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| Full name | Georgia-Rose Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | 
New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former countries represented | 
Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1995 Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2009–2023 (
AUS) 2023–present (NZL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Melbourne Gymnastics Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Misha Barabach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgia-Rose Brown (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian artistic gymnast who now represents New Zealand in international competition. She qualified to represent New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the 2024 FIG World Cup series.
Brown represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and helped the team win the silver medal, and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal on the balance beam and the bronze medal with the team. She competed for Australia at five World Championships and is a five-time bronze medalist in the FIG World Cup series.
Early and personal life
Brown was born on 22 January 1995, in Auchenflower, Queensland. She began gymnastics when she was five years old. [2]
In 2022, Brown began a doctorate program in physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne. [1]
Career
At the junior level, Brown finished sixth in the all-around at the 2009 Australian Championships, and she won the balance beam title. [2]
2011–2012
Brown became age-eligible for senior competition in 2011. At her first senior Australian Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Lauren Mitchell. [3] She made her international debut at the Japan Team Cup, where the Australian team finished fourth. [4]
Brown was part of the Australian women's team at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo. [2] She helped the team qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in 6th place and competed on the uneven bars in the team final, where Australia finished 8th. [2] The following year, she was chosen as an alternate for the Australian women's Olympic team. [5]
2014
In 2014, she was part of the team that won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She qualified for the uneven bars and vault finals, where she came in 5th and 7th, respectively. She finished in 13th place in the all-around. [2] Later that year, she competed at her second World Championships in Nanning, China. She contributed scores on all four events to help Australia secure the 8th spot in the team final, [2] and qualified to the individual all-around final with a score of 54.698.
2017
Brown finished second in the all-around to Emma Little at the Australian Championships. In the event finals, she won the balance beam and floor exercise titles. [6] She missed the rest of the season due to a variety of injuries. [7]
2018
Brown won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the Melbourne World Cup. [8]
2019
At the Melbourne World Cup, Brown won a bronze medal on the uneven bars. [9] She won another uneven bars bronze medal at the Baku World Cup. [10]
2023–2024
In November 2023, Brown's request to represent New Zealand in international competitions was accepted by the International Gymnastics Federation. [11] The International Olympic Committee approved the nationality change for the Olympic Games in January 2024. [12]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Representing
Australia
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| 2009 | Australian Championships | 6 | 6 |  |
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| 2010 | Australian Championships | |
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| Senior | |||||||
| 2011 | Australian Championships | |
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8 | 5 | 4 | |
| Japan Team Cup | 4 | ||||||
| Massilia Cup | |
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| World Championships | 8 | ||||||
| 2012 | Australian Championships | |
4 | 5 | |
4 | |
| International Gymnix | 6 | 7 | |
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| Mexican Cup | 4 | |
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| 2013 | Australian Championships | |
5 | |
5 | ||
| 2014 | Nadia Comaneci International Invitational | |
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| City of Jesolo Trophy | 4 | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Pacific Rim Championships | 5 | 6 | |
8 | |||
| Australian Championships | |
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| Commonwealth Games | |
13 | 7 | 5 | |||
| World Championships | 7 | 21 | |||||
| 2015 | Summer Universiade | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Australia vs China Friendly | 4 | |
6 | ||||
| 2016 | Pacific Rim Championships | |
8 | 5 | |||
| Olympic Test Event | 5 | ||||||
| Toyota International | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Australian Championships | |
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5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Melbourne World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Baku World Cup | |
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| Doha World Cup | |
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| Australian Championships | |
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4 | |
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| 2018 | Melbourne World Cup | |
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| Commonwealth Games | |
4 | 4 | |
5 | ||
| World Championships | 15 | ||||||
| 2019 | Melbourne World Cup | |
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| Baku World Cup | |
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| Australian Championships | |
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| World Championships | 13 | ||||||
| Cottbus World Cup | |||||||
| 2020 | Melbourne World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Baku World Cup | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 2022 | |||||||
| World Championships | 10 | ||||||
| 2023 | Doha World Cup | 5 | |||||
| Baku World Cup | 4 | ||||||
| Australian Championships | 5 | ||||||
| Representing
New Zealand
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| 2024 | Cairo World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Cottbus World Cup | 5 | ||||||
| Doha World Cup | 5 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b "Brown, Georgia-Rose". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Georgia-Rose Brown". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "2011 National Championships Women's CI AA Rankings Women" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Gymnastics Australia. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Japan Cup 2011 Women's Team" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Turner, Amanda (20 June 2012). "Mitchell Leads Australian Women's Olympic Team". International Gymnast Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Turner, David (2 June 2017). "Georgia-Rose Brown finishes second at Australian Gymnastics Championships ahead of busy campaign". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Purdon, Fiona (2 April 2018). "Gymnasts Georgia Godwin and Georgia-Rose Brown to live out a dream on the Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Olympic hopefuls switch focus to Melbourne World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Asian nations dominate Melbourne World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Gymnasts from nine nations golden at Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee - November 2023". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "IOC EB approves one change of nationality and Guidelines on Athlete Expression for Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian female artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- 21st-century Australian women
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
| Georgia-Rose Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Georgia-Rose Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | George | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former countries represented |
Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1995 Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2009–2023 (
AUS) 2023–present (NZL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Melbourne Gymnastics Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Misha Barabach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgia-Rose Brown (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian artistic gymnast who now represents New Zealand in international competition. She qualified to represent New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the 2024 FIG World Cup series.
Brown represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and helped the team win the silver medal, and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal on the balance beam and the bronze medal with the team. She competed for Australia at five World Championships and is a five-time bronze medalist in the FIG World Cup series.
Early and personal life
Brown was born on 22 January 1995, in Auchenflower, Queensland. She began gymnastics when she was five years old. [2]
In 2022, Brown began a doctorate program in physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne. [1]
Career
At the junior level, Brown finished sixth in the all-around at the 2009 Australian Championships, and she won the balance beam title. [2]
2011–2012
Brown became age-eligible for senior competition in 2011. At her first senior Australian Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Lauren Mitchell. [3] She made her international debut at the Japan Team Cup, where the Australian team finished fourth. [4]
Brown was part of the Australian women's team at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo. [2] She helped the team qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in 6th place and competed on the uneven bars in the team final, where Australia finished 8th. [2] The following year, she was chosen as an alternate for the Australian women's Olympic team. [5]
2014
In 2014, she was part of the team that won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She qualified for the uneven bars and vault finals, where she came in 5th and 7th, respectively. She finished in 13th place in the all-around. [2] Later that year, she competed at her second World Championships in Nanning, China. She contributed scores on all four events to help Australia secure the 8th spot in the team final, [2] and qualified to the individual all-around final with a score of 54.698.
2017
Brown finished second in the all-around to Emma Little at the Australian Championships. In the event finals, she won the balance beam and floor exercise titles. [6] She missed the rest of the season due to a variety of injuries. [7]
2018
Brown won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the Melbourne World Cup. [8]
2019
At the Melbourne World Cup, Brown won a bronze medal on the uneven bars. [9] She won another uneven bars bronze medal at the Baku World Cup. [10]
2023–2024
In November 2023, Brown's request to represent New Zealand in international competitions was accepted by the International Gymnastics Federation. [11] The International Olympic Committee approved the nationality change for the Olympic Games in January 2024. [12]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| Representing
Australia
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2009 | Australian Championships | 6 | 6 | |
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| 2010 | Australian Championships | |
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| Senior | |||||||
| 2011 | Australian Championships | |
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8 | 5 | 4 | |
| Japan Team Cup | 4 | ||||||
| Massilia Cup | |
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| World Championships | 8 | ||||||
| 2012 | Australian Championships | |
4 | 5 | |
4 | |
| International Gymnix | 6 | 7 | |
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| Mexican Cup | 4 | |
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| 2013 | Australian Championships | |
5 | |
5 | ||
| 2014 | Nadia Comaneci International Invitational | |
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| City of Jesolo Trophy | 4 | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Pacific Rim Championships | 5 | 6 | |
8 | |||
| Australian Championships | |
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| Commonwealth Games | |
13 | 7 | 5 | |||
| World Championships | 7 | 21 | |||||
| 2015 | Summer Universiade | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Australia vs China Friendly | 4 | |
6 | ||||
| 2016 | Pacific Rim Championships | |
8 | 5 | |||
| Olympic Test Event | 5 | ||||||
| Toyota International | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Australian Championships | |
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5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Melbourne World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Baku World Cup | |
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| Doha World Cup | |
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| Australian Championships | |
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4 | |
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| 2018 | Melbourne World Cup | |
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| Commonwealth Games | |
4 | 4 | |
5 | ||
| World Championships | 15 | ||||||
| 2019 | Melbourne World Cup | |
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| Baku World Cup | |
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| Australian Championships | |
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| World Championships | 13 | ||||||
| Cottbus World Cup | |||||||
| 2020 | Melbourne World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Baku World Cup | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 2022 | |||||||
| World Championships | 10 | ||||||
| 2023 | Doha World Cup | 5 | |||||
| Baku World Cup | 4 | ||||||
| Australian Championships | 5 | ||||||
| Representing
New Zealand
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| 2024 | Cairo World Cup | 4 | |||||
| Cottbus World Cup | 5 | ||||||
| Doha World Cup | 5 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b "Brown, Georgia-Rose". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Georgia-Rose Brown". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "2011 National Championships Women's CI AA Rankings Women" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Gymnastics Australia. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Japan Cup 2011 Women's Team" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Turner, Amanda (20 June 2012). "Mitchell Leads Australian Women's Olympic Team". International Gymnast Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Turner, David (2 June 2017). "Georgia-Rose Brown finishes second at Australian Gymnastics Championships ahead of busy campaign". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Purdon, Fiona (2 April 2018). "Gymnasts Georgia Godwin and Georgia-Rose Brown to live out a dream on the Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Olympic hopefuls switch focus to Melbourne World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Asian nations dominate Melbourne World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Gymnasts from nine nations golden at Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee - November 2023". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "IOC EB approves one change of nationality and Guidelines on Athlete Expression for Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian female artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- 21st-century Australian women
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games