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Gymnastics Australia runs a head office in Melbourne, Victoria, acting as Australia's representative body to FIG. [14]Gymnastics Australia coordinates and provides gymnastics for Australians through eight Association Members, managing a total of 247,073 registered athletes (77.7% female, 22.2% male, 0.03% other, 0.03% non-binary with 93% being under the age of 12), 627 affiliated clubs, 7807 ...
It helped reinforce traditional gender roles. One of the early schools in Australia to offer gymnastics for women was the Brisbane Girls' Grammar and the All Hallows' Convent school for girls. [2] During the 1900s in Australia, this sport became more socially acceptable to participate in. [3]
Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] Australian female gymnasts have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1956. [2] A total of 48 female gymnasts have represented Australia. Australian women have not won any medals at the Olympics. [3]
Australia has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition seven times. [1] It has also participated in the women's team competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 20 times, winning a bronze medal in 2003.
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]
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Larrissa Miller (born 12 July 1992) is an artistic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] She made her Australian Senior National Championship debut in 2008, and went on to compete at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011. [2]
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