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    Auberon Waugh

    Great Britain
    Continental unionEuropean Union of Gymnastics
    National federationBritish Gymnastics
    Head coachMartine George
    Training locationLilleshall Hall
    Olympic Games
    Appearances14
    Medals Bronze: 1928, 2020
    World Championships
    Appearances23
    Medals Silver: 2022
    Bronze: 2015
    European Championships
    Medals Gold: 2023
    Silver: 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024

    The Great Britain women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Great Britain in FIG international competitions. After winning the bronze medal at the 1928 Olympics, the British team have placed consistently well in modern-day 21st-century artistic gymnastics. In October 2015, they won their first World Championships team medal, taking home a bronze. They won a second Olympic team bronze at the 2020 Olympic Games. The following year the team took silver at the 2022 World Championships.

    History

    Great Britain has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition 14 times. It has won two bronze medals, at the 1928[1] and the 2020 Olympic Games.[2] The team has also made 27 appearances at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

    2025 Senior roster

    Main squad[3]
    Name Birthdate and age Birthplace Club
    Ondine Achampong (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 21) Kings Langley, England Lynx Aylesbury
    University of California, Berkeley
    Shantae-Eve Amankwaah 2009 Bristol Hawks Gym Club
    Ellie Belbin Amber Valley Gymnastics Academy
    Grace Davies 2007 England Robin Hood Gymnastics
    Becky Downie (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 32) Amber Valley Gymnastics Academy
    Ruby Evans (2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 18) Cardiff, Wales Clwb Cymru Caerdydd
    Georgia-Mae Fenton (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24) Gravesend, England South Essex Gymnastics Club
    Jennifer Gadirova (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20) Dublin, Ireland Lynx Aylesbury
    Jessica Gadirova (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20) Dublin, Ireland Lynx Aylesbury
    Shanna-Kae Grant 2004 Leeds, England Leeds Gymnastics Club
    Ema Kandalova (2008-08-26) 26 August 2008 (age 16) England Tolworth Gym Club
    Alice Kinsella (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 24) Basildon, England Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club
    Alia Leat (2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19) Heathrow Gym Club
    Abigail Martin (2008-04-19) 19 April 2008 (age 17) Paignton, England South Devon School of Gymnastics
    Abigail Roper (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19) Ipswich, England Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club
    Emily Roper (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19) Ipswich, England Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club
    Ruby Stacey (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 20) Tavistock, England Plymouth Swallows
    Frances Stone 2009 Amber Valley Gymnastics Academy
    Jemima Taylor (2009-03-18) 18 March 2009 (age 16) Clwb Cymru Caerdydd
    Tiegan Trafford 2008 England Summit Gymnastics
    Development squad[3]
    Name Birthdate and age Birthplace Club
    Chloe Allen Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club
    Alena Carter South Essex Gymnastics Club
    Renee Coleman Carousel School of Gymnastics
    Shae Drysdale Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club
    Helena Finc Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club
    Bonnie Fisher The Wire Gymnastics Club
    Connie Freeman Amber Valley Gymnastics Academy
    Lexi Holmes Clwb Cymru Caerdydd
    Jenitha Johnson Heathrow Gym Club
    Emilia Merrick Bristol Hawks Gym Club
    Andrea Ndoro South Essex Gymnastics Club
    Aurelia Pellowe Harrow School of Gym
    Jamie Reyner-Corbett Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club
    Pippa Richardson Robin Hood Gymnastics
    Julianna Salcedo Revolution Gymnastics Club
    Simone Seed South Essex Gymnastics Club

    Team competition results

    Olympic Games

    Year Position Squad
    1928 Bronze Annie Broadbent, Lucy Desmond, Margaret Hartley, Amy Jagger, Isabel Judd, Jessie Kite, Marjorie Moreman, Edith Pickles, Ethel Seymour, Ada Smith, Hilda Smith, Doris Woods
    1936 8th place Doris Blake, Brenda Crowe, Edna Gross, Clarice Hanson, Mary Heaton, Mary Kelly, Lilian Ridgewell, Marion Wharton
    1948 8th place Joan Airey, Cissy Davies, Pat Evans, Dorothy Hey, Irene Hirst, Pat Hirst, Audrey Rennard, Dorothy Smith
    1952 16th place Cissy Davies, Irene Hirst, Pat Hirst, Gwynedd Lewis-Lingard, Margo Morgan, Valerie Mullins, Marjorie Raistrick, Margaret Thomas-Neale
    1960 17th place Gwynedd Lewis-Lingard, Pat Perks, Jill Pollard, Marjorie Carter (née Raistrick), Dorothy Summers, Margaret Thomas-Neale
    1972 18th place Barbara Alred, Pamela Hopkins, Pamela Hutchinson, Avril Lennox, Yvonne Mugridge, Elaine Willett
    1984 7th place Natalie Davies, Amanda Harrison, Sally Larner, Hayley Price, Kathleen Williams, Lisa Young
    2000 10th place Kelly Hackman, Lisa Mason, Sharna Murray, Annika Reeder, Paula Thomas, Emma Williams
    2004 11th place Cherrelle Fennell, Vanessa Hobbs, Katy Lennon, Elizabeth Line, Beth Tweddle, Nicola Willis
    2008 9th place Imogen Cairns, Becky Downie, Marissa King, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan, Rebecca Wing
    2012 6th place Imogen Cairns, Jennifer Pinches, Rebecca Tunney, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan
    2016 5th place Ellie Downie, Becky Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, Amy Tinkler
    2020 Bronze Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Amelie Morgan
    2024 4th place Becky Downie, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Alice Kinsella, Abigail Martin

    World Championships

    See also: Great Britain at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
    Year Position Squad
    1966 17th place Margaret Bell, Rita Francis, Marie Gough, Diana Lodge, Linda Parkin, Mary Prestidge
    1970 19th place Barbara Alred, Pamela Hopkins, Pamela Hutchinson, Susan Lowther, Yvonne Mugridge, Maureen Potts
    1974 17th place
    1978 16th place
    1979 16th place Susan Cheesebrough, Sally Crabtree, Suzanne Dando, Mandy Gornall, Denise Jones, Kathleen Williams
    1981 12th place Mandy Gornall, Denise Jones, Hayley Price, Cheryl Weatherstone, Kathleen Williams, Lisa Young
    1983 17th place Jackie Bevan, Natalie Davies, Amanda Harrison, Hayley Price, Kathleen Williams, Lisa Young
    1985 16th place Lisa Elliott, Sally Larner, Jackie McCarthy, Stephanie Micklam, Hayley Price, Lisa Young
    1987 17th place Catherine Bain, Lisa Elliott, Lisa Grayson, Karen Hargate, Karen Kennedy, Joanna Prescott
    1989 15th place Lisa Elliott, Lisa Grayson, Lorna Mainwaring, Sarah Mercer, Joanna Prescott, Louise Redding
    1991 17th place Jackie Brady, Sarah Mercer, Louise Redding, Rowena Roberts, Laura Timmins, Natasha Whitehead
    1994 12th place Anna-Liese Acklam, Gemma Cuff, Gabby Fuchs, Andrea Leman, Zita Lusack, Annika Reeder, Karin Szymko
    1995 18th place Gemma Cuff, Gabby Fuchs, Michaela Knox, Sonia Lawrence, Zita Lusack, Annika Reeder, Karin Szymko
    1997 13th place Jenny Cox, Gemma Cuff, Sonia Lawrence, Jannie Mortimer, Sharna Murray, Annika Reeder
    1999 11th place Rochelle Douglas, Natalie Lucitt, Lisa Mason, Holly Murdock, Sharna Murray, Annika Reeder
    2001 9th place Holly Murdock, Beth Tweddle, Melissa Wilcox, Emma Williams, Nicola Willis
    2003 9th place Amy Dodsley, Cherrelle Fennell, Vanessa Hobbs, Elizabeth Line, Rebecca Mason, Beth Tweddle
    2006 11th place Olivia Bryl, Lynette Lisle, Leigh Rogers, Beth Tweddle, Emma White, Aisling Williams
    2007 7th place Hannah Clowes, Becky Downie, Marissa King, Beth Tweddle, Aisling Williams, Rebecca Wing
    2010 7th place Imogen Cairns, Becky Downie, Nicole Hibbert, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan
    2011 5th place Imogen Cairns, Becky Downie, Danusia Francis, Jennifer Pinches, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan
    2014 6th place Becky Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, Gabrielle Jupp, Kelly Simm, Hannah Whelan
    2015 Bronze Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, Kelly Simm, Amy Tinkler, Charlie Fellows
    2018 9th place Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Alice Kinsella, Kelly Simm
    2019 6th place Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Taeja James, Alice Kinsella
    2022 Silver Ondine Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Poppy-Grace Stickler
    2023 6th place Ondine Achampong, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Poppy-Grace Stickler

    Junior World Championships

    Most decorated gymnasts

    This list includes all British female artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

    Rank Gymnast Team AA VT UB BB FX Olympic Total World Total Total
    1 Beth Tweddle 2012
    2006
    2010
    2003
    2005    		 2009 1 5 6
    2 Jessica Gadirova 2020
    2022    		 2022 2022 1 3 4
    3 Becky Downie 2015 2019 0 2 2
    Jennifer Gadirova 2020
    2022    		 1 1 2
    Alice Kinsella 2020
    2022    		 1 1 2
    6 Ellie Downie 2015 2019 0 2 2
    Claudia Fragapane 2015 2017 0 2 2
    Amy Tinkler 2015 2016 1 1 2
    9 Ondine Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Poppy-Grace Stickler 2022 0 1 1
    12 Broadbent, Desmond, Hartley, Jagger, Judd, Kite, Moreman, Pickles, Seymour, A. Smith, H. Smith, Woods 1928 1 0 1
    Ruby Harrold, Kelly Simm 2015 0 1 1
    Amelie Morgan 2020 1 0 1

    Best international results

    Event TF AA VT UB BB FX
    Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
    World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
    European Games 8 8 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
    European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
    Youth Olympics — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
    Junior World Championships 6 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Great Britain Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results".Archived 30 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
    2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain take bronze in women's gymnastics team final" Retrieved 30 July 2021.
    3. ^ a b https://s3.amazonaws.com/a.storyblok.com/f/83342/x/8f5c85f419/2025-women-s-artistic-performance-pathway-selections.pdf
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_national_artistic_gymnastics_team

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