-
|
2007 |
Turnier der Meister, GER |
-
|
-
|
-
|
10th
|
16th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2007 |
Paris World Cup, FRA |
-
|
-
|
-
|
2nd
|
12th
|
-
|
-
|
- |
2006 |
World Cup Final, BRA |
-
|
-
|
-
|
4th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2006 |
Valeri Liukin Invitational, USA |
-
|
-
|
-
|
4th
|
3rd
|
-
|
-
|
- |
2006 |
World Championships, DEN |
14th
|
-
|
-
|
2nd
|
15th
|
-
|
143rd
|
-
|
2006 |
Shanghai World Cup, CHN |
-
|
-
|
-
|
7th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
- |
2006 |
Pacific Alliance, USA |
5th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2006 |
Commonwealth Games, AUS |
2nd
|
-
|
-
|
2nd
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
- |
2005 |
World Championships, AUS |
-
|
-
|
-
|
7th
|
37th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2005 |
Gent World Cup, BEL |
-
|
-
|
-
|
3rd - Q
|
14th - Q
|
-
|
-
|
- |
2005 |
International Challenge V Great Britain, AUS |
1st
|
11th
|
-
|
1st
|
1st
|
-
|
7th
|
-
|
2005 |
Australian Youth Olympic Festival, AUS |
2nd
|
-
|
-
|
1st
|
1st
|
-
|
2nd
|
- |
MAJOR EVENTS HISTORY
|
Commonwealth Games: |
2006, 2010 |
World Championships: |
2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
Olympic Games: |
N/A |