Kimberly Mason (born 19 September 1989 in Manly,

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) is an Australian

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

. She started rhythmic gymnastics in 1996 at

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, in New South Wales, under the head coach Nicole Higham. Mason has had consistently strong performances in international competitions. In the 2005 Australian Championships, she was second, continuing to be selected for the Australian World Championships team. At the 2005 World Championships in

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, she competed in only three out of four apparatus but was ranked 64th overall, while the next Australian, Naazmi Johnston, was ranked in 94th. In the

2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held i ...

, Mason earned two individual medals (2nd ball, 3rd clubs) and a team medal.

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* * * * 1989 births Living people Australian rhythmic gymnasts Sportswomen from New South Wales Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Sydney Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics People from Manly, New South Wales People educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-sport-bio-stub