Damian Istria | |
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Country represented | Australia |
Born | Brisbane | 24 August 1982
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Club | Lawnton Academy of Artistic Gymnastics |
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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