Rianna Mizzen

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Rianna Mizzen
Rianna Mizzen Australian Gymnastics Championships, headshot.jpg
Mizzen at the 2018 Australian Gymnastics Championships
Personal information
Full nameRianna Leigh Mizzen
Nickname(s)Ri
Country representedFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 23)
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia [1]
Hometown Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubGymnastics Queensland High Performance Centre
Head coach(es)Mikhail Barabach
Retired2019 [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Everett Team
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup011
World Challenge Cup100
Total111

Rianna Leigh Mizzen (born 8 December 1999) is an Australian former artistic gymnast. [3] She was a member of the teams that won bronze medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships. She is the 2016 Australian all-around champion and a three-time Australian champion on the uneven bars. [4]

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Early life

Rianna Mizzen was born on 8 December 1999 in Grafton, New South Wales. She began gymnastics when she was six years old, and she began training at the Gymnastics Queensland High Performance Centre when she was nine. [2]

Junior career

Mizzen made her international debut at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and helped Australia win the team bronze behind China and Great Britain. [5] Then at the 2013 Australian Championships, she placed sixth in the all-around and won the bronze medal on the uneven bars. [6]

At the 2014 Australian Championships, Mizzen finished eighth in the all-around and fifth on the uneven bars. [7] She then went to the Elite Gym Massilia in Marseille and placed tenth with the Australian team and thirtieth in the all-around. [8] [9]

Senior career

2015-2016

Mizzen won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the 2015 Australian Championships. [10] She then made her senior international debut at a friendly meet against China and placed seventh on the uneven bars. [11]

Mizzen was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Olympic Test Event alongside Georgia-Rose Brown, Emily Little, Larrissa Miller, Kiara Munteanu, and Emily Whitehead to try and qualify Australia a team spot for the 2016 Olympic Games. [12] The same team competed at the Pacific Rim Championships to prepare for the Test Event, and they won the bronze medal behind the United States and Canada. [13] At the Test Event, the team finished in fifth place and did not qualify a full Olympic team. [14] At the Australian Championships, she won the gold medal in the all-around and on the uneven bars. [15] [16] However, she was not selected for Australia's sole Olympic spot. [17] She won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the Anadia World Challenge Cup. [18]

2017

Mizzen won the bronze medal on the uneven bars at the Melbourne World Cup behind Chinese gymnasts Liu Tingting and Luo Huan. [19] She then went to Montreal for the International Gymnix and placed ninth in the all-around and sixth on the floor exercise. She also won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Hitomi Hatakeda and Jade Chrobok. [20] Then at the Baku World Cup, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Diana Varinska. [21] She then finished fifth on the uneven bars at the Doha World Cup. [22] At the Australian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Emily Little and Georgia-Rose Brown. She also won the gold medal on the uneven bars, placed seventh on the balance beam and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise. [23] She was selected to compete at the World Championships, but she did not qualify for any finals. [24]

2018

Mizzen at the 2018 Australian Gymnastics Championships Rianna Mizzen Australian Gymnastics Championships, standing.jpg
Mizzen at the 2018 Australian Gymnastics Championships

Mizzen competed at the Melbourne World Cup and finished eighth on the uneven bars. [25] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games alongside Georgia-Rose Brown, Alexandra Eade, Georgia Godwin, and Emily Whitehead. Mizzen and Godwin were both sick at the training camp immediately prior to the Games, but they recovered and were still able to compete. [26] The team won the bronze medal behind England and Canada. At the Australian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Georgia Godwin and Emily Whitehead, and she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Godwin. [27] Then at the Australian Classic, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Georgia-Rose Brown and the gold medal on the uneven bars. [28] She was initially selected to compete at the World Championships, but she tore her ACL and withdrew. [29]

Retirement

Mizzen announced her retirement from gymnastics on 16 October 2019 due to not being able to recover from her knee injury. [30] She now works as a gymnastics coach in Brisbane. [2]

In 2020, Mizzen spoke out against the culture at Gymnastics Australia and explained that her injury before the 2018 World Championships was a result of being overworked and the gymnasts not being listened to when they told coaches they were exhausted. [31]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival Bronze medal icon.svg13
Australian Championships6Bronze medal icon.svg4
2014 Australian Championships85
Elite Gym Massilia1030
2015 Australian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Australia vs. China7
2016 Pacific Rim Championships Bronze medal icon.svg
Olympic Test Event 5
Australian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Anadia World Cup Gold medal icon.svg
2017 Melbourne World Cup Bronze medal icon.svg
International Gymnix9Bronze medal icon.svg6
Baku World Cup Silver medal icon.svg
Doha World Cup 5
Australian ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7Bronze medal icon.svg
2018 Melbourne World Cup 8
Commonwealth Games Bronze medal icon.svg
Australian ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Australian ClassicSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg

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