Larrissa Miller (born 12 July 1992) is an

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who represented

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at the

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and

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. She made her Australian Senior National Championship debut in 2008, and went on to compete at the

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in 2009, 2010 and 2011. She also performed at the

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and the 2014 World Championships.

Early life

Miller was born on 12 July 1992 in Moranbah, Australia. She started gymnastics when she was five years old at Moranbah Gymnastics Club, where she was coached by Julie Hands. When she was seven, she moved to

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to train at the

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with Vladimir and Irina Joura. In 2015, Miller revealed that she had been

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by an extended family member from the ages of 5 to 16. She is an advocate and ambassador for Bravehearts, an Australian non-profit organisation focused on child sexual assault.

Gymnastics career

Miller competed at her first Australian Senior National Championships in 2008 and finished 12th in the all-around. In 2009, she finished 7th overall and 2nd on the

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. At the 2009 World Championships in

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, she finished 5th in the uneven bars qualification and 7th in the finals. At the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, she finished 3rd with the Australian team, 8th on the uneven bars, and 19th in the all-around. In June 2012, Miller was selected to represent Australia at the

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in London. At the Olympics, she finished 29th on bars, 42nd on floor, and 10th with the Australian team. Miller attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she claimed a silver on uneven bars (behind British gymnast

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) and helped Australia earn a silver in the team competition. Later that year, she competed in the

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, where she qualified for the floor final in 8th place and finished 6th. In June 2016, Miller was announced as Australia's lone representative in the women's gymnastics competition at the 2016 Olympics.

Outside gymnastics

In 2017, Miller was a contestant in the first season of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Larrissa 1992 births Living people Australian female artistic gymnasts Australian Institute of Sport gymnasts Contestants on Australian game shows Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Australia Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Redland City 21st-century Australian sportswomen Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Queensland People from Moranbah