National Gymnastics Titles Awarded
Media release: Sunday 2 October 2016
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NZ Trampoline Champions Rachel Schmidt and Dylan Schmidt.
Five days of competition saw 16 provinces battle it out at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships, where Auckland and
Canterbury dominated the National titles.
Both Trampoline titles go home to the same household in Auckland, with Rachel Schmidt taking out the Senior Women’s
trampoline and brother Dylan Schmidt the Senior Men’s. Dylan also claimed the synchronised trampoline title with team
mate Sean Wilson.
Canterbury came up trumps in artistic gymnastics with Mackenzie Slee crowned the Women’s National champion and Jorden
O’Connell-Inns the Men’s Champion.
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NZ Women's Artistic Gymnastics title holder Mackenzie Slee.
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NZ Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion Clementine Hutchison from Auckland.
The rhythmic gymnastics title was won by Aucklander Clementine Hutchison. And Laura Furse from Gymsport Manukau has
earned the title of NZ Aerobics Champion, the only national title won outside of the Auckland and Canterbury provinces.
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NZ Aerobics Champion Laura Furse from Gymsport Manukau.
More than 2,600 tickets were sold over the 5-day event providing some great school holiday entertainment for locals and
visitors alike.
"The team at ILT Stadium Southland have not only delivered on their world class venue, but have made us feel at home the
whole week. The local community has also blown us away. Over 160 volunteers staffed the event, more than half of which
were locals. Some people just saw the event on our Facebook page and put their hand up to help for the 5 days - some as
far as Tapanui!"
"The event has been a huge success. Even in this competitive environment, it’s refreshing to see so much camaraderie
between athletes. It was clearly evident that a lot of new friends were made over the course of the event - the sense of
community was definitely a highlight." - Tony Compier, GymSports NZ CEO
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