Caitlin Rooskrantz

Caitlin Rooskrantz
Full nameCaitlin Aileen Rooskrantz
Nickname(s)Caits
Country represented South Africa
Born (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 23)
Johannesburg, South Africa
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2015–present
ClubJohannesburg Gymnastics Centre
Head coach(es)Ilse Roets-Pelser
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Uneven bars
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Swakopmund Uneven bars
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo All-around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Uneven bars
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pretoria Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Swakopmund Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Pretoria All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo Balance beam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 0 0
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0

Caitlin Aileen Rooskrantz (born 5 November 2001)[1] is a South African artistic gymnast. She represented South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was the first South African gymnast to qualify for the Olympics without a continental quota. Rooskrantz and teammate Naveen Daries became the first female gymnasts of color to represent South Africa and the Olympics. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games uneven bars bronze medalist, South Africa's first gymnastics medal at the Commonwealth Games since 2010. She is the 2022 African all-around champion and a two-time African uneven bars champion (2018, 2022). She is a two-time uneven bars gold medalist on the FIG World Cup series. She represented South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she was the flag bearer of her country along with the male sprinter Akani Simbine.[2]

  1. ^ "Caitlin Rooskrantz". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Team SA flag bearers named at send-off banquet". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.