Dominic Clarke

Dominic Clarke (born 4 January 1997) is an Australian trampoline gymnast who represented his country at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Dominic Clarke
Country represented	Australia
Born	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27) Plymouth, Devon, England
Residence	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Discipline	Trampoline gymnastics
Years on national team	2014–present (senior)
Club	Redlands Gymnastics[1] Castle Hill RSL[2] Sydney Gymnastics Centre
Head coach(es)	Brett Austine Belinda Cox
Medal record Men's trampoline gymnastics Representing  Australia World Championships 2017 Sofia Double mini 2018 Saint Petersburg Synchronised

Clarke first competed at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in 2015, placing fourth in both the synchronised and double mini trampoline events. At the 2017 championships, he won the bronze medal in the double mini event. At the 2018 championships, he won the bronze medal in the synchronised event.^[3][4]

In July 2021, Clarke secured selection for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo.^[5] He qualified for the final coming fourth in the qualification. He did not win a medal.^[6]

Clarke started training in gymnastics at the age of five in the Redlands, located in the Brisbane metropolitan area.^[1]

In 2022, Clarke auditioned for The Voice Australia where he ultimately chose to be on Team Rita. He was eliminated the next round.^[7]

Personal life

Clarke was born in Plymouth, Devon, England,^[1] before moving to Australia as a child. He identifies as gay and queer, and is the pride ambassador for Gymnastics New South Wales he has taught at a public school in New South wales.^[8][9][10]

References

1. "Dominic Clarke". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
2. Machado, Lawrence (31 October 2017). "Hills gymnasts to take on the world's best". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
3. "Dominic Clarke". Gymnastics Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
4. "Bronze for Australia!". Gymnastics New South Wales. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
5. "Dominic Clarke secures selection to soar in Tokyo". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
6. Spot, The Gym (29 July 2021). "The Trampoline Team for Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Gym Spot". thegymspot.com.au. Retrieved 12 April 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
7. "Watch Olympian Dominic Clarke's 'spectacular' The Voice Australia audition". Attitude.co.uk. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
8. "At least 168 out LGBTQ athletes are at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, triple the number in Rio". Outsports. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
9. Buzinski, Jim (19 July 2021). "Gay Olympic gymnast Dominic Clarke stresses visibility after coming out". Outsports. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
10. Adolphus, Emell (19 July 2021). "Out Olympian Gymnast Dominic Clarke Calls for More Visibility". Edge Media Network. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

• Dominic Clarke at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Dominic Clarke Archived 21 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine at the New South Wales Institute of Sport