Occupation
Athlete
Education
Teaching - University of Newcastle: Australia
Family
Partner Naomi Housman
Spoken languages
English
Club
Robertson Gymnastics: Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Coach
Jarrod Heriot; Ji Wallace
Sporting relatives
His mother Cherie Rutherford has competed in trampoline gymnastics and won nine world age group titles. She has also served as Rockhampton Regional Council's deputy mayor in Queensland, Australia. (couriermail.com.au, 12 Nov 2017; themorningbulletin.com.au, 18 May 2006)
Start sporting career
He first tried the sport at age two.
Reason for taking up the sport
His parents were trampolining coaches. "My parents met through trampolining so I basically grew up in the sport. My mum was coach of the state team and it was just something I fell in love with."
Hero / Idol
Australian trampoline gymnast Ty Swadling, his mother Cherie Rutherford. (gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2017; themorningbulletin.com.au, 18 May 2006)
Philosophy / Motto
"The only person you need to be better than is the person you were yesterday." (gymnastics.org.au, 01 Jan 2017)
Awards
He was one of the recipients of the Senior International Athlete Awards of Excellence at the 2022 Gymnastics Queensland Annual Awards in Australia. (qld.gymnastics.org.au, 23 Jan 2023)
He was flag bearer for Australia at the opening ceremony of the 2013 World Age Group Competitions in Sofia, Bulgaria. (qt.com.au, 28 Nov 2013)
Additional information
COACHING
He has coached at the Eastlake Trampoline Sports club in Belmont, NSW, Australia. (eastlaketrampolinesports.com.au, 01 Apr 2020)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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