Felicity White
Australian rhythmic gymnast
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Felicity White (born 25 September 2000)[3] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Felicity White | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Flick, Felice, Speedy[1] |
| Born | 25 September 2000 |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[3] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Club | Premier Gymnastics Academy |
| Head coach(es) | Gina Peluso |
Career
White grew up studying ballet at the Queensland National Ballet School.[4] She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was nine.[1]
White began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around.[5] This was the first time an Australian group had competed at the World Championships in ten years.[4]
White won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alexandra Aristoteli, Himeka Onoda, and Alannah Mathews.[6] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics.[7] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[8]