Ruby Pass

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Ruby Pass
Nickname(s)Rubes
Country representedFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (2007-05-17) 17 May 2007 (age 17)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubPremier Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Misha Barabach, Tao Xiaomin

Ruby Pass (born May 17, 2007) is an Australian Senior artistic gymnast. She was named the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Junior International Gymnast of the Year for 2022 by Gymnastics Australia. [1] She represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Early life

Pass began gymnastics at age six in New South Wales, Australia, moving to a better club in Sydney aged ten. The journey for training was a three-hour round trip, six times a week. [1]

Career

2020-2021

Pass competed at the 2020 Junior International Gymnix meet, placing eleventh in the all around. She also placed fourth on floor and fifth with the team. [2] She competed at the Junior Australian Championships in 2021, where she won gold in the all around and uneven bars, as well as silver on balance beam and floor. [3]

2022

Pass began 2022 competing at the Junior DTB Pokal Team Challenge, earning the bronze in all around, a silver on vault, and a gold on balance beam. [4] At the Junior Australian Championships she won gold on vault, balance beam, floor, and in the all around, as well as a silver on uneven bars. [5] Later that year she competed at the Australian Classic, winning gold medals for the all around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. [6]

2023

Pass began competing as a senior in 2023. [7] She competed at the Doha and Baku World Cups in March 2023, placing fifth in the Doha floor final. At the Baku World Cup she finished fifth in the bars final, eighth in the beam final and fourth in the floor final. [8] At the Oceania Championships she won gold in the all around, vault and floor with a silver on beam. [9] At the Australian Championships she won gold on uneven bars, with silver on balance beam, floor and in the all around. [10] Pass then went to her first World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, placing thirty fifth in the all around qualification.

2024

Pass competed at the Senior DTB Pokal Team Challenge, placing sixth in the all around. [11] The Australian team also placed second at the competition. It consisted of Pass, Georgia Godwin, Kate McDonald, Breanna Scott and Emily Whitehead. At the Australian Championships in May 2024 Pass earned gold in the all around, vault, uneven bars and floor. [12]

In June, Pass was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Kate McDonald, Emma Nedov, Breanna Scott, and Emily Whitehead. [13]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021 Australian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Australian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Australian ClassicGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Senior
2023 Doha World Cup 5
Baku World Cup 584
Oceania Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Australian ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
World Championships 935
2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Silver medal icon.svg
Australian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Olympic Games 1013

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