Kirsty-Leigh Brown

Kirsty-Leigh Brown
Born (1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 43)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Australia

Kirsty-Leigh Brown (born 13 November 1981) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She represented Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Career

When she was nine, Brown began training at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for 36 hours per week.[2] She competed at the 1995 World Championships where the Australian team finished 12th.[3] She finished fifth in the all-around at the 1996 Australian Olympic Trials.[4] When she was 14, she was selected to competed for the 1996 Australian Olympic team.[2][5] The Australian team finished in 10th place.[6][7]

As of 2021, Brown works as a gymnastics coach.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kirsty Leigh-Brown Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Kennedy, Paul; McCarthy, Marty (31 May 2021). "Elite Australian gymnasts reveal claims of emotional and verbal abuse by some coaches following Human Rights Commission report". ABC News. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Australian Gymnastic Federation 1995 Annual Report". Clearinghouse for Sport. Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Scoreboard - Gymnastics". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 May 1996. p. 32. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sport Briefing - Gymnastics - Olympic Squad Named". The Age. 19 June 1996. p. 36. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1996 Olympic Games Women's Team Optionals Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA, USA July 23, 1996" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. p. 8. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ^ Stephens, Tony (15 August 1996). "They swam, they ran, they prayed for glory... and then ticker tape". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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