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Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club
Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club is an artistic gymnastics club based at Ipswich Gymnastics Centre in Ipswich. The club was established at the centre when local clubs combined and has trained many Great Britain women's national artistic gymnastics team, British national team members including Emily Roper (gymnast), Emily and Abigail Roper. The club is coached by Josie Hayes and Will Banthorpe. Ipswich gymnastics centre The Ipswich Gymnastic Centre was opened in November 1999 as one of the first purpose-built facilities to benefit from National Lottery funding. It is one of only three fully London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) accredited gymnastics facilities in the United Kingdom and was used for training sessions in the run up to the 2004 Olympic Games by the Romanian gymnastics team. International competitions The centre has hosted international competitions and friendlies. GB vs. Romania In June 2008, two weeks before selection for the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artistic Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the ''Code of Points (artistic gymnastics), Code of Points'' used to score performances and regulates all aspects of elite international competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations such as British Gymnastics and USA Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectator sport at many competitions, including the Summer Olympic Games. History The gymnastic system was mentioned in writings by ancient authors, including Homer, Aristotle, and Plato. It included many disciplines that later became independent sports, such as swimming, racing, wrestling, boxing, and Equestrianism, horse riding. It was also used for military training. Gymnastics evolved in Bohemia and what later became Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Jones (gymnast)
Laura Victoria Jones (born 12 June 1992 in Nottingham, England) is a British gymnast selected for the Great Britain team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ... but had to drop out due to injury, to be replaced by Imogen Cairns. Jones achievements include: *2006: placed 3rd in the all-around at the Junior British championships *2006: placed 4th on beam at the Junior European Championships *First British gymnast to compete a punch front half *Only British gymnast to currently compete a triple twist dismount References 1992 births Living people British female artistic gymnasts English female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Nottingham 21st-century English sportswomen {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalie Hutton
Rosalie Hutton (b. 1989) is a former gymnast from Terrington St Clement that made her international debut in 2003 later forming part of the Scottish team for the 2006 Commonwealth Games as well as representing Great Britain in other competitions until she retired in 2006. She used to train at Pipers Vale Gymnastics Centre in Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, .... Rosalie won the GrassRoots Sports Personality of the Year Award at the 2006 Suffolk Sports Awards References 1989 births British female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Living people Scottish female artistic gymnasts People from Terrington St Clement Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Sportspeople from Norfolk English people of Scottish descent 21st-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics governed by the International Gymnastics Federation, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The first edition of the championships was held in 1903, exclusively for male gymnasts. Since the tenth edition of the tournament, in 1934, women's events are held together with men's events. The FIG was founded in 1881 and was originally entitled FEG (Fédération Européenne de Gymnastique), but changed its name in 1921, becoming the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG); this name change roughly correlates with the actual naming of the World Championships. Although the first such games were held in 1903, they were not initially entitled the 'World Championships'. The first competition ever actually referred to as a 'World Championships' was 1931 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, a competition held in 1931 that, while referred to in an official FIG publication as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle Hilton
Halle Hilton (born 10 June 2004) is a British-born artistic gymnast who represents Ireland in international competition. A former British junior national team member, she participated in the 2018 European Championships where she won a bronze in the team competition. She began representing Ireland at the senior level in 2022 and is a five-time Northern European Championships medalist. She is the 2023 Irish national all-around champion. Early life Hilton was born in Basildon, England, on 10 June 2004 to an Irish mother. She began gymnastics when she was two years old at the Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club. She has a brother named Keenan who also represents Ireland in artistic gymnastics. Gymnastics career Junior Hilton competed on the balance beam for the British team at the 2018 European Championships and helped the team win the bronze medal behind Italy and Russia. Additionally, she qualified for the balance beam final and finished eighth. She won a bronze medal with the Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern European Gymnastics Championships
The Northern European Gymnastics Championships is an Artistic Gymnastics, artistic gymnastics competition for both male and female gymnasts from countries and dependencies from around Northern Europe. Participant nations * * * * * * * * * * * * Editions References Northern European Gymnastics Championships, Artistic gymnastics competitions {{gymnastics-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anamaria Tămârjan
Anamaria "Ana" Tămârjan (also spelled Tămîrjan, born 8 May 1991) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a bronze Olympic medalist and a gold European medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European silver medalist on balance beam and a bronze medalist on floor. Her favorite events are the floor and the balance beam. Early life and career She is an identical twin; her sister Adriana was also a world-class gymnast and a member of the Romanian national team, but she is now retired. Tămârjan began training in gymnastics at the age of 4 in Ploieşti with coach Camelia Rădulescu. She moved to the junior national training center in Oneşti at the age of 12 and was invited to the Deva National Training Center a few years later. During her junior career she competed at Siska Gym International (2006) where she tied for silver on floor with Ekaterina Kramarenko and placed seventh all around. She ranked sixth all around at the 2006 Romanian nationals. Although a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Drăgoi
Gabriela Drăgoi (born August 28, 1992, in Buzău, Buzău, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. Gabriela Drăgoi She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a European gold medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medalist on balance beam. Early gymnastics career Drăgoi began gymnastics at the age of four at CSS Buzău, training under Costică Cliniciu and 1976 Olympic silver medalist Gabriela Trușcă (now Gabriela Robu). Gabi Drăgoi, the pride of Buzău, (translation of Romanian article) In 2007, she placed fourth in the all-around at the 7th Lugano International TrophyGymnastics Results7th Lugano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Druncea
Daniela Druncea (born 2 November 1990) is a Romanian rowing coxswain and retired artistic gymnast. As a gymnast, she is a world bronze medalist with the team and was an alternate to the 2008 Romanian Olympic team. As a rower, she won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Druncea retired from gymnastics in 2009. She became a coxswain The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ... and won medals at the European championships, world championships and Olympic Games. References External links * * * * * 1990 births Living people Romanian female artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Romanian female rowers Coxswains (rowing) World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreea Grigore
Andreea Florentina Grigore (born 11 April 1991) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal with Romania in the team event. Additionally, she won a team bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships. At the junior level, she won three silver medals at the 2006 European Championships. Gymnastics career Grigore competed at the 2006 Junior European Championships and helped Romania win the team silver medal behind Russia. Individually, she finished fifth in the all-around competition. Then in the event finals, she won the silver medal on the balance beam behind Russia's Darya Elizarova, and she won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind teammate Aluissa Lăcusteanu. Grigore competed at the 2007 American Cup and finished 13th in the qualifier round. She then competed at the 2007 European Championships and finished eighth in the all-around during the qualification round, but she did not advance into the final due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreea Acatrinei
Andreea Roxana Acatrinei (born 7 April 1992) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal with the Romanian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro .... References External links * Andreea Acatrinei Unofficial Fan Site (Romanian)* 1992 births Living people Romanian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Sportspeople from Brașov Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Izbaşa
Sandra or SANDRA may refer to: People * Sandra (given name) * Sandra (singer) (born 1962), German pop singer * Margaretha Sandra (1629–1674), Dutch soldier * Sandra (orangutan), who won the legal right to be defined as a "non-human person" Places * Șandra, a commune in Timiș County, Romania * Şandra, a village in Beltiug Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania * Sandra, Estonia, a village * 1760 Sandra, an asteroid Other uses * "Sandra" (song), a 1975 song by Barry Manilow * "Sandra", song by Idle Eyes, 1986 * ''Sandra'' (1924 film), a lost drama film * ''Sandra'' (1965 film), an Italian film * SANDRA (research project), part of the European Union's Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development * Tropical Storm Sandra, several tropical cyclones * ''Sandra'' (podcast), a scripted fiction podcast starring Kristen Wiig and Alia Shawkat See also * Sandro (other) * Sandara Park Sandara Park (; born November 12, 1984), known mononymously as Dara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
