- Ji Wallace
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medaltemplates=Ji Wallace (born in Lismore,
New South Wales ,Australia onJune 23 ,1977 ) is an Australian gymnast and Olympictrampoline champion.Earlier in his career Ji Wallace won several Australian national titles and made an international breakthrough in 1996 by winning gold in the DMT (double mini trampoline) discipline at the 19th Trampoline World Championships in Vancouver.cite web|url=http://www.trampoline.co.uk/worlds/Historic/worlds%201996.pdf|title=1996 World Championships Results|accessdate=2008-09-30]
In the World championships held in Sydney, he set a world record for completing a jump with the highest degree of difficulty in the DMT, a triple-triple.fact|date=September 2008
He competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics inSydney , where he received a silver medal intrampoline . [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=GYM "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Gymnastics"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on August 15, 2008)] [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/gymnastics/news/2000/09/23/mens_tramopline_ap CNN/SI report on the trampolin final] ]In 2005, he came out publicly as gay. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/ji-talking-on-highs-lows-and-a-super-new-move/2007/06/09/1181089387102.html Interview with "Sydney Morning Herald"] ] [http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/2489/Out-And-Proud-Diver-Makes-A-Splash.htm] Ji Wallace was the first Australian to be named a Gay Games Ambassador. [ [http://www.gaygames.com/en/participants/ambassadors/wallace.htm Federation of Gay Games player profile] ]
After retiring from trampoline to pursue aerial skiing, he returned to the sport and was selected for the 2007 Australian Men's Trampoline Team competing in World Cup competitions in Russia and Poland.
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