Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Spoken languages
English
Club
Durham City Gymnastics Club: England
Coach
Dan Lannigan [club]
Injuries
An injury caused her to withdraw from the 2023 National Age Group Championships in Telford, England, in June of that year. (Instagram profile, 04 Jun 2023)
In November 2021 she required surgery after rupturing her Achilles tendon. She returned to competition in June 2022. (Instagram profile, 26 Jun 2022, 13 Nov 2021)
She injured her foot after she fell during the 2015 British Championships in Liverpool, England. In 2016 she cut her season short to undergo surgery and returned to training in January 2017. (tass.gov.uk, 24 Jan 2017)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age six at a local leisure centre.
Reason for taking up the sport
She was encouraged to get involved in the sport by her grandparents.
Hero / Idol
British trampoline gymnast Lucie Colebeck. (tass.gov.uk, 24 Jan 2017)
Awards
She received the Most Memorable Performance of the Year award for 2015 from Deerness Gymnastics Academy in Durham, England. (thenorthernecho.co.uk, 21 Jan 2016)
In 2014 she was given the BBC North East Junior Achievement Award. (sunderlandecho.com, 23 Oct 2014)
In 2014 she received a Master Gymnast accolade from the North of England Gymnastics Association. (sunderlandecho.com, 23 Oct 2014)
Additional information
TV APPEARANCE
In 2020 she featured on the British television documentary series 'The Estate: Life Up North', which followed residents of Washington, England, over the course of six months. (sunderlandecho.com, 27 Oct 2020)
COACHING
She has worked as a tumbling coach at Durham City Gymnastics Club in England. (durhamcitygymnastics.co.uk, 22 Oct 2023; LinkedIn profile, 23 Oct 2022; shanicedavidson.com, 08 Apr 2019)
Last update : 2024-07-22