Phoebe Jakubczyk (born 26 August 2003) is a

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. She won a bronze medal with the British junior team at the

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. She won the silver medal in the uneven bars final at the 2019 Szombathely World Challenge Cup. After finishing her international elite career, she joined the

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team.

Gymnastics career

Elite

Jakubczyk finished second to Taeja James in the junior all-around at the 2017 English Championships. At the 2017 Olympic Hopes Cup, she won the all-around silver medal behind teammate

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. In the event finals, she won the balance beam gold medal and the floor exercise bronze medal. At the

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, she finished eighth in the junior all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise. She competed at the 2018 Junior European Championships and won a bronze medal with the British team. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around. Jakubczyk became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2019. At the 2019 British Championships, she won the silver medal on the vault behind

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. She won the silver medal on the uneven bars 2019 Szombathely World Challenge Cup, behind Caitlin Rooskrantz. She won a bronze medal at the 2019 Toyota International behind

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and

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. Jakubczyk competed at the 2021 European Championships in

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. She fell off the uneven bars in the qualification round and did not advance into any finals. She competed at several of the British Olympic Trials but was not selected to compete at the

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NCAA

In 2017, Jakubczyk announced her commitment to join the

team starting in the 2022 season. During her freshman season, she competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam and set a career-high of 9.875 on the uneven bars. She missed the 2023 season due to a

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. She did not make any lineups during the 2024 season, and she retired before her senior season.

Competitive history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jakubczyk, Phoebe 2003 births Living people English female artistic gymnasts British female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Bristol People from Portishead, Somerset Oregon State Beavers women's gymnasts 21st-century English sportswomen English expatriate sportspeople in the United States