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Beeing nervous before the competition.

Brooke Walker

Born:                         February, 26th 1982
Hometown:                Langwarrin, Melbourne
Coached by:              Fiona Bird, Mark Calton and Shao Yi
Height (1999):            160 cm
Weight (1999):           47kg

Gymnastics Aspirations:
To compete in the Olympic Games 2000.

Family Facts:
Lives with parents and two brothers. She has two German Shephers, a Budgie and a fish.

Favourites:
Gymnasts: Lavinia Milosovici and Joanna Hughes
Food: Spaghetti and Ice Cream
Band: Matchbox 20

Training Information:
Began Gymnastics: age six
Reason for Startings: Mother wanted her to try a new sport

Major injuries: In early1998 while preparing for the Nationals injured herself by hyper extending her knee.

Competition Information:
Favourite apparatus: Bars
Best Performance in Internatinal Competition: First on bars at Blue Water International Canada
Best Performance National: was the Australian Junior National Champ in the AllAround, on vault, bars and beam in1997.

Best Moment : First international tour to Canada Junior Pacific Alliance - it was exciting and a good experience.

More Competitions:
Pusan Cup Korea 1998 3rd on bars
Australia Cup 1998 6th AllAround
Different Dual meets in1999 and a member of the Australian Team at International Teamchampionchips and  the Worldchampionchips in China.

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