Enid Sung

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Enid Sung
Nickname(s)Juju
Country represented Australia
Born (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 27)
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubLe Ray Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Danielle Le Ray
Retired1 February 2019[2]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team

Enid Sung (born 26 August 1994)[1] is an Australian former rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist with the team. She also competed at the 2010 World Championships.

Personal life[]

Sung was born on 26 August 1994 in Kogarah, New South Wales. She studied media and communications at the University of Sydney.[3] She speaks both Korean and English.[1]

Career[]

Sung began gymnastics when she was twelve years old.[4] She was coached by 2000 Olympian Danielle Le Ray.[3]

Sung made her international debut at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and helped the Australian team win the silver medal behind China.[5] Individually, she won the bronze medal in the all-around.[6] At the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, she finished ninth in the all-around.[7] She competed at the 2010 World Championships and helped Australia finish nineteenth in the team competition.[8]

Sung was not able to compete for a spot at the 2016 Olympic Games due to a shoulder injury, and although she had retired, she decided to return in 2017 to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[9] At the 2018 Australia Cup, she won the silver medal in the all-around and was selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4] She competed alongside Danielle Prince and Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva and won the bronze medal in the team competition.[10] Sung qualified for the all-around final and finished fourth. She also finished fourth in the hoop final, sixth in the ribbon final, and eighth in the clubs final.[11]

Sung retired from competition on 1 February 2019.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Enid Sung". Gold Coast 2018. 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist Enid Sung Retires from Rhythmic Gymnastics". Gymnastics Western Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Enid Sung". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Enid Sung". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ^ "AYOF Results - Team Competition Junior International" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Gymnastics Australia. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ "AYOF Results - All Around Junior International" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Gymnastics Australia. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2010 Pacific Rim Championships Results - All Around" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. ^ "30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Moscow (RUS) Team Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. ^ Baldock, John (17 August 2017). "Proving the doubters wrong drives gymnast Enid Sung to new heights". SBS News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Results of the women's rhythmic gymnastics team all-around event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 11 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Gold Coast 2018 Gymnastics Rhythmic Official Results Book" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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