Ashleigh Brennan
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Ashleigh Jade Brennan is an Australian gymnast
who is currently on the Australia Gymnastics Artistic Women's National Team. Brennan participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
where she won an individual silver medal
in the Women's Gymnastics floor exercise and a team gold medal
. She competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
.
She currently attends Melbourne Girls' College
and is the sister of Berwick footballer Tom Brennan.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
who is currently on the Australia Gymnastics Artistic Women's National Team. Brennan participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
where she won an individual silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the Women's Gymnastics floor exercise and a team gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
. She competed in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Beijing
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.
She currently attends Melbourne Girls' College
Melbourne Girls' College
Melbourne Girls' College is an all-girls, government school located in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. It has one campus on the banks of the Yarra River which is for girls from year 7 to 12. Currently, girls from 212 Melbourne postcodes, in Melbourne and in country Victoria, along with girls from...
and is the sister of Berwick footballer Tom Brennan.