Alexandra Michel Orlando (born January 19, 1987 in Toronto) is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or groups of two or more manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ...

Orlando has swept to win every rhythmic gymnastics event at the Canadian National Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

She won all six rhythmic gymnastics events included as part of the gymnastics program at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.^[1] She joined Graham Smith (1978, Edmonton), Susie O'Neill (1998, Kuala Lumpur) and Ian Thorpe (2002, Manchester) as the only competitors to win six gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.^[2] The Gymnastics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was made up of the following disciplines: Artistic gymnastics (March 16 to March 18 and March 20 to March 21) Mens and Womens Team Mens and Womens All-Round Individual Mens Floor Exercise, Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars, Pommel... The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958 in Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian swimmer, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. ... The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada // Medals by country Countries which won medals Medals by event Athletics Bowls Boxing Cycling Track Road Gymnastics Artistic Shooting Pistol Rifle Shotgun Swimming Diving Swimming Diving Weightlifting Wrestling Badminton External link 1978 Commonwealth Games - Commonwealth Games official website Categories: | | ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. ... Susie ONeill, famously nicknamed madame Butterfly (born 2 August 1973) was an Australian swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland who won the 200m Butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 200m Freestyle in Sydney. ... The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 11 to September 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for 20th Century. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Mayor Ruslin Hasan Area    - City 243. ... Ian Thorpe Ian James Thorpe OAM (born October 13, 1982), also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey, is a former Australian freestyle swimmer who is regarded as one of the greatest freestyle swimmers of all time. ... The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4. ... Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, North West England. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ...

Orlando currently studies commerce at the University of Toronto and she continues to train at the Ritmika RG Club under Mimi Masleva. The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario. ...

References

1. ↑ Sportal (2006). Gymnastics: Six gold for Orlando. Retrieved March 26, 2006.
2. ↑ Himmer, Alastair. "Orlando matches Games record six golds", Reuters Canada, 26 March 2006.

After winning a record six gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and also earning the honour of being named Canada's flag-bearer in the closing ceremonies of those Commonwealth Games in Australia, this stunning young woman instantly became the standard-bearer for her sport and its most recognizable star since Lori Fung of Vancouver won gold in the sport's Olympic debut in 1984 at Los Angeles. Alexandra went on to become our national champion for the fifth straight year and then cracked the top 15 in her sport internationally. Many say she is already number one in the world at ribbons, which is a key element of rhythmic gymnastics. She has her eyes on an even bigger prize: the 2008 Olympics. Alex is now ranked 15th, internationally. She is now a current co author, with Martin Avery, of her autobiography "Alexandra Orlando: In Pursuit of Victory" published by BookLand Press in 2006.

↑ Sportal (2006). Gymnastics: Six gold for Orlando. Retrieved March 26, 2006. ↑ Himmer, Alastair. "Orlando matches Games record six golds", Reuters Canada, 26 March 2006. After winning a record six gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and also earning the honour of being named Canada's flag-bearer in the closing ceremonies of those Commonwealth Games in Australia, this stunning young woman instantly became the standard-bearer for her sport and its most recognizable star since Lori Fung of Vancouver won gold in the sport's Olympic debut in 1984 at Los Angeles. Alexandra went on to become our national champion for the fifth straight year and then cracked the top 15 in her sport internationally. Many say she is already number one in the world at Ribbon, which is a key apparatus in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. She has her eyes on an even bigger prize: the 2008 Olympics. Alex is now ranked 15th, internationally. She is now a current co author of her autobiography "Alexandra Orlando: In Pursuit of Victory" which came out on September 29th 2006.