Georgia Bonora is an Australian former gymnast who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, which took place in Beijing, China, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
| Georgia Bonora | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname(s) | Georgie |
| Country represented | Australia |
| Born | 19 May 1990 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior |
| Club | Waverley Gymnastics Centre |
Medal record | |
Personal
editBorn in Melbourne on 19 May 1990, Bonora had problems with her ankle in 2011 and 2012.[2]
Artistic gymnastics
editBonora is an all-arounder.[3] She represented Australia in gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4] She did not compete in 2011 because of an ankle injury.[2] As a member of the 2012 Australian senior squad, she was coached by John Hart.[5]
At the 2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships in Sydney, she finished fifth on balance beam and seventh on uneven bars.[6] The event was part of the Australian national team Olympic qualifying process.[6] In mid-June 2012, she was one of twelve Australian gymnasts vying to earn a final spot on the Olympic squad at a training session for the national team at the Australian Institute of Sport.[7][8] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in women's artistic gymnastics.[2][3][4][5][9] She was selected to compete in the women's team event.[9] These were her second Games.[3][4] Her Olympic training preparations included learning how to deal with flash photography, with strobe lighting used at practice, and being exposed to distracting noises.[5][10]
References
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- ^ "Georgia Bonora". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Elizabeth Grimsley (21 June 2012). "Australian Olympic Team Announced". Inside Gymnastics Magazine. Insidegymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "The Australian Girls Hope to Finish Sixth as They Did in Beijing". The Australian. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Mitchell heads gymnastics team — Other Sports — Sportal Australia". Sportal.com.au. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Olympic debutants jump for joy". Canberratimes.com.au. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ a b "International Gymnast Magazine Online – Mitchell Takes Two Titles at Australian Nationals". Intlgymnast.com. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "I've got work to do: Mitchell". Fox Sports. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Twelve women are in line for five seats on the plane to the UK". The Australian. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Mitchell not feeling pressure for Games – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Australian Gymnasts ready to amaze in Olympic arena". Boxscorenews.com. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
External links
edit- Georgia Bonora at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Georgia Bonora at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Georgia Bonora at Olympics.com
- Georgia Bonora at Olympedia
- Georgia Bonora at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Georgia Bonora at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Georgia Bonora at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Gymnastics Australia Profile
- 2006 World Championships Results
