Georgia Rose Brown

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Georgia Rose Brown
Full name Georgia Rose Brown
Country representedFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
Born (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 23)
Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia
Hometown Elwood, Australia
Discipline Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Level Senior International
Club Victorian Women's High Performance Centre
Head coach(es) Misha Barabach & Tracey Penaluna

Georgia-Rose Brown (born 22 January 1995 in Auchenflower, Queensland) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She has competed in two world championships and helped the Australian women secure a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. She currently trains at the Victoria Women's High Performance Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

Auchenflower, Queensland Suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Auchenflower is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the Brisbane CBD bordering the Brisbane River.

2014 Commonwealth Games 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014,, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.

Career

In 2011 Brown was part of the women's team for the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo. She helped the Australian team qualify for the Summer Olympics in 6th place and competed on the Uneven Bars in the team final where they finished 8th overall. The following year Brown was chosen as an alternate for the Australian women's Olympic team and travelled with them to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.

2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was considering moving the event, but on May 22 FIG president Bruno Grandi announced that the World Championships would take place in Tokyo as planned.

2012 Summer Olympics Games of the XXX Olympiad, held in London in 2012

The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremonies on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.

In 2014, she was part of the team who won Silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She qualified for the Uneven Bars and Vault finals where she came in 5th and 7th respectively. She competed the All-Around where she finished in 13th place.

Later that year she was chosen to go to her second World Championships in Nanning, China. Competing in all four events, she contributed scores to help Australia secure the 8th spot in the team all-around final and qualified to the Individual All-Around final with a score of 54.698.

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References

    Gymnastics Australia

    Gymnastics Australia (GA) is the governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Australia.