Rachael Gunn failed to score a single point with the judges as she lost all three of her breaking round-robin battles.
Australian Olympic great Anna Meares says the social media mocking of a breaker for her routine and choice of clothing is "really disappointing".
The university lecturer - nicknamed Raygun - wore a green and yellow Australian Olympic tracksuit, while her rivals were kitted out in streetwear as breaking made its debut as a Games event. Explaining her performance, Gunn said: "I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best, the dynamic and the power moves, so I wanted to move differently, be artistic and creative because how many chances do you get in a lifetime to do that on an international stage?Meares, a two-time Olympic cycling gold medallist who is the Australia team's chef de mission in Paris, said of the criticism: "I think that what has occurred on social media with trolls and keyboard...
Gunn appeared to agree with Meares' sentiment, as she questioned whether male counterparts would be met with the same level of outrage for their clothing choices.
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