Listen "AUSTRALIAN GYMNAST - LAUREN MITCHELL "
Episode Synopsis
Our guest is a national treasure who is Australia’s most renowned gymnast. A proud West Australian, she shares her amazing and challenging experiences in starting in elite sport from a very early age.We hear about the incredible dedication it took to be a world class gymnast including the amount training, managing serious injuries and the pressure of performing on the world stage.Lauren also shares some of the amazing highlights of her career including setting the record for the most gold medals won by a female gymnast at a single Commonwealth Games, becoming Australia's first female World champion in gymnastics and becoming one of the youngest ever recipients of Australia’s greatest honour – an Order of Australia Medal.We also hear how elite sport has influenced Lauren’s career choice since retiring from gymnastics in her mid twenties.To top it off she is a humble and delightful person.
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