Nickname
Dom (gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2017)
Hobbies
Watching movies and cartoons, listening to music, camping. (gymnsw.org.au, 01 Dec 2020)
Spoken languages
English
Club
Sydney Gymnastics Centre: Australia
Coach
Brett Austine; Melinda Cox
Start sporting career
He began the sport at age five at Redlands Gymnastics in Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Reason for taking up the sport
His father encouraged him to try the sport.
Hero / Idol
Chinese trampoline gymnast Li Dan. (gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." (gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2017)
Awards
He was named Gymnastics Australia's Trampoline Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019. (gymnastics.org.au, 21 Jun 2021)
Additional information
PRIDE AMBASSADOR
In June 2021 he was named one of two Gymnastics New South Wales' Pride Ambassadors for the coming year in Australia. "I've been involved in gymnastics for over 20 years as a coach, judge and athlete. Pride to me means being myself and promoting equality where I can within my chosen sport." (Gymnastics NSW Facebook profile, 09 Jun 2021)
MUSICAL CAREER
In January 2017 he took part in a local Australian production of 'Cats: The Musical'. "I played the role of three different characters in Cats with some of my flips and acrobatics coming in useful." (dailytelegraph.com.au, 21 Dec 2016)
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