Theodora Hill

Theodora "Dido" Mary Hill (later Gotz; born 11 January 1946) is a New Zealand Olympic gymnast.

Theodora Hill
in 1964
Personal information
Birth nameTheodora Mary Hill
Born (1946-01-11) 11 January 1946
Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportArtistic gymnastics

Life

Hill was born in 1946 in Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand.[1] She won her first women's national championship in 1963 and in total, she was national champion five times.[2]

Hill represented her country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in gymnastics. In the vault, she came 72nd. In the floor exercise, she was 68th. On the uneven bars, she came 77th. On the balance beam, she was 70th. In the Women's individual all-around, she was ranked 75th of 86 competitors.[1] She is listed as New Zealand Olympic competitor number 180.[3] She represented New Zealand at a number of World Gymnastics Championships.[2]

Later in life, Gotz worked as a coach and judged gymnastics competitions. She remains active in gymnastics herself and by 2013, she had competed in four World Masters Games.[4] She was present in May 2016 when the New Zealand Olympic Committee announced the three gymnasts that were to represent the country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] Hill was a judge at the mid-island gymnastics champs in Gisborne in June 2017.[6] In May 2017, she was made a life member of Gymnastics New Zealand.[2]

Gotz lives in Auckland.[6] She is known in gymnastics circles as Dido.[2]

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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Theodora Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "2017 AGM – Life Membership & Meritorious Award". Gymnastics New Zealand. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. "Theodora Gotz". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. "At a stretch, age isn't that important". Wanganui Chronicle. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. "History made as trio of Gymnasts selected into the New Zealand Olympic Team" (Press release). Gymnastics New Zealand. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. "Performing at their best for mid-island gymnastics champs". Gisborne Herald. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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