Kate McDonald

Kate McDonald (born 1 August 2000) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion on the balance beam and 2026 Commonwealth Games champion on the uneven bars where she also won gold with the team. She represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life McDonald was born in East Melbourne in 2000. She took up gymnastics when she was five years old.

Gymnastics career McDonald competed with the Australian team that won a bronze medal at the 2018 Pacific Rim Championships, and she won a bronze medal in the uneven bars final. She also won the uneven bars bronze medals at the 2018 and 2019 Australian Championships. She was selected to compete at the 2019 World Championships alongside Georgia-Rose Brown, Georgia Godwin, Talia Folino, and Emma Nedov. The team placed 13th in the qualification round, meaning they missed qualifying as a full team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2020 International Gymnix, she won the balance beam silver medal behind Faith Torrez.

McDonald won silver medals on both the uneven bars and balance beam at the 2022 Australian Championships. During event finals McDonald won gold on balance beam ahead of teammate Godwin and Emma Spence of Canada. She then competed with the Australian team that placed tenth at the 2022 World Championships, making them the second reserves for the final.

At the 2023 World Championships, McDonald helped Australia finish ninth and earn a full team berth to the 2024 Summer Olympics. Individually, she was the third reserve for the uneven bars final. She helped Australia win the team silver medal at the 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge, and she won the uneven bars silver medal behind Qiu Qiyuan. She was named to the Australian team to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Emma Nedov, Ruby Pass, Breanna Scott, and Emily Whitehead. The team finished tenth in the qualifications, making them the second reserve for the team final.

McDonald won her first FIG World Cup medal at the 2025 Osijek World Cup with a bronze on the uneven bars. She then won the uneven bars gold medal at the Doha World Cup. . McDonald won the 2026 Commonwealth Games medal on the Uneven bars. She was also a part of the gold-winning team at the Commonwealth Games along side Breanna Scott, Emily Whitehead, Ruby Pass and Georgia Godwin.

Personal life As of 2024, McDonald is studying a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability) at Deakin University.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Kate McDonald YearEvent 2017 Australian Championships 8 2018 Pacific Rim Championships Australian Championships 2019Australian Championships 5 FIT Challenge 23 Australian Classic World Championships 13 2020 International Gymnix 5 7 6 2021 Australian Championships 2022 Australian Championships 4 Oceania Championships 5 Commonwealth Games 7 World Championships 2023 World Championships 9 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Olympic Games 10 2025 Osijek World Cup 7 Doha World Cup 4 World University Games 13 14 5 World Championships 5 2026 Antalya World Cup 8 Commonwealth Games 8 6