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}} Kate Richardson (born June 27, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She began gymnastics at age three. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she placed 7th in the floor exercise event and 15th all-around.〔http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/kate-richardson-1.html〕 She graduated UCLA in 2007 with a degree in psychobiology. Member of Canada's Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team, 1996-2004. National Novice Champion, 1996; Junior Champion, 1998; and Canadian Champion, 2001. ==International honours== Richardson placed 19th all-around at the 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, China.〔http://www.gymcan.org/site/files/about/canadian_results_1956-2006.pdf〕 She placed 16th all-around at the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Ghent, Belgium.〔http://www.gymcan.org/site/files/about/canadian_results_1956-2006.pdf.〕 At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Richardson became Commonwealth All-Around Champion, also winning gold on Balance Beam. She competed for Canada at two Summer Olympic Games - Sydney 2000, where she placed 15th all-around,〔http://www.gymcan.org/site/files/about/canadian_results_1956-2006.pdf〕 and Athens 2004, where she qualified for the Floor Exercise final, placing 7th.〔http://www.gymn.ca/athletes/women/richardson.shtml〕 She was the first Canadian woman to qualify for an Olympic final.〔http://www.gymcan.org/site/.../gymnastics_excellence_en_gymnastique_2009.pdf.〕 Even more remarkable was the fact that she qualified for the Olympics while competing in the NCAA, a feat not achieved in women's gymnastics since Kelly Garrison Steves in 1988. Fellow Bruin Mohini Bhardwaj also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, after her NCAA career was completed.〔http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/usa/Mohini+Bhardwaj/1726086〕 In addition to gymnastics, Kate was honored as the Best International Sign Artist in 2013, though she lost her title in 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kate Richardson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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