Emily Whitehead
Senior International | WGC Hall of Fame | 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympian
Emily Whitehead
Emily Whitehead is a proud WGC Hall of Fame member!
Birthplace:
Mornington
Birthday:
11/12/2000
Nickname:
Em
Current Tertiary Study:
Exercise Sport Science
Motto:
"Leave no stone unturned"
International Competitions:
2024 Paris Olympics
2024 Paris World Cup
2022 DTB Pokal
2021 Continental Championships
2021 Tokyo Olympics
2019 Flanders International
2018 Melbourne World Cup
2018 Commonwealth Games
2018 World Championships
2017 AT&T American Cup, Gymnix International and Cottbus World Cup
2016 Pacific Rim
2015 Jesolo Trophy and Japan Junior
2014 Jesolo Trophy and Pacific Rim
National Competitions:
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 Australian Gymnastics Championships
Most Significant Performance:
Best National Performance: 2021 Australian Championships
Best International Performance: Tokyo Olympics AA Score
Proudest Gymnastics Achievement? Becoming an Olympian
Additional Information:
Most admired sportsperson? Michael Jordan
Favourite musician? Pop
Favourite movie/TV shows? The Age of Adaline & The Blacklist
What is your pet hate? Disorganisation, mess and half done jobs
If you were famous who would you be and why? SIA, because I like to blend in with the crowd
Best piece of advice you've ever received? "Nothing worth having comes easy."
When and why did you start gymnastics? 5 years old
First gymnastics club? Grips Gymnastics
Who were your developmental coaches? John Hart, Shaoyi Jiang, Janie Ahlstrom, Grace Yang, Mr Yang
Who is your current coach? Yusuf Topari
What is the most important thing your coach has taught you? Just keep chipping away. Don't focus on the things you can't control.
Favourite thing about Waverley? The support shown inside and outside of the gym. They go above and beyond to help us athletes achieve our dreams.
Best apparatus? Vault
Favourite skill? Pak on bars
Most difficult skill to learn? Flyaway dismount off bars