Alannah Mathews

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Alannah Mathews
Nickname(s)Lani
Country representedFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25)
Attadale, Western Australia [1]
Residence Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
ClubPremier 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]

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Career

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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