Penelope Blackmore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian rhythmic gymnast
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Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About Penelope Blackmore
- Penelope "Penny" Blackmore (born 23 April 1984) is a retired Australian rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
- Blackmore attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School in Melbourne from 1989.
- In 1997, her family moved to Sydney, Australia and she relocated to MLC School in Burwood, Sydney.
- Blackmore later attended the University of Sydney. Blackmore started rhythmic gymnastics in 1995, after it was suggested to her by a friend of the family.
- After mixed results from her early career, she was crowned the Australian National All-Around Champion (2nd Hoop, 2nd Clubs, 3rd Ribbon) in 2003, and ranked 57th at the 26th Gymnastics World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, affirming her then position as Australia's foremost gymnast.
- In 2004, she again won the Australian National Championships (2nd Hoop, 1st Ball, 2nd Clubs, 1st Ribbon), and thus was given the opportunity to qualify as a wild card entrant in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
- Blackmore's qualification round results were; Ball 19.325, Hoop 19.575, Clubs 19.600, Ribbon 14.550.Penny announced her retirement from the sport in December 2004.
- She currently works at General Assembly.
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