Janine Murray

Janine Murray
Janine Murray at the Australian Institute of Sport
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Jeannie
Country represented	Australia
Born	(1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 27) Harare, Zimbabwe
Hometown	Perth, Western Australia
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior
Years on national team	2006 – present
Club	Rhythmic Gymnastics High Performance Centre
Medal record Rhythmic gymnastics Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team Pacific Rim Championships 2012 Everett Ball 2012 Everett Hoop 2010 Melbourne Team 2012 Everett All-around 2012 Everett Ribbon

Janine Murray (born 10 March 1990) is a Zimbabwean born Australian rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal in the team event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and earned a spot to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Nicknamed Jeannie, Murray was born on 10 March 1990 in Harare, Zimbabwe and attended primary school while living there. As a child, she claims to have had to deal with food and petrol shortages, with the latter making it difficult for her to get to her school,Chisipite Junior School in Harare. She moved to Perth, Western Australia in 2002, and continues to reside there. She attended Presbyterian Ladies' College in Western Australia. As of June 2012^[update], she is working on a degree in sports science at the University of Western Australia in a programme she started in 2008.

Murray is 169 centimetres (67 in) tall and weighs 56 kilograms (123 lb). She has ballet skills. One of her hobbies is cooking.

Murray competes in rhythmic gymnastics and is a ribbon specialist. She started in the sport while in primary school as a six-year-old because one of her best friends was participating in the sport. Her first coach was Makoto Sato at the Rolf Valley Gymnastics.

Murray is coached by former Bulgarian gymnast Krasimira Yurukova, who has been her coach since she lived in Zimbabwe. She competes for Rhythmic Gymnastics High Performance Centre on the club level.

At the Australian senior national championships in the all around event, Murray finished first in 2012, second in 2008, 2010 and 2011, third in 2007 and fourth in 2006. In the hoop event, she finished first in 2012, second in 2008, 2010 and 2011, and third in 2007. In the rope event, she finished second in 2008, and third in 2006, 2007, and 2010. In the ball event, she finished first in 2012, second in 2010 and 2011, and fourth in 2006. The clubs event, she finished first in 2012, second in 2008 and 2011, third in 2007 and seventh in 2006. In the ribbons event, she finished first in 2011 and 2012, second in 2008 and 2010, third in 2006 and 2007. At the 2012 Australian National Championships, she won every one of the five available gold medals.