Courtney McGregor
| Courtney McGregor | |||||||||||||
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| — Gymnast ♀ — | |||||||||||||
| Full name | Courtney Louise McGregor | ||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Born |
17 November 1998 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Hometown | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Boise, Idaho, United States | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||
| Level |
Senior International Elite (New Zealand national team) | ||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Club | Christchurch School of Gymnastics | ||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mary Wright | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Courtney McGregor (born 17 November 1998) is a New Zealand representative female artistic gymnast. She has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics but her selection is awaiting confirmation by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Early life and education
McGregor was born in 1998 in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she resided until May 2016.[1] Her parents are Tina and Russell McGregor.[2] Of Māori descent, McGregor affiliates to the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.[3] She attended Villa Maria College and later switched to The Correspondence School.[4] She was awarded a scholarship at Boise State University and started there in May 2016 after moving to the United States.[4][5] At Boise State University, she is studying mathematics and philosophy.[5] Her Christchurch-born coach, Mary Wright, now based in Texas, continues to train her in Boise.[5]
Gymnastics
McGregor started gymnastics at age six.[4] When she was younger, she was inspired by the American artistic gymnast Shawn Johnson. Having grown older, she is inspired by American artistic gymnast Bailie Key and New Zealand flatwater canoer Lisa Carrington.[6] Her first international appearances were the 2012 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Everett, Washington, and the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney.[4] She competed at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China.[7] She won a bronze medal in the vault at the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.[1][4] A week later, she met the qualifications for the 2016 Summer Olympics at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event (known as Aquece Rio 2016) in Rio de Janeiro.[1] She subsequently gained approval by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) to be sent to the Olympics and was one of three gymnasts confirmed by the NZOC on 11 May 2016; Mikhail Koudinov and Dylan Schmidt were the other two.[8] She is the first artistic gymnast to compete for New Zealand since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Laura Robertson represented the country,[4] and at age 17 is New Zealand's youngest Olympic competitor in 2016.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "McGregor continues to wow after winning a ticket to Rio". The Press. 20 April 2016. p. B13. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ Barclay, Chris (21 April 2016). "Aspiring Olympian Courtney McGregor awaits NZOC call on Rio". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Christchurch gymnast Courtney McGregor wins bronze before Olympic test event". The Press. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Barclay, Chris (3 August 2016). "McGregor ready to vault into the limelight at Rio Olympics". The Press. p. B20. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "Accuracy and Courtney McGregor and Charlotte Sullivan". Inspiration Hub. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "2014 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Courtney Mcgregor". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand names largest Olympics gymnastics contingent since 1964". Stuff.co.nz. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.