Rianna Leigh Mizzen was born on 8 December 1999 and is an Australian former artistic gymnast.
22 Facts About Rianna Mizzen
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Rianna Mizzen was a member of the teams that won bronze medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships.
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Rianna Mizzen is the 2016 Australian all-around champion and a three-time Australian champion on the uneven bars.
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Rianna Mizzen was born on 8 December 1999 in Grafton, New South Wales.
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Rianna Mizzen began gymnastics when she was six years old, and she began training at the Gymnastics Queensland High Performance Centre when she was nine.
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At the 2014 Australian Championships, Rianna Mizzen finished eighth in the all-around and fifth on the uneven bars.
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Rianna Mizzen then went to the Elite Gym Massilia in Marseille and placed tenth with the Australian team and thirtieth in the all-around.
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Rianna Mizzen won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the 2015 Australian Championships.
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Rianna Mizzen then made her senior international debut at a friendly meet against China and placed seventh on the uneven bars.
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Rianna Mizzen was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Olympic Test Event alongside Georgia-Rose Brown, Emily Little, Larrissa Miller, Kiara Munteanu, and Emily Whitehead to try and qualify Australia a team spot for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Rianna Mizzen won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the Anadia World Challenge Cup.
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Rianna Mizzen won the bronze medal on the uneven bars at the Melbourne World Cup behind Chinese gymnasts Liu Tingting and Luo Huan.
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Rianna Mizzen then went to Montreal for the International Gymnix and placed ninth in the all-around and sixth on the floor exercise.
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Rianna Mizzen won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Hitomi Hatakeda and Jade Chrobok.
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Rianna Mizzen then finished fifth on the uneven bars at the Doha World Cup.
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Rianna Mizzen won the gold medal on the uneven bars, placed seventh on the balance beam and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.
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Rianna Mizzen was selected to compete at the World Championships, but she did not qualify for any finals.
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Rianna Mizzen competed at the Melbourne World Cup and finished eighth on the uneven bars.
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Rianna Mizzen was selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games alongside Georgia-Rose Brown, Alexandra Eade, Georgia Godwin, and Emily Whitehead.
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Rianna Mizzen was initially selected to compete at the World Championships, but she tore her ACL and withdrew.
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Rianna Mizzen announced her retirement from gymnastics on 16 October 2019 due to not being able to recover from her knee injury.
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In 2020, Rianna Mizzen spoke out against the culture at Gymnastics Australia and explained that her injury before the 2018 World Championships was a result of being overworked and the gymnasts not being listened to when they told coaches they were exhausted.