Bret Richard Hudson (2 October 1973 – June 2023) was an Australian gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Gymnnastics Career

Olympic Games

Hudson with Brennon Dowrick competed in the Men's Artistic competition at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and finished 51st in the Men's Individual All Round.

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World Championships

Hudson represented Australia at six World Championships - 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997.

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Commonwealth Games

Hudson competed at two Commonwealth Games: - 1994 Victoria - Gold medal in Vault, Silver Medal in Team Event. - 1998 Kuala Lumpur - Silver medal in Team Event, Bronze medal in Parallel Bars, Bronze medal in Vault

Bret Hudson

Summer Universiade

Hudson competed at the 1995 Summer Universiade.

Recognition

Hudson held an Australian Institute of Sport gymnastics scholarship from 1988 to 1998. In 1991, he was Gymnastics Australia Junior Male Gymnast of the Year. He was inducted into Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame.

Death

Hudson died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 49.

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1973 births

2023 deaths

Australian male artistic gymnasts

Olympic gymnasts for Australia

Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Sydney

Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia

Gymnasts at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

Gymnasts at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

20th-century Australian people

21st-century Australian people

Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Sportsmen from New South Wales