Mary-Anne Monckton (born 16 November 1994) is an Australian

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. She won two silver medals at the

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and has represented

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at three world championships (2011, 2014, 2015). In 2020, she was the first of several former gymnasts to speak out about a "toxic" culture within the country's elite programme.

Personal life

Monckton first took up gymnastics because her cousin Melissa did it. At first, she didn't like the sport, but her cousin was persistent in taking her because she had too much energy. She has said she admires

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because of her "amazing work ethic". Her best apparatus is the balance beam, and her favourite skill on the beam is the aerial cartwheel. She said being selected for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was her best moment in her gymnastics career so far.

Senior career

2014

At the

, Monckton helped the Australian team finish in second place, scoring 14.000 on vault, 13.333 on the uneven bars and 13.100 on the balance beam. Monckton also qualified for the balance beam final, where she scored 13.666 and earned a second silver medal.

Eponymous skill

Monckton has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monckton, Mary-Anne Living people 1994 births Australian female artistic gymnasts Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales Sportswomen from New South Wales