Great Britain women's national artistic gymnastics team
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 team World medal, taking home a bronze medal.[1]
| Continental union | European Union of Gymnastics |
|---|---|
| National federation | British Gymnastics |
| Head coach | Amanda Reddin |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 11 |
| Medals |  Bronze: 1928, 2020 |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 22 |
| Medals |  Bronze: 2015 |
History
Great Britain has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition 13 times. It has won two bronze medals, at the 1928[2] and the 2020 Olympic Games.[3] The team has also made 22 appearances at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Current senior roster
| Name | Birthdate and age | Birthplace | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ondine Achampong | 10 February 2004 | Kings Langley, England | Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy |
| Becky Downie | 24 January 1992 | Nottingham, England | Amber Valley Gymnastics Club |
| Ellie Downie | 20 July 1999 | Nottingham, England | Notts Gymnastics Club |
| Georgia-Mae Fenton | 2 November 2000 | Gravesend, England | South Essex Gymnastics |
| Claudia Fragapane | 24 October 1997 | Bristol, England | Bristol Hawks |
| Jennifer Gadirova | 3 October 2004 | Dublin, Ireland | Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy |
| Jessica Gadirova | 3 October 2004 | Dublin, Ireland | Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy |
| Phoebe Jakubczyk | 26 August 2003 | Bristol, England | The Academy |
| Taeja James | 15 October 2002 | Nottingham, England | City of Birmingham |
| Alice Kinsella | 13 March 2001 | Essex, England | Park Wrekin |
| Amelie Morgan | 31 May 2003 | Wexham, England | The Academy |
| Kelly Simm | 23 April 1995 | Southampton, England | Dynamo School of Gymnastics |
| Lucy Stanhope | 19 September 2001 | Warrington, England | City of Liverpool |
| Emily Thomas | 25 February 2001 | Bridgend, Wales | Clwb Cymru Caerdydd |
Team competition results
Olympic Games
- 1928 — Bronze medal
- 1936 — 8th place
- 1948 — 9th place
- 1952 — 16th place
- 1956 — did not participate
- 1960 — 17th place
- 1964 — did not participate
- 1968 — did not participate
- 1972 — 18th place
- 1976 — did not participate
- 1980 — did not participate
- 1984 — 7th place
- Natalie Davies, Amanda Harrison, Sally Larner, Hayley Price, Kathleen Williams, Lisa Young
- 1988 — did not participate
- 1992 — did not participate
- 1996 — did not participate
- 2000 — 10th place
- 2004 — 11th place
- 2008 — 9th place
- 2012 — 6th place
- 2016 — 5th place
- 2020 – Bronze medal
World Championships
- 1934 — did not participate
- 1938 — did not participate
- 1950 — did not participate
- 1954 — did not participate
- 1958 — did not participate
- 1962 — did not participate
- 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
- 2010 — 7th place
- 2011 — 5th place
- 2014 — 6th place
- 2015 — bronze medal
- 2018 — 9th place
- 2019 — 6th place
Junior World Championships
- 2019 — 6th place
- Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alia Leat
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 | Becky Downie | 2015 |  2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Ellie Downie | 2015 | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Claudia Fragapane | 2015 | 2017 |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Amy Tinkler | 2015 | 2016 |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | 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 | ||||||
| Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Amelie Morgan | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Best international results
| Event | TF | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games |  | 10 | | | ||
| World Championships | | 4 | |  | | |
| European Games | 8 | 8 | 6 |  | 6 | |
| European Championships | | | | | | |
| Youth Olympics | N/A | | | 4 | | |
| Junior World Championships | 6 | 7 | | 6 | 4 |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Great Britain Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results".Archived 30 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- "Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain take bronze in women's gymnastics team final" Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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