Philippe Rizzo
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Philippe RizzoPhilippe Rizzo (born 9 February 1981 in Sydney, is an Australian gymnast
. He became the first Australian to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
when he won silver on the horizontal bar in Ghent in 2001. He is also the first Australian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
when he won the horizontal bar in Aarhus in 2006. He is also a multiple Commonwealth Games
gold medalist and has represented Australia at two Summer Olympics.
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...
. He became the first Australian to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for artistic gymnastics. They have been held since 1903.* * First time track and field event fully disappeared from the sport of gymnastics.- All-time medal count :...
when he won silver on the horizontal bar in Ghent in 2001. He is also the first Australian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for artistic gymnastics. They have been held since 1903.* * First time track and field event fully disappeared from the sport of gymnastics.- All-time medal count :...
when he won the horizontal bar in Aarhus in 2006. He is also a multiple Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
gold medalist and has represented Australia at two Summer Olympics.