Mary-Anne Monckton

Mary-Anne Monckton
Nickname(s)	Mez
Born	(1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 (age 30) Belmont, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Australia
Years on national team	2006 – present
Club	AIS, Victorian Women's High Performance Centre
Head coach(es)	Misha Barabach & Tracey Penaluna
Former coach(es)	Michelle Rostas (Newcastle Australia)
Choreographer	Lisa Bradley
Music	The Child of Nazareth, Martine Rodriguez
Eponymous skills	The Monckton
Retired	2017
World ranking	Top 10 on Beam in 2014 and 2015
Medal record Representing   Australia Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team 2014 Glasgow Balance Beam World Cup 2014 Doha Balance Beam Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2007 Sydney Floor Exercise Australian National Championships 2011 Perth Team 2012 Sydney Team 2013 Sydney Team 2014 Melbourne Team 2014 Melbourne Balance Beam 2010 Perth All-Around 2010 Perth Uneven Bars 2011 Perth Uneven Bars 2011 Perth Floor Exercise 2012 Sydney Uneven Bars 2013 Sydney Balance Beam 2011 Perth All-Around 2011 Perth Balance Beam 2012 Sydney All-Around

Mary-Anne Monckton (born 16 November 1994) is an Australian artistic gymnast. ^{[1] [2]} She won two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and has represented Australia at three world championships (2011, 2014, 2015). In 2020, she was the first of several former gymnasts to speak out about a "toxic" culture within the country's elite programme. ^[3]

Personal life

Monckton first took up gymnastics because her cousin Melissa did it. At first, she didn't like the sport, but her cousin was persistent in taking her because she had too much energy.

She has said she admires Catalina Ponor because of her "amazing work ethic". Her best apparatus is the balance beam, and her favourite skill on the beam is the aerial cartwheel. She said being selected for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was her best moment in her gymnastics career so far. ^[1]

Senior career

2014

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Monckton helped the Australian team finish in second place, scoring 14.000 on vault, 13.333 on the uneven bars and 13.100 on the balance beam. ^[4] Monckton also qualified for the balance beam final, where she scored 13.666 and earned a second silver medal. ^[5]

Eponymous skill

Monckton has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points. ^{[6] [7]}

Apparatus	Name	Description	Difficulty [a]	Added to Code of Points
Uneven bars	Monckton	Long Swing forward with ½ turn (180°), pike vault over high bar to hang	D	2011 World Championships

1. Valid for the 2025-2028 Code of Points

References

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2. "Glasgow 2014 - Mary Anne MONCKTON Profile". Archived from the original on 2 April 2018.
3. "Australian gymnastics: Former athletes speak out on 'abuse' culture". BBC News. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
4. "20th Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow (GBR) 2014 Jul 24 - Aug 3". Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
5. "20th Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow (GBR) 2014 Jul 24 - Aug 3". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
6. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . p. 84, 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
7. "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.