Damian Istria

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Damian Istria
Country representedFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1982-08-24) 24 August 1982 (age 40)
Brisbane
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
ClubLawnton Academy of Artistic Gymnastics
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Horizontal bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester Horizontal bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Rings

Damian Istria (born 24 August 1982) is an Australian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, [1] and the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.

He was commemorated on Australian postage stamps following his gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

After his competitive gymnastics career he became an acrobat at Cirque du Soleil. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Damian Istria". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Brown, Suzanne S. (2 July 2007). "Workouts with Cirque". Denver Post.