Damian Istria

Damian Mark Istria
Born (1982-08-24) 24 August 1982
Brisbane, Australia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Australia Australia
ClubLawnton Academy of Artistic Gymnastics
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneHorizontal bar
Silver medal – second place2002 ManchesterHorizontal bar
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneRings

Damian Mark Istria (born 24 August 1982) is an Australian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games,[1] and the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.

He was commemorated on Australian postage stamps following his gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

After his competitive gymnastics career he became an acrobat at Cirque du Soleil.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Damian Istria". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Brown, Suzanne S. (2 July 2007). "Workouts with Cirque". Denver Post.
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