Nickname
Danni (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Hobbies
Going to the gym, running, baking cakes. (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Physiotherapy - University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Spoken languages
English
Club
Le Ray Gymnastics Academy [Sydney, NSW, AUS]
Coach
Danielle Le Ray [club] (Facebook page, 28 Jun 2017)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age 11. (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her dance teacher suggested she try the sport. (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (thesaturdaypaper.com.au, 27 May 2017)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning team gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Hero / Idol
Australian cyclist Anna Meares. (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Rituals
"I definitely like to have my lucky hand towel and sandpaper close by during competitions." (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Philosophy / Motto
"Our greatest successes often come after our greatest disappointments." (gymnastics.com.au, 04 Jun 2016)
Additional information
General
FUTURE PLANS
She said the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, may be her last competition. "I've been lured back for the World Games in July [2017], and the Commonwealth Games in April [2018] will probably be my last competition. After that, I will probably look towards finishing my physical education degree, which has taken seven years so far, and also looking forward to staying in the sport, coaching the younger talented girls who are coming up." (thesaturdaypaper.com.au, 27 May 2017)
SPORTING EXPERIENCE
She said starting out late in the sport may have helped her career longevity. "Purely because of the strain the sport puts on your body, and the amount of hours that you have to train per week is incredibly taxing, obviously. But I started quite late in the sport, I was 11, so I think that slightly later start has helped give me longevity in the back half of my career. I returned from Rio thinking I was almost certainly going to retire." (thesaturdaypaper.com.au, 27 May 2017)
TRAINING IN RUSSIA
She has spent time training in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. "My sport is a European sport. If you don't spend enough time over there training with the best and keeping across all the advances, you'll just get left behind." (couriermail.com, 03 Mar 2016)
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