Tamara Marcijasz (Olympia Gymnastic Sports) is partway through her 6-month scholarship at Ollerupâread on to hear about some of her adventures so far. “122 days have passed since I first arrived at Ollerup Gymnastikhojskolen, and this time has flown by in the blink of an eye. We have gone through events such as Fastelavn (Northern European carnival tradition), a week-long … Read More
2023 National Service Award – Dylan Schmidt
From the annual general meeting held virtually Wednesday 14 June, we congratulate Dylan Schmidt on being awarded a national service award, for his services to Gymnastics New Zealand as outlined in the citation below. Dylan has been a successful competitive trampolinist since 2007, winning his first World Age Group Trampoline Championship in 2009. He has won multiple, uncountable medals since … Read More
2023 Meritorious Award – Keita McComb
We offer our congratulations to Keita McComb whose services to Gymnastics NZ were recognised with a meritorious award (see the below citation), at the annual general meeting held virtually Wednesday 14 June. Keita commenced her career in rhythmic gymnastics as a gymnast. She commenced her judging career in 1999; judged at her first national championships in 2001 and since this … Read More
2023 Meritorious Award – Misha Koudinov
Congratulations to Mikhail (Misha) Koudinov who was awarded a meritorious award at the annual general meeting on Wednesday 14 June, for his many services to Gymnastics NZ as outlined in the citation below. For eighteen years Misha has represented Gymnastics NZ internationally at the highest level and has provided memorable moments above and beyond the competition results sheets. In the … Read More
2023 Life Membership Award – Gareth Brettell
The last, but by no means least, award announced at the annual general meeting on Wednesday 14 June was a life membership award to Gareth Brettell. We congratulate Gareth on his second significant award, which he has received for his services outlined in the below citation. In 2017 Gareth was also awarded a Gymnastics NZ meritorious award. He has been … Read More
2022 Commonwealth Games athletes in action
Our MAG athletes are competing from Thursday 29th July and our two Rhythmic gymnasts are in action from Thursday 4th August. Viewing is via SKY’s six Birmingham channels and general highlights are on Prime. Check out all the information about the NZ Team including past Commonwealth Games history at https://www.olympic.org.nz/games/birmingham-2022/
Gymnasts of the Year 2021-22 AwardedÂ
This morning at the opening ceremony of the 2022 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships, four athletes were recognised for their outstanding achievements in their respective gymnastics sports with the Gymnasts of the Year awards. Men’s Artistic Gymnastics: Misha Koudinov – Tri Star Gymnastics During the 2021-22 time period Misha has represented New Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, World Cups … Read More
Misha Wins Olympic Quota Spot
Mikhail (Misha) Koudinov won the 2021 Artistic Gymnastics Oceania Championships on the Gold Coast on Friday 21 May. Misha took on the Australians single-handedly at their national championships which also served as the Oceania championships and the decider for the continental spot at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Misha is no stranger to Olympic qualification as he was selected … Read More
Member invitation to FIG e-conference
Dear Members, Following the latest FIG press release, we would like to officially invite you to the FIG e-conference aimed at ‘Finding solutions for a respectful culture and safe training environment in Gymnastics’. This e-conference has been designed as an interactive forum where gymnasts, coaches, technical experts, and administrators can express their views based on their daily or first-hand experiences. … Read More
Ken Bow – Meritorious Award 2020
At the 2019 Annual General Meeting held 18 July 2020, Ken Bow was the recipient of a Meritorious Award. Please read below for the full citation from the Gymnastics NZ Honours Committee: Ken is a member of the Gymnastics NZ MenĘźs Technical/SDC Committee. His current position is MenĘźs Judging Advisor. He is also a Life Member of Mid Island Gymsports, … Read More