Australia at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Australia at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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IOC code	AUS
Medals	Gold 2 Silver 4 Bronze 4 Total 10

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] Australian women won their first medal as a team in 2003.[2] In 2005 Monette Russo became the first Australian woman to win an individual medal, earning bronze in the all-around.[3] At the 2010 World Championships Lauren Mitchell became the first Australian woman to win a gold medal.[4]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Silver	Philippe Rizzo	2001 Ghent	Men's horizontal bar
Bronze	Allana Slater, Monette Russo, Belinda Archer, Jacqui Dunn, Stephanie Moorhouse, Danielle Kelly	2003 Anaheim	Women's team
Bronze	Monette Russo	2005 Melbourne	Women's all-around
Silver	Prashanth Sellathurai	2006 Aarhus	Men's pommel horse
Gold	Philippe Rizzo		Men's horizontal bar
Bronze	Prashanth Sellathurai	2009 London	Men's pommel horse
Silver	Lauren Mitchell		Women's balance beam
Silver	Lauren Mitchell		Women's floor exercise
Bronze	Prashanth Sellathurai	2010 Rotterdam	Men's pommel horse
Gold	Lauren Mitchell		Women's floor exercise

Medal tables

By gender

Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Men	1	2	2	5
Women	1	2	2	5

References

1. "Rizzo claims first gymnastic gold". The Age. October 23, 2006.
2. "Australia wins bronze at championships". The Age. August 22, 2003.
3. "Russo makes history at world gym champs". The Sydney Morning Herald. November 26, 2005.
4. "Lauren Mitchell OAM". Sport Australia Hall of Fame.