Lynette Brake

New Zealand gymnast

Lynette Farkash
Personal information
Birth nameLynette Brake
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportGymnastics
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton Team all-around

Lynette Farkash (née Brake) is a former New Zealand gymnast. She won a bronze medal representing her country—alongside Kirsty Durward, Rowena Davis and Deborah Hurst—in the women's all-around team event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[1][2] Also at those games, she finished 17th in the women's individual all-round.[3]

As of 2021[update], Farkash is the manager and head women's artistic gymnastics coach at Mid-Island Gym Sports in Rotorua.[2][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Gymnastics artistic team competition – women Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Rotorua women in sixties, seventies and eighties use gymnastics to manage falls-risk". Rotorua Daily Post. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ Lynette Brake at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Mid Island Gym Sports (MIGS in Motion)". Citizens Advice Bureau. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "About us". Mid-Island Gym Sports. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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1978 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
Athletics
  • Paul Ballinger
  • Barbara Beable
  • Wendy Brown
  • Rod Dixon
  • Graeme French
  • Howard Healey
  • Noeline Hodgins
  • Penny Hunt
  • Terry Manners
  • Phillip Mills
  • Dennis Norris
  • Mike O'Rourke
  • Karen Page
  • Mike Parker
  • Ross Pownall
  • Dick Quax
  • Euan Robertson
  • Kim Robertson
  • Kevin Ryan
  • Robert Sadler
  • Graham Seatter
  • Bevan Smith
  • Robin Tait
  • Heather Thomson
  • Alan Thurlow
  • Phil Wood
  • Gail Wooten
  • Alison Wright
Badminton
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  • Gaulua Folasi
  • David Jackson
  • Ronald Jackson
  • Dean Rackley
  • Perry Rackley
  • George Stankovich
Cycling
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Shooting
  • Ian Ballinger
  • Brian Cumings
  • Maurie Gordon
  • John Hastie
  • Brian Lacey
  • Bruce Lassen
  • Bruce McMillan
  • Barry O'Neale
  • Barrie Wickins
  • John Woolley
Swimming
WeightliftingWrestling
Team manager: Jack Prestney


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