Mary-Anne Monckton (born 16 November 1994) is an Australian artistic gymnast.[1][2] She won two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and has represented Australia at three world championships (2011, 2014, 2015). In 2020, she was the first of several former gymnasts to speak out about a "toxic" culture within the country's elite programme.[3]
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| Nickname(s) | Mez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1994 Belmont, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2006 – present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AIS, Victorian Women's High Performance Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Misha Barabach & Tracey Penaluna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Michelle Rostas (Newcastle Australia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Lisa Bradley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | The Child of Nazareth, Martine Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | The Monckton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World ranking | Top 10 on Beam in 2014 and 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editMonckton first took up gymnastics because her cousin Melissa did it. At first, she didn't like the sport, but her cousin was persistent in taking her because she had too much energy.
She has said she admires Catalina Ponor because of her "amazing work ethic". Her best apparatus is the balance beam, and her favourite skill on the beam is the aerial cartwheel. She said being selected for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was her best moment in her gymnastics career so far.[1]
Senior career
edit2014
editAt the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Monckton helped the Australian team finish in second place, scoring 14.000 on vault, 13.333 on the uneven bars and 13.100 on the balance beam.[4] Monckton also qualified for the balance beam final, where she scored 13.666 and earned a second silver medal.[5]
Eponymous skill
editMonckton has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[6]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to Code of Points |
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| Uneven bars | Monckton | Long Swing forward with ½ turn (180°), pike vault over high bar to hang | D | 2011 World Championships |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
References
edit- ^ a b "404".
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Mary Anne MONCKTON Profile".
- ^ "Australian gymnastics: Former athletes speak out on 'abuse' culture". BBC News. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "20th Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow (GBR) 2014 Jul 24 - Aug 3". Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "20th Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow (GBR) 2014 Jul 24 - Aug 3". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 84, 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.