Belinda Archer (born 6 February 1987)[2] is an Australian former artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in the team competition, which was Australia's first team medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[3]
| Belinda Archer | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 February 1987 | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Canberra, Australia[1] | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2002–2005 (AUS) | |||||||||||
| Club | Australian Institute of Sport | |||||||||||
| Retired | 2005 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career edit
Archer trained at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra on a scholarship from 2001 until 2005.[4] She was added to Australia's junior national team in 2002.[5] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim alongside Monette Russo, Danielle Kelly, Allana Slater, Jacqui Dunn, and Stephanie Moorhouse. During the qualification round, Archer placed forty-fifth in the all-around with a total score of 34.974 to help the team qualify for the team final in seventh place.[6][7] During the team final, she contributed scores of 9.275 on vault and 8.812 on the floor exercise to help Australia win the team bronze medal behind the United States and Romania.[8] This was Australia's first team medal and only their second medal at all at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and this result secured Australia a team spot at the 2004 Olympic Games.[3][1] After the World Championships, she competed at the Marsillia Cup in Marseille alongside Allana Slater, Monette Russo, Stephanie Moorhouse, and Melissa Munro, and they won the team bronze medal.[9]
Archer did not compete at the 2004 Australian Championships due to a knee injury.[10] She was not selected for the 2004 Olympic team. She retired from gymnastics in 2005.[11][12]
Post-retirement edit
Archer was inducted into the AIS Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[4] She currently works as a dietitian and a personal trainer.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Australia claims bronze at world championships". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16–24, 2003 Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. p. 22. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Aussie gymnasts celebrate bronze success". ABC News. 21 August 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "AIS Gymnastics Hall of Fame". Clearinghouse for Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2002" (PDF). Gymnastics Australia. p. 22. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim (USA) August 16–24, 2003 Qualification Individual Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim (USA) August 16–24, 2003 Teams Qualification Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16–24, 2003 Results Women's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 20 August 2003. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "2003 Year in Review" (PDF). Gymnastics Australia. p. 40. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "One wobble and you're modern Greek history". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Belinda Archer". Gymperium. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Belinda Archer". Linkedin. Retrieved 28 November 2021.