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Georgia Godwin (born 28 October 1997) is an Australian
artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...
. She is the
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and
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champion and the
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,
uneven bars The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is made of a steel frame. The bars are made of fiberglass with wood coating, or less commonly wood. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is UB or ...
and
balance beam The balance beam is a rectangular artistic gymnastics apparatus and an event performed using the apparatus. The apparatus and the event are sometimes simply called "beam". The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is BB. The bal ...
silver-medalist. She is also the
2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
all-around The All-Around is an award given to a rodeo competitor who is most successful in two or more events. Most individual rodeos and championships determine the winner of this award at the conclusion of the other events or championships. Championship ...
silver medalist and the
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and
uneven bars The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is made of a steel frame. The bars are made of fiberglass with wood coating, or less commonly wood. The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is UB or ...
bronze medalist. She represented
Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics Australia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia is one of only five cou ...
and was the third reserve for the all-around final. She is also a two-time
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silver medalist.


Early life

Georgia Godwin was born on 28 October 1997 in
Southport, Queensland Southport is a coastal town and the most populous suburb in the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It contains the Gold Coast central business district. In the , Southport had a population of 36,786 people. Geography Southport is ...
. She has Japanese heritage on her mother's side of the family. She began gymnastics when she was three years old, and was also involved in tennis and athletics as a child.


Career

Godwin won the all-around titles at both the 2011 and 2012 Junior Australian Championships. She made her senior debut at the 2013 Australian Championships and finished third in the all-around, second on
vault Vault may refer to: * Jumping, the act of propelling oneself upwards Architecture * Vault (architecture), an arched form above an enclosed space * Bank vault, a reinforced room or compartment where valuables are stored * Burial vault (enclosur ...
, fifth on the
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, fourth on the
balance beam The balance beam is a rectangular artistic gymnastics apparatus and an event performed using the apparatus. The apparatus and the event are sometimes simply called "beam". The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is BB. The bal ...
, and first on the
floor exercise In gymnastics, the floor is a specially prepared exercise surface, considered an apparatus. The floor exercise (English abbreviation FX) is the event performed on the floor, in both women's and men's artistic gymnastics (WAG and MAG). The same flo ...
. She then made her international debut at the 2014 Nadia Comaneci Invitational and won the gold medal in the all-around and with the team. She then competed at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy and finished fourth with the team and twenty-fourth in the all-around. She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2014 Australian Championships. In the event finals, she finished third on the vault, sixth on the uneven bars, seventh on the balance beam, and second on the floor exercise. Her final competition of the 2014 season was the Élite Gym Massilia where she finished sixteenth in the all-around and sixth in the balance beam final.


2015–2016

Godwin defended her all-around title at the 2015 Australian Championships, and she also finished fourth on vault, third on the uneven bars, first on the balance beam, and sixth on the floor exercise. She was selected to compete at the 2015 World Championships alongside Madelaine Leydin,
Emily Little Emily Little (born 29 March 1994) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the team women's artistic gymnastic events. She was chosen to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal ...
,
Larrissa Miller Larrissa Miller (born 12 July 1992) is an Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She made her Australian Senior National Championship debut in 2008, and went ...
, Mary-Anne Monckton, and Kiara Munteanu, and they finished fourteenth in the qualification round. At the 2016 Australian Championships, Godwin helped the Queensland team win the bronze medal. She then finished sixth in the all-around final. In the event finals, she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Rianna Mizzen and
Emily Whitehead Emily Whitehead (born 11 December 2000) is an Australian artistic gymnast. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal in the team event and on the vault. She represented Australia at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games and is a two-t ...
, and she finished sixth on the balance beam and the floor exercise. Then at the 2016 Élite Gym Massilia, she finished fifth on the floor exercise.


2017–2018

At the 2017 Melbourne World Cup, Godwin won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Emily Little. Then at the 2017 World Championships, she qualified for the all-around final and finished thirteenth. She then competed at the 2017 Toyota International and finished seventh on the vault and uneven bars, tenth on the balance beam, and sixth on the floor exercise. Godwin finished fourth on the vault at the 2018 Melbourne World Cup. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games alongside
Georgia-Rose Brown Georgia-Rose Brown (born 22 January 1995) is an Australian artistic gymnast who currently represents New Zealand in international competitions. She represented New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Brown represented Australia at the 2014 ...
, Alexandra Eade, Rianna Mizzen, and Emily Whitehead, and they won the bronze medal in the team event behind England and Canada. In the all-around final, Godwin won the silver medal behind
Ellie Black Elsabeth Ann Black (born September 8, 1995) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She is a four-time Olympian, having represented her country at the 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic games. She is the 2017 World all-around silver medallist, makin ...
. She then finished sixth in the vault final, and she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind
Georgia-Mae Fenton Georgia-Mae Fenton (born 2 November 2000) is an English artistic gymnast and a member of both the British national gymnastics team and the England Commonwealth Games gymnastics squad. She is the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth champion on uneven b ...
and
Brittany Rogers Brittany Rogers (born June 8, 1993) is a Canadian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She attended the University of Georgia and competed for the Georgia Gym Dogs. Consequently, combining both elite and college gymnastics ...
. Then at the 2018 Australian Championships, she won the gold medal in the all-around, on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, and she won the silver medal on vault.


2019

Godwin defended her all-around title at the Australian Championships, and she won the gold medals on vault and floor exercise, and she won the silver medal on the uneven bars. Then at the FIT Challenge in
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, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind
Naomi Visser Naomi Visser (born 24 August 2001) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She was part of the bronze medal-winning teams at the 2018 and 2023 European Championships. She represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Visser was bo ...
and
Nina Derwael Nina Derwael ( ; born 26 March 2000) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (2018, 2019), and a three-time European champion (2017, 2018 & 2025) on the uneven bars. She also is the 2019 Europ ...
and the Australian team won the silver medal behind the Netherlands. She won the gold medal in the all-around and on vault and floor exercise at the Australian Classic, and she also won the silver medals on the uneven bars and balance beam. She was then selected to compete at the
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alongside Georgia-Rose Brown, Talia Folino,
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, and
Emma Nedov Emma Jane Nedov (born 11 March 1996 in Sydney) is an Australian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2014 and 2018 World Championships. She represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Emma Jane Nedov was born on 11 March ...
, and they finished thirteenth. The team missed a team quota for the 2020 Olympics by one spot, but Godwin qualified for an individual spot because she finished in the top twenty of the eligible athletes. She finished nineteenth in the all-around final. After the World Championships, she competed at the Toyota International and finished fourth on vault and balance beam and sixth on uneven bars, and she won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind
Lilia Akhaimova Lilia Igorevna Akhaimova ( rus, Лилия Игоревна Ахаимова, , ˈlʲilʲɪɪ̯ə ɐxɐˈiməvə, born 17 March 1997) is a Russian retired artistic gymnast. She represented the Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summe ...
.


2020–2022

At the 2020 Melbourne World Cup, Godwin won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Ukrainian gymnast
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. She also placed fourth on the balance beam and seventh on the floor exercise. She then competed at the 2020 American Cup and finished sixth in the all-around. She was initially scheduled to compete at the 2020 Tokyo World Cup; however, the event was canceled due to the
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. Godwin swept the gold medals at the 2021 Australian National Championships. At the
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, she finished thirty-seventh in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 52.865, and she was the third reserve for the all-around final. Godwin competed at the
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in
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, where she won gold medals in the artistic individual all-around and
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and silver medals in the artistic team all-around,
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and
balance beam The balance beam is a rectangular artistic gymnastics apparatus and an event performed using the apparatus. The apparatus and the event are sometimes simply called "beam". The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is BB. The bal ...
.


2023

At the Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup, Godwin won gold on vault and floor exercise, as well as silver on the uneven bars. Additionally, she debuted a new element on the uneven bars, a Weiler-kip with full turn, which was named after her in the Code of Points. Godwin next competed at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, where she won gold on vault, balance beam and floor exercise as well as silver on uneven bars behind
Naomi Visser Naomi Visser (born 24 August 2001) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She was part of the bronze medal-winning teams at the 2018 and 2023 European Championships. She represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Visser was bo ...
. At the Paris World Challenge Cup, Godwin took the silver medal in the vault final behind
Alexa Moreno Alexa Citlali Moreno Medina (born 8 August 1994) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 World bronze medalist on vault, the first Mexican female gymnast to medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She represented Mexico at ...
. Additionally, she finished fifth in both the uneven bars and balance beam finals. In November she had a gymnastics move officially named after her.


2024

In May Godwin sustained an Achilles injury and would be unable to compete at the
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.


Eponymous skill

Godwin has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.


Competitive history


References


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Godwin, Georgia 1997 births Living people Australian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in gymnastics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Australia 21st-century Australian sportswomen Gymnasts at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in gymnastics Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Queensland Australian people of Japanese descent Sportspeople of Japanese descent Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics