Gymnastics Australia

Jesse Moore has secured a place in the All-Around Final for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics courtesy of a remarkable Olympic debut in qualification. The 21-year-old South Australian had to wait for the third and final subdivision to compete to determine his fate, as his All-Around score of 82.698 placed him in 13th place after the first two subdivisions are completed with the top 24 gymnasts to make the All-Around Final. After a few nervous hours though, his dream was secured, finishing in 15th place overall in the qualification round, the first Aussie man to qualify for the final since Josh Jeffries in London twelve years ago. Jesse produced his best routine on Vault (14.233) and his effort on Parallel Bars (14.200) was not far behind as he displayed nerves of his steel in the second half of the session. A stunning Floor routine (13.966) was an excellent way to start his maiden appearance on the biggest stage of all, but his strength of character was on show after he a slight clip of his foot on Pommel prevented his score on his preferred apparatus (13.700) from being at the level he is accustomed to. The slight hiccup did not faze him however as he produced a solid routine on Rings (13.033) before remaining composed on Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar (13.566) to finish strongly. Jesse will now compete again in the Men's All Around Final, being held in the early hours of Thursday morning AEST. https://lnkd.in/gKhieg5t

Seventeen-year-old Ruby Pass has earned her place in a maiden Olympic All-Around Final as Australia’s Women’s Artistic team finished in tenth place at Paris’ Bercy Arena. Ruby produced a scintillating debut on the biggest stage of all to score 53.866 in All-Around and qualify for the final in 14th place. The national All-Around, Floor, Vault and Uneven Bars champion announced herself earlier this year with a dominant showing at the Australian Gymnastics Championships, but this was a much bigger statement. Ruby showed composure beyond her years to ensure she hit the scores she needed to be amongst the world’s finest and her best performance came on Uneven Bars with a score of 13.900. She becomes the first Australian to make the Women's Artistic All-Around Final since Emily Little and Ashleigh Brennan in London in 2012. Ruby will now have a few days to recover before the All-Around Final at 2.15am AEST on Friday 2 August. Breanna Scott came closest of the Australians to making an apparatus final with a score of 13.700 on Beam placing her in 12th with the top eight making the final. The Australian team’s total score of 158.964 was only 0.533 shy of making the top eight and qualifying for the final. https://lnkd.in/g7326FnM

We're turning Australia Green & Gold on Friday 2nd August, in support of the Australian Olympic Team. ‘Green & Gold Day’ is for everyone. The athletes, the fans, the businesses, the schools, the young, the old and everything in between. It doesn’t matter who you are, your sporting ability or your background, we believe sport has the power to unite us all. This day is about painting the country in our national colours and being proud of Australia’s sporting achievements, it’s about all Australians coming together and celebrating the green and gold.

Gymnastics Australia has today announced the appointment of Alistair Edgar as Chief Executive Officer. Already a familiar figure in the Gymnastics ecosystem through his role as Chief Executive Officer at Gymnastics Victoria, Alistair brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the role across business, sports management, and the public sector. “The Gymnastics Australia Board is delighted to welcome Alistair into the role as CEO at an exciting time for our sport. After an extensive search, Alistair showed his significant experience in gymnastics as a coach, event manager, State Board Director and State CEO, combined with his clear strategic vision for the sport made him to ideal choice to take the sport forward,” said Sam Offord, President of Gymnastics Australia. “The board would like to thank Mr. Chris O'Brien for stepping into the interim CEO role for the past six months. We acknowledge the significant contribution this has been whilst he continued in his substantive role as National Performance Director leading the preparations for the Australian team competing at the Olympic Games in Paris later this month. More information on Alistair Edgar’s appointment can be found on the Gymnastics Australia website. https://lnkd.in/gpWTVw4X

And they're off! Our Artistic Gymnasts today boarded the plane from Canberra following their training camp at the Australian Institute Of Sport on their way to France for the Paris Olympic Games. Our whole community is behind you! Best of luck.

Gymnastics Australia has welcomed today’s announcement of a record $283 million investment into high performance sport from the Australian Government. The Prime Minister, The Hon Anthony Albanese and Minister for Sport, The Hon Anika Wells, joined athletes, including Paris bound gymnast Jesse Moore and Tokyo Olympian Georgia Godwin, at the Gymnastics Hall at the Australian Institute Of Sport to make the announcement. https://lnkd.in/gVn5ahVp

Gymnastics Australia is calling for nominations for 2025-2028 National Commission members. Applications are open to Technical Members who would like to contribute to the activities and development of their Gymsport. The National Gymsport Commissions are responsible for all technical elements of their gymsport. They provide operational technical advice, lead key development projects and are the technical experts in all matters related to events, programs, and education. More information via the link below. https://lnkd.in/gaKrDgDe

Australian children’s love of gymnastics is continuing to grow as the sport recently notched up its one millionth participant through the Sporting Schools program. Sporting Schools aims to engage and inspire Australian children, establish healthy habits and a lifelong interest in sport, and as a foundational sport which provides young Australians with the basic skills and knowledge for all aspects of life, Gymnastics Australia is enjoying a fruitful partnership with Sporting Schools. More than 8000 gymnastics programs have been delivered nationwide via Sporting Schools with more than 275 gymnastics clubs participating since the program’s inception nine years ago. https://lnkd.in/gV59HxU2

Gymnastics Australia would like to welcome the two newest members of the Gymnastics Australia Board – Pia McKeown and Dion Russell. Current Director and Chair, Finance, Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC) Tony Hood will continue on the Board in an elected director position for a five-year director tenure. Gymnastics Australia would like to thank outgoing director Matthew Harvey for his service and commitment to Gymnastics in Australia. More information is available on our website now. https://lnkd.in/gE8x2dzW

Gymnastics Australia would like to congratulate Life Member and former President, Grant Harrison on his re-election to the Commonwealth Games Australia Board and his appointment as Vice-President.