At the 2001 World Championships Philippe Rizzo became the first Australian gymnast to win a medal, winning a silver on horizontal bar. Five years later he became the first Australian to win a gold medal. Australian women won their first medal as a team in 2003. In 2005 Monette Russo became the first Australian woman to win an individual medal, earning bronze in the all-around. At the 2010 World Championships Lauren Mitchell became the first Australian woman to win a gold medal.
Medalists MedalNameYearEvent Philippe Rizzo 2001 Ghent Men's horizontal bar Allana Slater, Monette Russo, Belinda Archer, Jacqui Dunn, Stephanie Moorhouse, Danielle Kelly 2003 Anaheim Women's team Monette Russo 2005 Melbourne Women's all-around Prashanth Sellathurai 2006 Aarhus Men's pommel horse Philippe Rizzo Men's horizontal bar Prashanth Sellathurai 2009 London Men's pommel horse Lauren Mitchell Women's balance beam Lauren Mitchell Women's floor exercise Prashanth Sellathurai 2010 Rotterdam Men's pommel horse Lauren Mitchell Women's floor exercise
Medal tables By gender
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