| Name |
John Carroll |
|
| Sport |
Men's Artistic Gymnastic |
| Position/ event |
All-around |
| Date of birth/ Birthplace |
18 December 1983
Perth, WA |
| What year did you begin your AIS Scholarship? |
2005 |
What is your most
significant achievement in sport? |
2003 World Championships team member and 2006 Commonwealth Games Reserve |
| What is your major sporting goal? |
Compete at the highest level for Australia |
| Who are your idols, and why (not necessarily sporting)? |
My parents |
| Who has most influences your sporting careers, and why? |
Igor Bespalov (former coach) and Vladimir Vatkin, my current coach |
| Do you work or study while training? |
Studying Psychology at the ANU |
| How do you hope to be remembered when you retire from your sport? |
As a hard worker |
| What are your career goals after sport? |
Finish studying and get a job as a Sports Psychologist |
| What do you regard as the most memorable sporting moment? |
Philippe Rizzo winning a World Championship gold medal in 2006 on the High Bar. Australia's first ever World Championship mgold medal. |
| How do you juggle your studies with your training commitments? |
As far as juggling training and uni, I only study part-time (usually 2 subjects/ semester) and then with good time management and also help from our ACE (Athlete Career and Education) advisors if I require extensions or different assessments etc. I get through ok |
