That’s easy.
Philippe Rizzo. Australia’s first-ever world gymnastics apparatus champion.
… The greatest female gymnast?
A much tougher question.
It’s been debated on Gymblog. (Read the comments.)
And discussed on the two great blogs from the Down Under:
Australian Gymnastics Blog – Simply the Best (Bwarmp. Bwarmp. BWARMP. Bwarmp…)
The Couch Gymnast – Australians All Let us Rejoice….!
Most would agree, Dasha Joura is #1.
Personally I was inspired by the wonderful Joanna Hughes at the 1991 World Championships. In fact, because of that inspiration I travelled to Australia in 1993 to research what they were doing RIGHT in that free nation to develop such wonderful athletes. (Read my report from that trip.)
Whatever Happened to … Joanna Hughes
Gymnastics Coaching.com 