Shona Morgan
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Shona Morgan is an Australian gymnast
, training at the Waverley Gymnastics Centre in Victoria under John Hart and Shaoyi Jiang. Shona was the all-around silver medalist at the 2008 Australian National Championships and was a member of the Australian team at the 2008 Olympics
in Beijing
. Shona had previously represented Australia successfully at the 2007 World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany; the 2007 Australia vs China dual meet in Melbourne, Australia; and the 2008 Golden State Classic in Sacramento, California (where she won the elite senior individual all-around).
At the Olympics, Morgan qualified to the individual all-around final, where she placed 15th, while clubmate Georgia Bonora
placed 13th. Their top-20 finish was a first for an Australian club program. Shona was also a reserve for the balance beam final.
At the 2009 Victorian State Championships, Shona won the individual all-around with an impressive performance, including some newly-added skills, on all apparatus over two days of competition. In July she went on to represent her state at the Australian National Championships in Perth, where she finished 2nd all-around behind her Olympic teammate Lauren Mitchell
. She was selected to compete at the Japan Team Cup just after Nationals but declined the assignment in order to focus on schoolwork. Shona is currently aiming to make the 2009 World Championships team and represent her country in London.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
, training at the Waverley Gymnastics Centre in Victoria under John Hart and Shaoyi Jiang. Shona was the all-around silver medalist at the 2008 Australian National Championships and was a member of the Australian team at the 2008 Olympics
Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. Shona had previously represented Australia successfully at the 2007 World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany; the 2007 Australia vs China dual meet in Melbourne, Australia; and the 2008 Golden State Classic in Sacramento, California (where she won the elite senior individual all-around).
At the Olympics, Morgan qualified to the individual all-around final, where she placed 15th, while clubmate Georgia Bonora
Georgia Bonora
Georgia Bonora is an Australian gymnast who was born in Melbourne. She began gymnastics at the age of 3. Bonora attended Eltham High School.- Gymnastics Career :At the Australian Championships in 2006, she finished 3rd...
placed 13th. Their top-20 finish was a first for an Australian club program. Shona was also a reserve for the balance beam final.
At the 2009 Victorian State Championships, Shona won the individual all-around with an impressive performance, including some newly-added skills, on all apparatus over two days of competition. In July she went on to represent her state at the Australian National Championships in Perth, where she finished 2nd all-around behind her Olympic teammate Lauren Mitchell
Lauren Mitchell
Lauren Mitchell is an Australian artistic gymnast. She is the 2010 World Champion on floor and the 2009 World Championships silver medalist on balance beam and floor. Mitchell is only the second Australian woman gymnast to win medals at a World Championships, and the first to win gold...
. She was selected to compete at the Japan Team Cup just after Nationals but declined the assignment in order to focus on schoolwork. Shona is currently aiming to make the 2009 World Championships team and represent her country in London.