Rebecca Stoyel

Rebecca Stoyel (born 4 April 1979) is an Australian former artistic gymnast. She is the 1994 Commonwealth Games uneven bars champion, all-around silver medalist, and team bronze medalist.[1]

Rebecca Stoyel
Country represented Australia
Born (1979-04-04) 4 April 1979
Adelaide, Australia
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSouth Australian Sports Institute
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 VictoriaUneven bars
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaAll-around
Bronze medal – third place1994 VictoriaTeam

Career

Stoyel won the junior all-around title at the 1992 Australian Championships in addition to winning the junior team, vault, and floor exercise titles.[2] She withdrew from the 1994 Australian Championships due to a broken hand, and she withdrew from the 1994 World Championships after breaking her foot on a balance beam dismount.[3] She returned to competition at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She competed alongside Joanna Hughes, Ruth Moniz, and Salli Wills and won the team bronze medal behind England and Canada.[4] In the individual all-around, Stoyel earned a total score of 38.037 and won the silver medal behind Canada's Stella Umeh.[5] In the vault final, she scored a 9.356 and finished in sixth place.[6] Then in the uneven bars final, she won the gold medal with a score of 9.525.[7] Finally, she competed in the floor exercise final where she finished eighth with a score of 8.887.[8]

Stoyel broke her foot again prior to the 1996 Olympics and retired from competition and began working as a coach.[3]

References
  1. "Rebecca Stoyel". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "The Australian Gymnast Winter 1992" (PDF). Gymnastics NSW. Australian Gymnastics Federation. p. 18. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. Ross, Craig (20 May 2008). "Gold medallist adds muscle to gym ranks". PressReader. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "Gymnastics Artistic Team Competition - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. "Gymnastics Artistic Individual All-Around - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "Gymnastics Artistic Vault - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. "Gymnastics Artistic Uneven Bars - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. "Gymnastics Artistic Floor - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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