JAMES Taeja
Great Britain
GBR
Title
Ms
Lastname
JAMES
Firstname
Taeja
Gender
female
Country
Great Britain
Place of birth
Nottingham
Year of birth
2002 (23 y.o.)
Discipline(s)
Women's Artistic Gymnastics
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Spoken languages
English
Club
City of Birmingham Gymnastics: England
Coach
Jodie Kime [club]; Lee Woolls [club]
Injuries
She has dislocated her elbow during her career, and spent almost a year in and out of training due to the injury. (britishgymnewstics.com, 22 Sep 2017)
Start sporting career
She began training in gymnastics at age four. "My coach told me straight away I was decent at it, but it wasn't until I was 11 or 12 it became serious."
Reason for taking up the sport
Her cousin encouraged her to try the sport.
Milestones
At age 15 years and six months she was the youngest member of the England team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (teamengland.org, 04 Apr 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nottinghampost.com, 30 Oct 2018)
Most influential person in career
Coach Jodie Kime. (britishgymnewstics.com, 22 Sep 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"I like winning, but it's not all about winning. It's about competing and having fun." (Pride of Sport Awards YouTube channel, 27 Nov 2017)
Awards
In 2018 she was named Junior Sportsperson of the Year at the Birmingham Sports Awards in England. (birminghammail.co.uk, 11 Oct 2018)

In 2018 she was named Young Sportswoman of the Year at the Nottingham Post Sports Awards in England. (nottinghampost.com, 30 Oct 2018)

In 2017 she was named Young Sportsperson of the Year at the Pride of Sport Awards in England. (Pride of Sport Awards YouTube channel, 27 Nov 2017; prideofsportawards.co.uk, 27 Nov 2017)

Last update : 2024-07-22

World Championships

2019 - 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships STUTTGART (GER)

All-Around
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
209
Score Qualif.
26.266 
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
69
Score Qualif.
12.500
Team
Rank Final
6
Score Final
161.495
Rank Qualif.
7
Score Qualif.
161.963
Continental Championships

2016 - 31st European Championships 2016 BERN (SUI)

All-Around
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
86
Score Qualif.
38.932 
Vault
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
28
Score Qualif.
6.950
Uneven Bars
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
17
Score Qualif.
13.233
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
35
Score Qualif.
12.666
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
23
Score Qualif.
13.033
Team
Rank Final
2
Score Final
163.912
Rank Qualif.
-
Score Qualif.
-
World / Challenge Cup

2018 - FIG World Cup 2018 DOHA (QAT)

Vault
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
11
Score Qualif.
13.216
Uneven Bars
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
22
Score Qualif.
10.900
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
14
Score Qualif.
12.466
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
6
Score Final
13.133
Rank Qualif.
1
Score Qualif.
13.533