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Felicity White

Felicity White

Australian rhythmic gymnast

Felicity White (born 25 September 2000)[3] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

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Career

White grew up studying ballet at the Queensland National Ballet School.[4] She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was nine.[1]

White began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around.[5] This was the first time an Australian group had competed at the World Championships in ten years.[4]

White won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alexandra Aristoteli, Himeka Onoda, and Alannah Mathews.[6] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics.[7] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Felicity White ready to take on the world in Tokyo". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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    "White Felicity". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    "White Felicity". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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    "Felicity White". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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    "36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 15 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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    "Biggest Australian Olympic Gymnastics team since Tokyo 1964 selected for Tokyo 2020". Gymnastics Australia. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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    Smith, Erin (15 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Dedicated Aussies find rhythm to become trailblazers in their chosen field". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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