Bret Hudson
Bret Richard Hudson (2 October 1973 – June 2023) was an Australian gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Full name | Bret Richard Hudson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, Australia | 2 October 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 June 2023 49) Brisbane | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnnastics Career
Olympic Games
Hudson with Brennon Dowrick competed in the Men's Artistic competition at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and finished 51st in the Men's Individual All Round.[2]
World Championships
Hudson represented Australia at six World Championships - 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997.[3]
Commonwealth Games
Hudson competed at two Commonwealth Games:
- 1994 Victoria - Gold medal in Vault, Silver Medal in Team Event.
- 1998 Kuala Lumpur - Silver medal in Team Event, Bronze medal in Parallel Bars, Bronze medal in Vault[4]
Summer Universiade
Hudson competed at the 1995 Summer Universiade.
Recognition
Hudson held an Australian Institute of Sport gymnastics scholarship from 1988 to 1998.[5] In 1991, he was Gymnastics Australia Junior Male Gymnast of the Year.[5] He was inducted into Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame.
Death
Hudson died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 49.[6]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bret Hudson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "Bret Hudson". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Hall of Fame". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Bret Hudson". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "AIS Gymnastics". Clearinghouse for Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Vale Bret Hudson". Gymnastics Australia. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.