Prince interviewed at the 35th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Pesaro, Italy, 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Danielle Mia Prince |
Nickname |
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| Born | (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (age 33) |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Sport | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented | (9) |
| Club | Premier gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Gina Peluso,Danielle Le Ray |
| Former coach | Sam Bridges |
| Retired | yes |
Medal record | |
Danielle Mia Prince (born 12 June 1992) is an Australianrhythmic gymnast. She is a five time Australian National All-around champion.
Prince has appeared in senior international competitions since 2009. She has competed in 7World Championships (2009 inMie, 2010 inMoscow, 2011 Montpellier 2013 inKyiv, 2014 inİzmir, 2015 inStuttgart), 2017 (Pesaro). Prince was member of the Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics Team (together withJanine Murray,Naazmi Johnston) that won team gold at the2010 Commonwealth Games inDelhi, India. Making history Prince was the first Australian female gymnast to compete in three Commonwealth Games, (2010, 2014 & 2018). She has also competed in 12Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup.
Prince competed at the2016 Pacific Rim Championships where she finished 6th in the all-around and won bronze medals in apparatus finals in ball, clubs and ribbon. Prince also qualified through the continental quota system for the2016 Rio Olympics as being the highest-ranked rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-round event from the Oceania region.[1] On 8–10 July, Prince then finished 30th in the all-around at the2016 Kazan World Cup.
On 19–20 August, Prince competed at the2016 Summer Olympics held inRio de Janeiro, Brazil. She finished 24th in therhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualifications.
In 2017, Prince competed at the2017 Tashkent World Cup finishing 26th in the all-around. Prince then competed at the2017 Baku World Cup finishing 28th in the all-around. Prince competed at the quadrennial held2017 World Games inWrocław, Poland from 20 to 30 July. On 30 August – 3 September, Prince competed at the2017 World Championships inPesaro, Italy; finishing 53rd in the all-around qualifications.[2]
Prince finished her gymnastics career at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, performing in front of a home crowd, as team captain of the Bronze Medal-winning team.