| Alannah Mathews | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lani |
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Born | 9 April 1999 Attadale, Western Australia [1] |
| Residence | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Club | Premier Gymnastics Academy |
| Head coach(es) | Gina Peluso |
Alannah Mathews (born 9 April 1999) [2] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]
Mathews began rhythmic gymnastics when she was eight years old because her mother wanted her to engage in a sport. [3]
Mathews began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2015. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around. [4] This was the first time an Australian group had competed at the World Championships in ten years. [3] She represented Australia at the 2019 Summer Universiade. [5] She finished seventh in the group all-around, [6] seventh in the 5 balls final, [7] and fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. [8]
Mathews won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alexandra Aristoteli, Himeka Onoda, and Felicity White. [9] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics. [10] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around. [11]
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