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Aussie Jefferis Closes in on Olympic Berth

Written by Amanda Turner for International Gymnast Magazine | Saturday, 26 May 2012 21:58

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Six-time world team member Joshua Jefferis (Queensland) is one step closer to an Olympic berth after winning the 2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships in Sydney.


Joshua Jefferis (Queensland)

Jefferis, the 2005 and 2008 champion, claimed his third senior national title. He scored 87.697 to win comfortably over three-time Japanese Olympian Naoya Tsukahara (85.398), living in Queensland since 2009. Defending champion Luke Wiwatowski (Victoria) won the bronze (85.032).

At January's qualification event, Jefferis and Queensland teammate Thomas Pichler both scored high enough all-around totals to qualify to this summer's Olympic Games in London, though Australia can only send one male gymnast. Pichler placed sixth only in Sydney, making it more likely that the selection committee will affirm Jefferis as its Olympic nominee.

"It feels so surreal," said Jefferis, the 2006 Commonwealth Games champion. "It's certainly a dream come true. I was the most nervous I've been heading into a competition, even more than when I was the top seed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Fortunately it went my way tonight."

Queensland swept the junior all-around medals. Lachlan Savill scored 77.765 to take the gold over 2010 Youth Olympian Brody-Jai Hennessy (76.898) and Kristian Wan (75.399).

World medalist Prashanth Sellathurai impressed in Saturday's finals with gold medals on both pommel horse and still rings. As a specialist, Sellathurai was unable to claim an individual berth to the Olympic Games, finishing out of the medals at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo.

Competition concludes Sunday in Sydney with the women's junior and senior apparatus finals.

External Link: Australian Gymnastics Federation

2012 Australian Gymnastics Championships
May 24-26, Sydney

Senior Men's All-AroundFXPHSRVTPBHBTotal
1. Joshua Jefferis 5.5 14.500 5.2 13.366 6.3 14.966 6.2 15.866 6.6 14.966 5.7 14.033 87.697
2. Naoya Tsukahara 5.1 14.366 5.8 13.466 6.3 14.600 6.2 15.600 6.0 14.600 5.1 12.766 85.398
3. Luke Wiwatowski 6.2 14.133 5.2 12.500 5.6 13.633 6.2 15.533 6.0 14.500 6.6 14.733 85.032
4. Luke Wadsworth 5.9 13.433 5.7 13.433 5.8 13.400 6.2 15.800 6.0 14.200 5.3 13.200 83.466
5. Samuel Offord 5.3 12.900 4.9 12.800 6.3 15.100 5.4 14.833 5.7 13.066 5.4 13.100 81.799
6. Thomas Pichler 6.3 13.766 4.4 12.566 4.5 12.400 5.4 14.933 5.7 12.900 5.4 14.333 80.898
7. Scott Costin 4.5 13.333 4.0 12.266 4.5 12.400 5.4 14.700 4.7 11.833 4.4 13.166 77.698
8. Mitchell Jones 3.8 11.766 5.2 12.566 5.0 13.100 5.4 14.666 4.1 11.800 4.1 12.533 76.431
9. Dion Pocklington 4.3 12.700 5.0 9.733 4.9 12.700 6.2 15.066 4.5 12.900 4.8 12.533 75.632
10. Briece Newton 5.7 11.766 6.0 12.066 5.3 12.433 5.4 13.633 6.0 13.733 5.3 11.100 74.731
11. Mitchell Morgans 5.4 13.733 4.8 10.866 5.2 12.733 5.4 14.633 5.6 10.533 5.6 10.333 72.831
12. Jack Doyle 4.1 12.800 3.9 11.633 2.1 10.200 5.4 13.900 3.6 12.066 3.0 11.533 72.132
13. Declan Stacey 5.8 13.733 3.2 8.800 5.1 13.600 5.8 14.400 4.8 11.766 4.7 9.233 71.532
14. Philip Stewart 4.6 12.633 3.7 9.366 3.6 12.033 4.6 12.600 3.6 12.100 3.3 10.800 69.532
15. Michael Tonegato 4.1 11.733 3.5 10.500 3.6 10.400 5.4 13.400 4.0 11.866 4.1 11.500 69.399
16. Hayden Ford 4.3 12.666 3.4 9.666 4.5 11.866 4.6 12.666 4.3 10.700 3.9 11.700 69.264
17. Tyson Bull 5.5 10.566 5.2 12.866 5.4 13.833 5.6 12.133 6.0 11.300 60.698
18. Michael Donnet 5.8 13.833 5.5 13.633 5.1 11.533 38.999
19. Prashanth Sellathurai 6.6 15.733 6.3 15.633 31.366
20. Mitchell Nylander 5.8 13.100 4.8 11.933 25.033
21. Elliott Cook 6.3 14.800 14.800
22. Christopher Martin 6.1 13.533 13.533
23. Bradley Spicer 6.1 13.233 13.233
24. Vincent Lam 5.6 13.133 13.133
25. Matthew Goonatillake 4.0 11.633 11.633

Junior Men's All-AroundFXPHSRVTPBHBTotal
1. Lachlan Savill 4.7 13.700 4.0 11.800 4.4 12.866 4.6 14.266 4.6 12.100 4.2 13.033 77.765
2. Brody-Jai Hennessy 5.3 12.266 4.8 12.966 5.4 13.300 5.4 14.400 5.5 12.600 5.3 11.366 76.898
3. Kristian Wan 4.7 12.800 4.2 11.600 4.9 12.700 4.6 14.000 4.6 11.433 4.2 12.866 75.399
4. Corey Morton 4.9 13.833 3.7 7.266 3.3 11.733 6.2 14.700 4.5 11.566 3.7 11.366 70.464
5. James Bacueti 4.4 13.166 3.5 7.300 3.9 11.533 6.2 15.866 6.8 10.766 3.4 9.433 68.064
6. Fraser Irvine 4.3 10.100 4.8 11.866 5.4 14.000 4.5 3.0 12.366 60.332
7. Zachary Perillo 3.2 8.566 4.4 12.366 6.2 13.733 34.665

Senior Men's Floor Exercise FinalDENDScore
1. Thomas Pichler 5.6 8.633 14.233
2. Declan Stacey 5.7 8.300 14.000
3. Luke Wadsworth 5.7 8.000 -0.5 13.200
4. Philip Stewart 4.6 8.266 12.866
5. Jack Doyle 4.1 8.533 12.633
6. Hayden Ford 4.3 8.200 12.500
7. Luke Wiwatowski 5.1 7.633 -0.3 12.433
8. Mitchell Jones 4.7 8.000 -0.3 12.400

Senior Pommel Horse FinalDENDScore
1. Prashanth Sellathurai 6.6 9.000 15.600
2. Naoya Tsukahara 5.8 8.333 14.133
3. Luke Wadsworth 5.8 8.133 13.933
4. Elliott Cook 6.3 7.400 13.700
5. Bradley Spicer 5.1 8.300 13.400
6. Thomas Pichler 5.1 8.233 13.333
7. Mitchell Nylander 5.9 7.000 12.900
8. Christopher Martin 6.1 6.466 12.566

Senior Still Rings FinalDENDScore
1. Prashanth Sellathurai 6.3 9.100 15.400
2. Samuel Offord 6.3 8.733 15.033
3. Joshua Jefferis 6.3 8.400 14.700
4. Luke Wadsworth 5.3 8.933 14.233
5. Tyson Bull 5.2 8.800 14.000
6. Luke Wiwatowski 5.8 8.166 13.966
7. Declan Stacey 5.1 8.800 13.900
8. Michael Donnet 5.8 8.033 13.833

Senior Men's Vault FinalDENDScoreAverage
1. Luke Wadsworth 6.2 9.500 15.700 15.166
5.4 9.233 14.633
2. Luke Wiwatowski 6.2 9.400 15.600 14.666
4.2 9.533 13.733
3. Jack Doyle 5.4 8.933 0.1 14.233 13.599
4.6 9.366 1.0 12.966
4. Michael Tonegato 5.4 8.266 13.666 13.166
4.6 9.066 1.0 12.666

Senior Parallel Bars FinalDENDScore
1. Luke Wiwatowski 6.0 8.433 14.433
2. Luke Wadsworth 6.0 8.366 14.366
3. Thomas Pichler 5.7 8.500 14.200
4. Michael Donnet 5.5 8.233 13.733
4. Tyson Bull 5.9 7.833 13.733
6. Briece Newton 6.0 7.700 13.700
7. Samuel Offord 5.3 8.033 13.333
8. Matthew Goonatillake 4.7 8.233 12.933

Senior High Bar FinalDENDScore
1. Joshua Jefferis 6.0 8.266 14.266
2. Thomas Pichler 5.4 8.833 14.233
3. Luke Wiwatowski 6.5 7.500 14.000
4. Michael Donnet 4.8 7.800 12.600
5. Dion Pocklington 5.2 7.200 12.400
5. Briece Newton 5.4 7.000 12.400
7. Mitchell Morgans 5.6 6.666 12.266
8. Declan Stacey 4.8 7.000 11.800

Junior Men's Floor Exercise FinalDENDScore
1. Corey Morton 4.9 8.966 0.3 13.566
2. Brody-Jai Hennessy 5.6 7.833 13.433
3. Lachlan Savill 4.7 8.600 13.300
4. James Bacueti 4.5 8.666 13.166
5. Kristian Wan 4.6 8.500 0.1 13.000

Junior Pommel Horse FinalDENDScore
1. Brody-Jai Hennessy 4.9 8.233 13.133
2. Lachlan Savill 4.0 7.800 11.800
3. Kristian Wan 3.6 7.933 11.533
4. James Bacueti 3.7 7.500 11.200
5. Fraser Irvine 4.2 6.833 11.033
6. Corey Morton 3.5 7.166 10.666

Junior Still Rings FinalDENDScore
1. Brody-Jai Hennessy 5.4 8.566 13.966
2. Fraser Irvine 4.8 8.666 13.466
3. Lachlan Savill 4.4 8.400 12.800
4. Corey Morton 3.3 8.766 12.066
5. James Bacueti 3.9 7.366 11.266
6. Kristian Wan 4.3 6.933 11.233

Junior Men's Vault FinalDENDScore
1. James Bacueti 6.2 9.466 15.666
1. Corey Morton 6.2 9.466 15.666
3. Brody-Jai Hennessy 6.2 8.766 0.0 14.966
4. Kristian Wan 4.6 9.466 14.066
5. Lachlan Savill 4.6 9.166 13.766
6. Fraser Irvine 4.6 9.166 0.1 13.666

Junior Parallel Bars FinalDENDScore
1. Lachlan Savill 4.8 8.466 13.266
2. Corey Morton 4.6 8.600 13.200
3. Kristian Wan 4.6 8.333 12.933
4. Brody-Jai Hennessy 5.5 6.800 0.3 12.000
5. James Bacueti 4.5 7.566 0.5 11.566
6. Fraser Irvine 4.4 6.100 10.500

Junior High Bar FinalDENDScore
1. Lachlan Savill 4.2 8.600 12.800
2. Kristian Wan 4.2 8.266 12.466
3. Corey Morton 3.7 8.166 11.866
4. Brody-Jai Hennessy 5.4 6.333 11.733
5. Fraser Irvine 4.2 7.066 11.266
6. James Bacueti 3.4 6.433 9.863
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