Chloe Gilliland

Chloe Gilliland
Full nameChloe Leigh Gilliland
Country represented Australia
Born (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 34)
Toowoomba
HometownBrisbane
ResidenceBrisbane
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international
ClubQ.L.I.S (Queensland institute of sport)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne All-Around

Chloe Leigh Gilliland (née Sims)[1] (born 25 August 1990 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian gymnast. She finished first all-around at the 2005 Australian junior championships, and first all-around at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. She was a member of Australia's 11th-place team at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, where the team qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games by virtue of its top-12 finish. Sims subsequently withdrew from the Australian national team and did not try out for a spot on Australia's Olympic team.[2]

Sims trains at the Moreton Bay College centre of excellence. She is a national team member and double Commonwealth champion. In 2020, she was one of several former gymnasts to speak out about a "toxic" culture within the country's elite programme.[3]

  1. ^ Matthey, James (22 July 2020). "Australian gymnasts reveal horror stories of abuse". NZ Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ John Crumlish. "International Gymnast Magazine Online - 'Completely Different' Sims Heads to Utah". International Gymnast Magazine Online.
  3. ^ "Australian gymnastics: Former athletes speak out on 'abuse' culture". BBC News. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.