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Bret Hudson
Personal information
Full name	Bret Richard Hudson
Nationality	Australian
Born	2 October 1973; Sydney, Australia
Died	14 June 2023 (aged 49); Brisbane
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Gymnastics
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games

Bret Richard Hudson (2 October 1973 – June 2023) was an Australian gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1]

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.^[2]

World Championships

Hudson represented Australia at six World Championships - 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997.^[3]

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^[4]

Summer Universiade

Hudson competed at the 1995 Summer Universiade.

Recognition

Hudson held an Australian Institute of Sport gymnastics scholarship from 1988 to 1998.^[5] In 1991, he was Gymnastics Australia Junior Male Gymnast of the Year.^[5] He was inducted into Gymnastics Australia Hall of Fame.

Death

Hudson died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 49.^[6]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bret Hudson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Bret Hudson". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Hall of Fame". Gymnastics Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Bret Hudson". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "AIS Gymnastics". Clearinghouse for Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Vale Bret Hudson". Gymnastics Australia. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.