Brock Batty is poised to become the youngest male gymnast from any nation to ever contest in an Olympic trampoline event when he makes his Olympic debut in Paris.

Aged 17 years 211 days when he is due to compete in Paris, Batty will break Kazakh Pirmammad Aliyev’s record, who was 18 years 285 days when he competed in Rio 2016.

“It’s something I’ve honestly thought about every single day since the Olympic dream was born when I started gymnastics,” the high schooler said. “It’s crazy to think that it’s actually happening, and I’ll be competing at an Olympics.”

In artistic gymnastics, Emily Whitehead returns for her second Summer Games, while Emma Nedov, Kate McDonald, Ruby Pass, Breanna Scott and Jesse Moore will make their Olympic debuts.

Moore is the only other male member of the team besides Batty.

The rhythmic gymnastics team includes Tokyo Olympian Lidiia Iakovleva and debutants Saskia Broedelet, Phoebe Learmont, Emmanouela Frroku and Jessica Weintraub.

Iakovleva is set to make history as the first Australian to compete both individually and as part of a group in rhythmic gymnastics.

“I am so excited to not only compete at my second Olympic Games but to also share this moment with my team-mates Emma, Jess, Phoebe and Saskia. It’s a goal we worked very hard towards,” Iakovleva, who was the lone Australian rhythmic gymnast at Tokyo, said.

Emmanouela Frroku, aged 17 years 8 days on day one of the rhythmic gymnastics competition, will be the second-youngest Australian in rhythmic gymnastics behind Ann Kerr, who competed at Los Angeles 1984.

The gymnastics competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be held at two venues. Rhythmic gymnastics is scheduled between August 8 and 10 at Porte de La Chapelle Arena. Bercy Arena will host artistic gymnastics from July 27 to August 1 and August 3 to 5. Trampoline will also be held at the Bercy Arena on August 2.

Australia’s first and only Olympic medal in gymnastics was won by Ji Wallace, who clinched a silver in the men’s trampoline event at Melbourne 1956. Australia are yet to win a medal in artistic or rhythmic gymnastics

Australia’s Paris 2024 Olympics gymnastics team

• Emily Whitehead (Women’s artistic gymnastics)
• Emma Nedov (Women’s artistic gymnastics)
• Kate McDonald (Women’s artistic gymnastics)
• Ruby Pass (Women’s artistic gymnastics)
• Breanna Scott (Women’s artistic gymnastics)
• Jesse Moore (Men’s artistic gymnastics)
• Brock Batty (Men’s trampoline)
• Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (Rhythmic gymnastics)
• Lidiia Iakovleva (Rhythmic gymnastics)
• Saskia Broedelet (Rhythmic gymnastics)
• Phoebe Learmont (Rhythmic gymnastics)
• Emmanouela Frroku (Rhythmic gymnastics)
• Jessica Weintraub (Rhythmic gymnastics)