Angela Donald

Angela Donald
 Gymnast 
Full name Angela Donald
Nickname(s) Angie
Country represented  Australia
Born (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995
Victoria, Australia
Hometown Melbourne, Australia
Height 144 cm (4 ft 9 in)
Weight 36 kg (79 lb)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Club Waverley/VIS
Head coach(es) John Hart
Assistant coach(es) Shao Yi Jiang

Angela Donald (born 4 December 1995[1]) is an Australian artistic gymnast and is the 2010 Bronze Medal Winner for the Beam at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Donald began her gymnastics career at age 9. She is half Chinese (mother) and loves water sports such as parasailing. She says that her favorite memory in gymnastics is "Hearing the head coach call my name for the Australian Team to compete for Germany." Her tips on how to become a top athlete; "Work Hard and never lose sight of your goals and dreams." She cites Nastia Liukin, Georgia Bonora, Shona Morgan and Emma Dennis as her influences.[2]

Career

2010s

Donald competed at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore where she won the Bronze Medal in the Beam Competition, coming behind China's Tan Sixin and Italy's Carlotta Ferlito.[3][4]

She was also a contender training for the 2012 Olympics team.[5][6]

References

  1. "Angela Donald". vis.org.au. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. singapore2010.olympics.com.au "Angela Donald" Check |url= value (help). singapore2010.olympics.com.au. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  3. "Angela Donald". thecouchgymnast.squarespace.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. "Donald’s biggest test". singapore2010.olympics.com.au. August 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  5. "Gymnastics coach faces tough decisions for London Games". news.com.au. June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. "Mitchell's Olympic dreams on track". canberratimes.com.au. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
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