Florida Hills gymnast making her way to Olympics
Gymnast has been identified as an Olympic Hope, and invited to participate in the Olympic Qualifications
Seventeen-year-old Caitlin Rooskrantz, a Grade 12 learner at Parktown High School for Girls who lives in Florida Hills, has made her way back home from the Hungary Gymnastics World Championship Cup.
She made history by winning South Africa’s first gold medal in the uneven parallel bars category with a score of 13,333 for her routine.
From the age of six, Caitlin has been working towards this achievement. She joined the Johannesburg Gymnastics Center (JCG) and was coached by Ilse Pelser. She started competing at a high level and won a gold medal in the African Championships in 2016. With this achievement she became the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) Junior National Champion and received the South Africa Gymnastics Federation (SAGF) award for the 2016 Gymnast of the Year. In 2017 she competed at her first World Cup Championships, and ended in fifth place.
In 2018, Caitlin reclaimed her title as Senior National Champion and once again received the SAGF award for the 2018 Gymnast of the Year.
This year she has been identified by the South African Gymnastics Federation as an Olympic Hope to participate in the 2020 Olympic Games which will be held in Japan. Caitlin will attend the Olympic Qualifications that will take place in Germany from 27 September to 10 October.
