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Allana Amy Slater (born 3 April 1984 in Perth, Western Australia) is a retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a multiple medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Slater is considered to be one of Australia's most internationally successful gymnasts.
Allana Slater was born in Western Australia on 3 April 1984. She is an only child. Her father died in 1997 in a plane crash in Indonesia while she was competing in the Junior Pacific Alliance Championships.
Slater began gymnastics in a toddler program at Kalajos School of Gymnastics at 16 months of age, at the suggestion of a family doctor, who thought it would help treat her sleep apnea and increase her strength.[citation needed] When she was 5 years old, she was spotted by talent scouts from the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and invited her to join their elite development program. She began training in the WAIS program just after her 6th birthday. Slater made her national competition debut at the age of 9 and her international debut at 11.[citation needed]
Allana Slater - 2000 Olympics Team Prelims - Floor Exercise
Allana Slater (AUS) - 2000 Olympic Games trailer
Allana Slater - 2004 Athens Olympics - AA FX
Allana Slater 2000 Olympic Games Floor All Around
Allana Slater 2004 Olympics TF FX
Allana SLATER (AUS) beam - 2000 Sydney Olympics Qualifs
Allana Slater - 2001 Worlds Event Finals Floor Exercise
Allana Slater - 2000 Olympics Team Prelims - Vault 1
Allana Slater - Balance Beam - 2004 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships
Allana Slater (Aus) Fluff - 2000 Olympics