Penelope Blackmore

Penelope Blackmore
Nickname(s)Penny
Born (1984-04-23) 23 April 1984 (age 40)
Melbourne, Australia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
Country represented Australia
Years on national team1999-2004
LevelInternational Elite
Retiredyes

Penelope Blackmore (born 23 April 1984) is a retired Australian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represented her country internationally.

Biography

Penelope started rhythmic gymnastics when she was twelve years old, training five hours a day, six days a week. In 1998 she moved with her family from Melbourne to Sydney. A year later she was selected to compete at both the 1999 World Championships in Osaka and the Four Continents Competition in Jacksonville.[2]

In 2003 she became the Australian national champion. She also competed in the World Championships in Budapest where she finished 49th in the All-Around and 24th in teams.[3][4]

In 2004 she again won the Australian national championships (2nd Hoop, 1st Ball, 2nd Clubs, 1st Ribbon) which gave her the opportunity to qualify as a wild card entrant in the Athens Olympic Games. There she finished 23rd in the qualification round and thus didn't advance to the final.[5][6]

After the Games, Blackmore announced her retirement from the sport. She now lives in Germany and runs an organisation that assists businesses to transition and evolve in the digital age.[2]

References

  1. ^ "BLACKMORE Penelope - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  2. ^ a b "Penelope (Penny) Blackmore (2002) - MLC School". www.mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  3. ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2003 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ "2003 World Championships Teams". gym.longinestiming.com.
  5. ^ "Olympedia – Penny Blackmore". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  6. ^ "2004 Olympic Games Results" (PDF). static.usagym.org.