| Saskia Broedelet | |
|---|---|
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Born | 20 February 2004 Auchenflower, Queensland |
| Hometown | Waverley, Queensland |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Club | Aspire Gymnastics Academy |
| Head coach(es) | Iuliia Iakovleva and Tania Belan |
Saskia Broedelet (born 20 February 2004) [1] is an Australian rhythmic gymnast. She will represent Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the group all-around.
Broedelet was born in 2004 in Auchenflower, Queensland. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old. [2] As of 2024, she studies law at Queensland University of Technology, [3] and she has a part-time job as a law clerk. [4]
Broedelet trained at the Premier Gymnastics Academy in Brisbane during her junior career. She dislocated her knee and had surgery in 2019. [2] Despite the injury, she still competed as an individual at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow. [5] She competed with the ball and the ribbon, placing 36th and 20th, respectively. [6] Her routines contributed to Australia's 29th-place finish. [7] She was also the 2019 Australian junior national all-around champion. [8]
Broedelet became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2020. [5] She placed fifth in the senior all-around at the 2021 Australian Championships and won a silver medal with the Queensland team. She won a bronze medal in the clubs final behind Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva and Lidiia Iakovleva. [9]
Broedelet began competing with the Aspire Gymnastics Academy rhythmic gymnastics group in 2023. [10] The group placed fifth in the all-around at the Tashkent World Cup. [11] Additionally, they finished seventh in the 5 hoops final and sixth in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final. [12] They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the Australian Championships. The Aspire group was not selected for the 2023 World Championships, and their appeal to the National Sports Tribunal was dismissed. [13]
Broedelet and the Aspire group won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2024 Aphrodite Cup. [14] In May, she competed at 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, which also doubled as the 2024 Oceania Championships. [15] [16] The Aspire group won the all-around title and thus claimed the Oceania continental berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [17]
Broedelet was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in group rhythmic gymnastics alongside teammates Lidiia Iakovleva, Emmanouela Frroku, Phoebe Learmont, and Jessica Weintraub. [18]
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