Monique Marie Allen (born 10 November 1971) is an Australian retired Olympic gymnast. Allen joined the

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before participating in the 1990

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in Auckland, where she earned 9.875 points on the uneven bars, making her the first

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n female gymnast to receive a gold medal.

Competitive history

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* 1971 births Living people Australian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in gymnastics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in gymnastics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in gymnastics Commonwealth Games gymnasts for Australia Gymnasts at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub 20th-century Australian sportswomen