Lauren Mitchell

Lauren Mitchell

Lauren Mitchell, born July 23, 1991 in Perth, Western Australia is an Australian artistic gymnast who was a World Championships Finalist. She currently trains at the Western Australian Institute of Sport.

In 2007, her first year as a Senior Gymnast, she was the Australian Balance Beam Champion. Mitchell competed at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where the Australian team finished a disappointing 11th in the preliminary competition. However, Mitchell qualified for the Balance Beam event final, where she placed a very respectable 5th, equalling Monette Russo as Australia's highest ever finisher in a Balance Beam World Final [ [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22391895-10389,00.html Lauren Mitchell matches Australia's best finish | The Courier-Mail ] ] . Mitchell later stated that she was nervous prior to the final, but pretended she was in training to calm her nerves [ [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22398037-2863,00.html Lauren Mitchell equals Australia's best showing | Herald Sun ] ] .

After her strong showing at her debut World Championships, Lauren went on to compete in several international events. At the DTB Cup in Germany, she won a Silver Medal on Beam and a Bronze medal on floor [ [http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2007/dtbcupw.html 25th International DTB-Cup 2007 ] ] . She followed this up at the Good Luck Beijing event held at what will be the venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal on the balance beam in what was a very competitive line up [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Mitchell-wins-silver-in-Beijing-event/2007/12/04/1196530664579.html Mitchell wins silver in Beijing event - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News ] ] .

She competed for Australia in the women's artistic team all-around event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Links

* http://www.gymbox.net/lauren_mitchell.htm
* http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22391895-10389,00.html
* http://www.gymnastics.org.au/gymsports/wag/mitchellprofile.htm

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