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Mary-Anne Monckton
Nickname(s) Mez
Country represented  Australia
Born (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 (age 30)
Belmont, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team 2006 – present
Club AIS, Victorian Women's High Performance Centre
Head coach(es) Misha Barabach & Tracey Penaluna
Former coach(es) Michelle Rostas (Newcastle Australia)
Choreographer Lisa Bradley
Music The Child of Nazareth, Martine Rodriguez
Eponymous skills The Monckton
Retired 2017
World ranking Top 10 on Beam in 2014 and 2015
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2014 Glasgow Team
Silver 2014 Glasgow Balance Beam
World Cup
Silver 2014 Doha Balance Beam
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
Silver 2007 Sydney Floor Exercise
Australian National Championships
Gold 2011 Perth Team
Gold 2012 Sydney Team
Gold 2013 Sydney Team
Gold 2014 Melbourne Team
Gold 2014 Melbourne Balance Beam
Silver 2010 Perth All-Around
Silver 2010 Perth Uneven Bars
Silver 2011 Perth Uneven Bars
Silver 2011 Perth Floor Exercise
Silver 2012 Sydney Uneven Bars
Silver 2013 Sydney Balance Beam
Bronze 2011 Perth All-Around
Bronze 2011 Perth Balance Beam
Bronze 2012 Sydney All-Around

Mary-Anne Monckton (born 16 November 1994) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She won two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and has represented Australia 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 Catalina Ponor 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 2014 Commonwealth Games, 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.

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty Added to Code of Points
Uneven bars Monckton Long Swing forward with ½ turn (180°), pike vault over high bar to hang D 2011 World Championships
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