{{short description|Australian artistic gymnast}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2012}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Larrissa Miller | image = Larrissa Miller 2012.JPG | imagesize = | caption = Miller before the 2012 Summer Olympics. | fullname = Larrissa Grace Miller | nickname = | country = {{AUS}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|7|12}} | birth_place = Moranbah, Queensland | height = 160 cm | discipline = WAG | natlteam = 2009–present | club = Waverley Gymnastics Centre/Moranbah Gymnastics Club | gym = | headcoach = John Hart | formercoach = Vladimir and Irina Joura | choreographer = Beth Rybacki Lisa Bradley | music = | retired = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = <!-- see Template:MedalRelatedTemplates --> {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Glasgow|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Glasgow|Uneven bars}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup Series}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Doha|Uneven bars}} {{MedalBronze|2012 Zibo |Uneven bars}} {{MedalCompetition|Pacific Rim Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Everett|Uneven bars}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Melbourne|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Everett|Team}} | altname = Larrissa Miller }}
'''Larrissa Miller''' (born 12 July 1992) is an artistic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Larrissa Miller |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/larrissa-miller |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093747/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/larrissa-miller |archive-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> She made her Australian Senior National Championship debut in 2008, and went on to compete at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011.<ref name="sourcing26">{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnastics.org.au/?ID=14070 |title=Larrissa Miller Profile |date= |publisher=Gymnastics.org.au |accessdate=2012-06-24}}</ref> She also performed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 World Championships.
==Early life== Miller was born on 12 July 1992 in Moranbah, Australia.<ref name=sourcing30>{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnastics.org.au/ga/bio.aspx?ID=920885182&PID=14070 |title=Larrissa Miller |publisher=Gymnastics.org.au |accessdate=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514123756/http://www.gymnastics.org.au/ga/bio.aspx?ID=920885182&PID=14070 |archivedate=14 May 2012}}</ref> She started gymnastics when she was five years old at Moranbah Gymnastics Club, where she was coached by Julie Hands. When she was seven, she moved to Brisbane to train at the Queensland Academy of Sport with Vladimir and Irina Joura.<ref name="sourcing3">{{cite web |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/olympic-debutants-jump-for-joy-20120621-20r4v.html |title=Olympic debutants jump for joy |date=2010-09-14 |publisher=Canberratimes.com.au |accessdate=2012-06-22}}</ref>
In 2015, Miller revealed that she had been sexually abused by an extended family member from the ages of 5 to 16. She is an advocate and ambassador for Bravehearts, an Australian non-profit organisation focused on child sexual assault.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/gymnastics-was-my-escape-miller-ready-for-worlds/2807613/ |title=Moranbah gymnast focused on sport to escape sexual abuse |date=14 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bravehearts.org.au/pages/olympic-gymnast-larrissa-miller-is-a-white-balloon.php |title=Olympic gymnast Larrissa Miller is a White Balloon Day children's champion |website=www.bravehearts.org.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229132852/http://bravehearts.org.au/pages/olympic-gymnast-larrissa-miller-is-a-white-balloon.php |archive-date=2016-02-29}}</ref>
==Gymnastics career== [[File:Gymnastics Australia 190.JPG|left|thumb|Miller (third from right) with Kate Lundy and Australian Olympic teammates.|alt=A group shot of the 2012 Australian Olympic gymnastics team, showing Emily Little, Lauren Mitchell, Peggy Liddick, Kate Lundy, Larrissa Miller, Georgia Bonora and Ashleigh Brennan.]] Miller competed at her first Australian Senior National Championships in 2008 and finished 12th in the all-around. In 2009, she finished 7th overall and 2nd on the uneven bars.<ref name="sourcing26" />
At the 2009 World Championships in London, she finished 5th in the uneven bars qualification and 7th in the finals.<ref name="sourcing30" /><ref name="sourcing26" /> At the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships, she finished 3rd with the Australian team, 8th on the uneven bars, and 19th in the all-around.<ref name="sourcing30" />
In June 2012, Miller was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.<ref name="sourcing3" /><ref name="sourcing2">{{cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/london-games/the-australian-girls-hope-to-finish-sixth-as-they-did-in-beijing/story-e6frgdg6-1226404853513 |title=The Australian Girls Hope to Finish Sixth as They Did in Beijing |date=21 June 2012 |publisher=The Australian |accessdate=22 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="sourcing19">{{cite web |url=http://www.insidegymnastics.com/content/show/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=1487&zoneid=1 |title=Australian Olympic Team Announced |publisher=Inside Gymnastics Magazine |accessdate=2012-06-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224351/http://www.insidegymnastics.com/content/show/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=1487&zoneid=1 |archivedate=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref name="sourcing1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportal.com.au/other-sports-news-display/mitchell-heads-gymnastics-team-183227 |title=Mitchell heads gymnastics team |publisher=Sportal Australia |accessdate=2012-06-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624020735/http://www.sportal.com.au/other-sports-news-display/mitchell-heads-gymnastics-team-183227 |archivedate=2012-06-24}}</ref><ref name="sourcing16">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-21/mitchell-not-feeling-pressure-for-games/4084334?section=act |title=Mitchell not feeling pressure for Games |publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |date=21 June 2012 |accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref> At the Olympics, she finished 29th on bars, 42nd on floor, and 10th with the Australian team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/larrissa-miller |title=Australian Olympic Committee: Larrissa Miller |website=corporate.olympics.com.au |access-date=2016-08-04}}</ref>
Miller attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she claimed a silver on uneven bars (behind British gymnast Rebecca Downie) and helped Australia earn a silver in the team competition. Later that year, she competed in the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China, where she qualified for the floor final in 8th place and finished 6th.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ozgymnastics.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/2014-worlds-womens-floor-final.html |title=2014 Worlds: Women's Floor Final |date=12 October 2014}}</ref>
In June 2016, Miller was announced as Australia's lone representative in the women's gymnastics competition at the 2016 Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-08/larissa-miller-beats-lauren-mitchell-to-olympic-gymnast-spot/7493246 |title=Miller beats Mitchell to Australia's sole Olympic artistic gymnast spot |newspaper=ABC News |date=8 June 2016}}</ref>
==Outside gymnastics== In 2017, Miller was a contestant in the first season of Australian Ninja Warrior.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mortimer |first1=Luke |title=Athlete faces tough new obstacle on TV |url=https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/athlete-faces-tough-new-obstacle-on-tv/3198125/ |accessdate=10 July 2017 |work=Fraser Coast Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Portal|Sports}} {{commons category|Larrissa Miller}} {{wikinews|Kate Lundy and Tony Abbott assist in Olympic dreams with Gymnastics Australia's artistic gymnastics team announcement}} * {{sports links}} * {{Commonwealth Games Australia|larrissa-miller}}
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