Bret Hudson

Bret Richard Hudson (2 October 1973 – June 2023) was an Australian gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Bret Hudson
Personal information
Full nameBret Richard Hudson
NationalityAustralian
Born(1973-10-02)2 October 1973
Sydney, Australia
Died14 June 2023(2023-06-14) (aged 49)
Brisbane
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportGymnastics
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 VictoriaVault
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurVault

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

  1. 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.
  2. "Bret Hudson". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. "Hall of Fame". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. "Bret Hudson". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. "AIS Gymnastics". Clearinghouse for Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. "Vale Bret Hudson". Gymnastics Australia. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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