Ruby Pass (born May 17, 2007) is an Australian Senior artistic gymnast. She was named the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Junior International Gymnast of the Year for 2022 by Gymnastics Australia.[1]
| Ruby Pass | |
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| Nickname(s) | Rubes |
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Born | 17 May 2007 |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Club | Premier Gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Misha Barabach, Tao Xiaomin |
Early life
editPass began gymnastics at age six in New South Wales, Australia, moving to a better club in Sydney aged ten. The journey for training was a three-hour round trip, six times a week.[1]
Career
edit2020-2021
editPass competed at the 2020 Junior International Gymnix meet, placing eleventh in the all around. She also placed fourth on floor and fifth with the team.[2] She competed at the Junior Australian Championships in 2021, where she won gold in the all around and uneven bars, as well as silver on balance beam and floor.[3]
2022
editPass began 2022 competing at the Junior DTB Pokal Team Challenge, earning the bronze in all around, a silver on vault, and a gold on balance beam.[4] At the Junior Australian Championships she won gold on vault, balance beam, floor, and in the all around, as well as a silver on uneven bars.[5] Later that year she competed at the Australian Classic, winning gold medals for the all around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.[6]
2023
editPass began competing as a senior in 2023.[7] She competed at the Doha and Baku World Cups in March 2023, placing fifth in the Doha floor final. At the Baku World Cup she finished fifth in the bars final, eighth in the beam final and fourth in the floor final.[8] At the Oceania Championships she won gold in the all around, vault and floor with a silver on beam.[9] At the Australian Championships she won gold on uneven bars, with silver on balance beam, floor and in the all around.[10] Pass then went to her first World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, placing thirty fifth in the all around qualification.
2024
editPass competed at the Senior DTB Pokal Team Challenge, placing sixth in the all around.[11] The Australian team also placed second at the competition. It consisted of Pass, Georgia Godwin, Kate McDonald, Breanna Scott and Emily Whitehead. At the Australian Championships in May 2024 Pass earned gold in the all around, vault, uneven bars and floor.[12]
In June, Pass was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Kate McDonald, Emma Nedov, Breanna Scott, and Emily Whitehead.[13]
Competitive history
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| Baku World Cup | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||
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| World Championships | 35 | ||||||
| 2024 | DTB Pokal Stuttgart |
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References
edit- ^ a b "PASS Ruby - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2020 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2021 Australian Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2022 Australian Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2022 Australian Classic Results". The Gymternet. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Pass' Senior breakthrough earns Emerging Athlete of the Month | Gymnastics Australia". gymnastics.org.au. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "FIG Results - 17114". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2023 Oceania Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2023 Australian Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Says, Lspatterson2016 (2024-03-18). "2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Results | Ausgymnasticschamps". ausgymnasticschamps.com.au. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Largest ever Australian Olympic Gymnastics Team named for Paris Olympics". Australian Olympic Committee. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.