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.
| Damian Mark Istria | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1982 Brisbane |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Australia |
| Club | Lawnton Academy of Artistic Gymnastics |
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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Brown, Suzanne S. (2 July 2007). "Workouts with Cirque". Denver Post.
External links
edit- Damian Istria at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Damian Istria at Olympics.com
- Damian Istria at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Damian Istria at Olympedia (archive)
- Damian Istria at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Damian Istria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Archived 2006-08-30 at the Wayback Machine)
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