Kate McDonald (born 1 August 2000) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion on the balance beam. She represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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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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Early life
editMcDonald 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][3]
Gymnastics career
edit2022
editMcDonald 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.[4] During event finals McDonald won gold on balance beam ahead of teammate Godwin and Emma Spence of Canada.[5]She is training at Eastern gymnastics club by coach Gabby Berman and Cheltenham Youth Club by coach Jeb Silsbury.
2024
editIn 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.[6]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2017 | Australian Championships | 8 |  |
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| 2018 | Pacific Rim Championships |  |
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| 2019 | Australian Championships | 5 | |
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| FIT Challenge | |
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| Australian Classic | |
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| World Championships | 13 | ||||||
| 2020 | International Gymnix | 5 | 7 | |
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| 2021 | Australian Championships | |
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| 2022 | Australian Championships | 4 | |
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| Oceania Championships | |
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| Commonwealth Games | |
7 | |
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| World Championships | R2 | ||||||
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| World Championships | 9 | ||||||
| 2024 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | |
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| Olympic Games | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "Kate McDonald FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "The 2024 Paris Olympics start this week! Meet the Deakin students representing Australia". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Alice Kinsella leads England team as they regain gymnastics gold in style". The Guardian. 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Gymnast Kate McDonald edges out teammate Georgia Godwin for gold in balance beam final". Perth Now. 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Largest Australian gymnastics team ever named for Paris Olympics". News.com.au. 18 June 2024.