Philippe Rizzo (born 9 February 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian gymnast and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He was the first Australian to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won silver on the horizontal bar in Ghent in 2001. He is also the first Australian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won the horizontal bar in Aarhus in 2006.[1]
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| Country represented | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1981 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Canberra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Vladimir Vatkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | YU BO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rizzo is also a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medalist and has represented Australia at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
His hobbies include playing the guitar and surfing. Rizzo joined the AIS in 1995. His family is highly involved with gymnastics and runs the Australian Academy of Sport.
Inaugural inductee to University of Canberra Sport Walk of Fame in 2022.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Rizzo claims first gymnastic gold". theage.com.au. 22 October 2006.
- ^ "Walk of Fame Members". University of Canberra. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
External links
edit- Philippe Rizzo at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Philippe Rizzo at Gymnastics Australia (archived)
- Philippe Rizzo at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Philippe Rizzo at Olympics.com
- Philippe Rizzo at Olympic.org (archived)
- Philippe Rizzo at Olympedia
- Philippe Rizzo at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Philippe Rizzo at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
