Penelope Blackmore
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Penelope "Penny" Blackmore (born 23 April 1984 in Melbourne
, Australia
) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast
. Penny attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School
in Melbourne from 1989. In 1997, her family moved to Sydney
, Australia
and Penny relocated to MLC School
in Burwood
, Sydney
. Penny attended The University of Sydney
.
Blackmore started rhythmic gymnastics in 1995, after it was suggested to her by a friend of the family. After mixed results from her early career, she was crowned the Australian National All-Around Champion (2nd Hoop, 2nd Clubs, 3rd Ribbon) in 2003 http://gym.gymnastics.org.au/rg/03%20Nat/Senior%20-%202003%20Australian%20Rhythmic%20Championships%20Scoresheets%281%29.htm and ranked 57th at the 26th Gymnastics World Championships in Budapest
, Hungary
http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188464-205686-nav-list,00.html, affirming her then position as Australia's foremost gymnast. In 2004, she again won the Australian National Championships (2nd Hoop, 1st Ball, 2nd Clubs, 1st Ribbon) http://gym.gymnastics.org.au/04austgymchamps_results.htm#rg and thus was given the opportunity to qualify as a wild card entrant in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Blackmore's qualification round results were; Ball 19.325, Hoop 19.575, Clubs 19.600, Ribbon 14.550 http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188464-205686-nav-list,00.html.
Penny announced her retirement from the sport in December 2004 http://www.gymnastics.org.au/gymsports/rg/Retired.htm.
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
. Penny attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School
Korowa Anglican Girls' School
Korowa Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Glen Iris, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
in Melbourne from 1989. In 1997, her family moved to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Penny relocated to MLC School
MLC School
MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :...
in Burwood
Burwood, New South Wales
Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Burwood is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Burwood Council....
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Penny attended The University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
.
Blackmore started rhythmic gymnastics in 1995, after it was suggested to her by a friend of the family. After mixed results from her early career, she was crowned the Australian National All-Around Champion (2nd Hoop, 2nd Clubs, 3rd Ribbon) in 2003 http://gym.gymnastics.org.au/rg/03%20Nat/Senior%20-%202003%20Australian%20Rhythmic%20Championships%20Scoresheets%281%29.htm and ranked 57th at the 26th Gymnastics World Championships in Budapest
Budapest
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, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188464-205686-nav-list,00.html, affirming her then position as Australia's foremost gymnast. In 2004, she again won the Australian National Championships (2nd Hoop, 1st Ball, 2nd Clubs, 1st Ribbon) http://gym.gymnastics.org.au/04austgymchamps_results.htm#rg and thus was given the opportunity to qualify as a wild card entrant in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Blackmore's qualification round results were; Ball 19.325, Hoop 19.575, Clubs 19.600, Ribbon 14.550 http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188464-205686-nav-list,00.html.
Penny announced her retirement from the sport in December 2004 http://www.gymnastics.org.au/gymsports/rg/Retired.htm.