- Lauren Mitchell
Lauren Mitchell, born
July 23 ,1991 in Perth,Western Australia is anAustralian 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, equallingMonette 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 the2008 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.htmReferences
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.