Mary-Anne Monckton
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| — Gymnast ♀ — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Mez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
November 16, 1994 Belmont, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2006-Present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Victorian Women's High Performance Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mary-Anne Monckton (born November 16, 1994) is an Australian artistic gymnast.[1][2] She won two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and has represented Australia at two world championships.
Personal Life
Monckton first took up gymnastics because her cousin Melissa already did gymnastics, at first Monckton didn't like the sport but her cousin was persistent in taking her because she had too much energy. She admires Catalina Ponor because of her "amazing work ethic" and uses the inspirational sporting motto, "You try, you fail, you try, you fail. But the only time you really fail is when you stop trying." Monckton's best apparatus is the balance beam and her favourite skill on the beam is the aerial cartwheel. She said being selected for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was her best moment in her gymnastics career so far.[1]
Senior Career
2014
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Monckton helped the Australian team finish in second place earning her a silver medal. She contributed scores on three apparatuses, on the vault she scored 14.000, 13.333 on the uneven bars and 13.100 on the balance beam.[3] Monckton also qualified for the balance beam final where she scored 13.666 which earned her a second silver medal.[4]
Eponymous Skils
| Apparatus | Code | Name | Description | Difficulty |
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| Uneven bars | 3.403 | Monckton | Swing forward - half-turning pike vault over high bar to regrasp | D |