Sam Offord
| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Samuel Offord |
| Born | 4 March 1986 Naracoorte, South Australia |
| Occupation | physiotherapist |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Gymnastics |
Medal record | |
Samuel Offord (born 4 March 1986) is an Australian former artistic gymnast.[1]
Gymnastics career
[edit]Born in the town of Naracoorte, Offord got his start in gymnastics at the age of six and first trained at the Koorana Gymnastics Club in Adelaide. He represented Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, winning two medals.[2] His best international performance came at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he was a gold medalist in both the rings and team all-around events. He also featured in five editions of the World Championships. An ankle injury ruled him out of contention for a place on the 2012 Summer Olympic team.[3]
Sports administration career
[edit]Offord was appointed as Gymnastics Australia's Board Director in November 2021.[4] In May 2023 Offord was appointed acting President following Professor Carol Mill’s decision to step down as President.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Cooper, Adam (1 May 2010). "Aussie Offord wins gymnastics gold". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Sam Offord: Adelaide's Lord on the Rings". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Sam's shattered Olympic dream". PerthNow. 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Gymnastics elite to join Board". vic.gymnastics.org.au. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Gymnastics Australia". gymnastics-australia-stage.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Samuel Offord at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Samuel Offord at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Sam Offord at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Australian male artistic gymnasts
- Sportsmen from South Australia
- Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen