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| Born | (1981-02-09) 9 February 1981 (age 43) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Canberra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Vladimir Vatkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | YU BO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Philippe Rizzo (born 9 February 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian gymnast and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He was the first Australian to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won silver on the horizontal bar in Ghent in 2001. He is also the first Australian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships when he won the horizontal bar in Aarhus in 2006.
Rizzo is also a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medalist and has represented Australia at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
His hobbies include playing the guitar and surfing. Rizzo joined the AIS in 1995. His family is highly involved with gymnastics and runs the Australian Academy of Sport.
Inaugural inductee to University of Canberra Sport Walk of Fame in 2022.
References
- "Rizzo claims first gymnastic gold". theage.com.au. 22 October 2006.
- "Walk of Fame Members". University of Canberra. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
External links
- Philippe Rizzo at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Philippe Rizzo at Gymnastics Australia (archived)
- Philippe Rizzo at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Philippe Rizzo at Olympics.com
- Philippe Rizzo at Olympic.org (archived)
- Philippe Rizzo at Olympedia (archive)
- Philippe Rizzo at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Philippe Rizzo at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Australian Institute of Sport gymnasts
- Australian male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World champion gymnasts
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Olympic gymnasts for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
- University of Canberra alumni
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen