| Kate McDonald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 2000 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Balwyn, Victoria, Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2016–present (AUS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CYC gym sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jeb Silsbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kate McDonald (born 1 August 2000) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion on the balance beam.
McDonald was born in East Melbourne in 2000. She took up gymnastics when she was five years old. [1]
McDonald is currently studying a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability) at Deakin University. [2]
McDonald was selected to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games alongside Georgia Godwin, Romi Brown, Breanna Scott, and Emily Whitehead. Together they won the silver medal in the team competition, behind England. [3] During event finals McDonald won gold on balance beam ahead of teammate Godwin and Emma Spence of Canada. [4] Kate is now training at Cheltenham Youth Club by coach Jeb Silsbury.
In June McDonald was named to the Australian team to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Emma Nedov, Ruby Pass, Breanna Scott, and Emily Whitehead. [5]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2017 | Australian Championships | 8 |  | ||||
| 2018 | Pacific Rim Championships |  | | ||||
| Australian Championships | | ||||||
| 2019 | Australian Championships | 5 | | ||||
| FIT Challenge | | 23 | |||||
| Australian Classic | |  | | ||||
| World Championships | 13 | ||||||
| 2020 | International Gymnix | 5 | 7 | | 6 | ||
| 2021 | Australian Championships | | |||||
| 2022 | Australian Championships | 4 | | | |||
| Oceania Championships | | | | | 5 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | | 7 | | ||||
| World Championships | R2 | ||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| World Championships | 9 | ||||||
| 2024 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | | |
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