Enid Sung (born 26 August 1994)[1] is an Australian former rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist with the team. She also competed at the 2010 World Championships.
| Enid Sung | ||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Juju | |||||||||||
| Country represented |  Australia | |||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1994 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Club | Le Ray Gymnastics Academy | |||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Danielle Le Ray | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1 February 2019[2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Sung was born on 26 August 1994 in Kogarah, New South Wales. She studied media and communications at the University of Sydney.[3] She speaks both Korean and English.[1]
Career edit
Sung began gymnastics when she was twelve years old.[4] She was coached by 2000 Olympian Danielle Le Ray.[3]
Sung made her international debut at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and helped the Australian team win the silver medal behind China.[5] Individually, she won the bronze medal in the all-around.[6] At the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, she finished ninth in the all-around.[7] She competed at the 2010 World Championships and helped Australia finish nineteenth in the team competition.[8]
Sung was not able to compete for a spot at the 2016 Olympic Games due to a shoulder injury, and although she had retired, she decided to return in 2017 to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[9] At the 2018 Australia Cup, she won the silver medal in the all-around and was selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4] She competed alongside Danielle Prince and Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva and won the bronze medal in the team competition.[10] Sung qualified for the all-around final and finished fourth. She also finished fourth in the hoop final, sixth in the ribbon final, and eighth in the clubs final.[11]
Sung retired from competition on 1 February 2019.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Enid Sung". Gold Coast 2018. 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist Enid Sung Retires from Rhythmic Gymnastics". Gymnastics Western Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Enid Sung". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Enid Sung". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "AYOF Results - Team Competition Junior International" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Gymnastics Australia. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "AYOF Results - All Around Junior International" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Gymnastics Australia. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "2010 Pacific Rim Championships Results - All Around" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Moscow (RUS) Team Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Baldock, John (17 August 2017). "Proving the doubters wrong drives gymnast Enid Sung to new heights". SBS News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Results of the women's rhythmic gymnastics team all-around event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 11 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018 Gymnastics Rhythmic Official Results Book" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.