Philippe Rizzo

Philippe Rizzo
Born (1981-02-09) 9 February 1981
Sydney, Australia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Australia
ClubAustralian Institute of Sport
Head coach(es)Vladimir Vatkin
Former coach(es)YU BO
Medal record
World Championships
2006 Aarhus Horizontal Bar
2001 Ghent Horizontal Bar
Summer Universiade
2001 Beijing Horizontal Bar
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Pommel Horse
2002 Manchester Parallel Bars
2002 Manchester Horizontal Bar
1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
2002 Manchester All Around
2006 Melbourne Team
2006 Melbourne Parallel Bars
2002 Manchester Team
2002 Manchester Floor]]
2006 Melbourne All Around

Philippe Rizzo (born 9 February 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian gymnast and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He was 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.[1]

Rizzo is also a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medalist and has represented Australia at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

His hobbies include playing the guitar and surfing. Rizzo joined the AIS in 1995. His family is highly involved with gymnastics and runs the Australian Academy of Sport.

Inaugural inductee to University of Canberra Sport Walk of Fame in 2022.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rizzo claims first gymnastic gold". theage.com.au. 22 October 2006.
  2. ^ "Walk of Fame Members". University of Canberra. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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