Caitlin Rooskrantz

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Caitlin Rooskrantz
Full nameCaitlin Aileen Rooskrantz
Born (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 19)
Johannesburg, South Africa
DisciplineArtistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubJohannesburg
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Medal record
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Algiers Junior All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2018 Swakopmund Uneven Bars
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szombathely Uneven bars
Last updated on: 14 May 2021.

Caitlin Aileen Rooskrantz (born 5 November 2001)[1] is a South African artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games. Additionally she is the 2018 African uneven bars champion.

Career[]

Rooskrantz is a member of Johannesburg Gymnastics Centre,[1][2] and started gymnastics at the age of eight.[3] Between 2015 and 2017, Rooskrantz dislocated her fingers on five separate occasions.[2] In 2016, she came second in the junior all-around event at the African Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[4] At the 2016 Junior Commonwealth Games in Namibia, Rooskrantz came second in the vault event, third in the bars event, and second in the all-around event.[5] Rooskrantz made her senior debut at the 2017 Koper Challenge Cup, finishing fifth in the uneven bars event.[1] She was not selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, due to fitness concerns.[2] In 2018, she won the uneven bars event at the African Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and the all-around event at that year's South African National Championships.[1][6] As a result of her national championship win, Rooskrantz qualified for the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[6] That year, she also participated in a training camp in Frankfurt, Germany.[7]

In 2019, she won the uneven bars[8] Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Challenge event in Szombathely, Hungary.[2][3] She was the first South African to win a medal at an international gymnastics competition.[3][9] At the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Rooskrantz qualified for the all-around event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] She was the fourth South African artistic gymnast to qualify for the Olympics since South African re-introduction in 1992,[10] and was the first South African artistic gymnast to qualify for the Olympics since Zandre Labuschagne in 2004.[2] Rooskrantz was one of the first person of colour artistic gymnasts to represent South Africa,[2] along with Naveen Daries, who also competed at the Games.[11] As the 2020 Summer Olympics were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rooskrantz livestreamed the routine that she would have performed at the Games in August 2020.[12] She finished 61st in the qualifying stage of the event, and did not qualify for the final;[13] her score at the Games was a personal best.[11]

Personal life[]

Rooskrantz attended Parktown High School for Girls.[14] Rooskrantz has an older brother. Her father died when she was eight.[2] Her mother gave up working full-time as a nurse to support Rooskrantz's gymnastics career.[1] Rooskrantz had planned to have a gap year to focus on competing at the Olympics, though those plans were changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] She is openly queer.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "The 2021 Olympians: Caitlin Rooskrantz". The Gymnternet. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "CAITLIN ROOSKRANTZ: I HAVE BROKEN THE OLYMPIC BARRIER FOR SOUTH AFRICAN GYMNASTICS". Olympics.com. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Caitlin Rooskrantz inspires a generation of gymnasts". New Frame. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ "13ÈME CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE DES NATIONS: RESULTS, WAG JUNIORS C-II" (PDF) (in French). GymnasticsResults.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Medals and memories for young gymnasts". Northcliff Melville Times. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "JGC gymnasts shine at national championships". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Newlands gymnasts represent SA against Bangladesh, Wales, and Japan". Northcliff Melville Times. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ "SA Olympic hopeful Caitlin Rooskrantz wins gold in Hungary". Sunday Times. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  9. ^ "WATCH: How 18-year-old Caitlin Rooskrantz inspired the nation with historic performance". Jacaranda FM. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "SA gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz on breaking barriers, aims for 'no major faults' in Tokyo". News24. 3 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "South Africa's Caitlin Rooskrantz elated with personal best score at Olympics". Daily Maverick. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ^ "A clean routine for Caitlin Rooskrantz". Northcliff Melville Times. 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's Qualification | All-around individual". Eurosport. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Parktown gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz has now set her sights on qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games". My Com Link. 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  15. ^ "#EXTRATIME WITH TOP SA GYMNAST CAITLIN ROOSKRANTZ". Eyewitness News. May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Caitlin is the first SA Gymnast to qualify for the Olympics through competition. She is also queer". Twitter. 24 July 2021.

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