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Great Britain

Continental union	European Union of Gymnastics
National federation	British Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Appearances	11
Medals	Bronze: 1928, 2020
World Championships
Appearances	23
Medals	Silver: 2022 Bronze: 2015
European Championships
Medals	Gold: 2023 Silver: 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024

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.

History

Great Britain has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition 13 times. It has won two bronze medals, at the 1928 and the 2020 Olympic Games. The team has also made 22 appearances at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

2024 senior roster

Team competition results

Olympic Games

• 1928 — Bronze medal

  Annie Broadbent, Lucy Desmond, Margaret Hartley, Amy Jagger, Isabel Judd, Jessie Kite, Marjorie Moreman, Edith Pickles, Ethel Seymour, Ada Smith, Hilda Smith, Doris Woods

• 1936 — 8th place

  Doris Blake, Brenda Crowe, Edna Gross, Clarice Hanson, Mary Heaton, Mary Kelly, Lilian Ridgewell, Marion Wharton

• 1948 — 9th place

  Joan Airey, Cissy Davies, Pat Evans, Dorothy Hey, Irene Hirst, Pat Hirst, Audrey Rennard, Dorothy Smith

• 1952 — 16th place

  Cissy Davies, Irene Hirst, Pat Hirst, Gwynedd Lewis-Lingard, Margo Morgan, Valerie Mullins, Marjorie Raistrick, Margaret Thomas-Neale

• 1960 — 17th place

  Gwynedd Lewis-Lingard, Pat Perks, Jill Pollard, Marjorie Carter (née Raistrick), Dorothy Summers, Margaret Thomas-Neale

• 1972 — 18th place

  Barbara Alred, Pamela Hopkins, Pamela Hutchinson, Avril Lennox, Yvonne Mugridge, Elaine Willett

• 1984 — 7th place

  Natalie Davies, Amanda Harrison, Sally Larner, Hayley Price, Kathleen Williams, Lisa Young

• 2000 — 10th place

  Kelly Hackman, Lisa Mason, Sharna Murray, Annika Reeder, Paula Thomas, Emma Williams

• 2004 — 11th place

  Cherrelle Fennell, Vanessa Hobbs, Katy Lennon, Elizabeth Line, Beth Tweddle, Nicola Willis

• 2008 — 9th place

  Imogen Cairns, Becky Downie, Marissa King, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan, Rebecca Wing

• 2012 — 6th place

  Imogen Cairns, Jennifer Pinches, Rebecca Tunney, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan

• 2016 — 5th place

  Ellie Downie, Becky Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, Amy Tinkler

• 2020 – Bronze medal

  Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Amelie Morgan

• 2024 – 4th place

  Becky Downie, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Alice Kinsella, Abigail Martin

World Championships

• 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

  Hannah Clowes, Becky Downie, Marissa King, Beth Tweddle, Aisling Williams, Rebecca Wing

• 2010 — 7th place

  Imogen Cairns, Becky Downie, Nicole Hibbert, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan

• 2011 — 5th place

  Imogen Cairns, Becky Downie, Danusia Francis, Jennifer Pinches, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Whelan

• 2014 — 6th place

  Becky Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, Gabrielle Jupp, Kelly Simm, Hannah Whelan

• 2015 — bronze medal

  Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, Kelly Simm, Amy Tinkler, Charlie Fellows

• 2018 — 9th place

  Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Alice Kinsella, Kelly Simm

• 2019 — 6th place

  Becky Downie, Ellie Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Taeja James, Alice Kinsella

• 2022 — silver medal

  Ondine Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Poppy-Grace Stickler

• 2023 — 6th place

  Ondine Achampong, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella, Poppy-Grace Stickler

Junior World Championships

• 2019 — 6th place

  Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alia Leat

• 2023 – 9th place

  Ema Kandalova, Abigail Martin, Jemima Taylor

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	Jessica Gadirova	2020 2022	2022				2022	1	3	4
3	Becky Downie	2015			2019			0	2	2
	Jennifer Gadirova	2020 2022						1	1	2
	Alice Kinsella	2020 2022						1	1	2
6	Ellie Downie	2015		2019				0	2	2
	Claudia Fragapane	2015					2017	0	2	2
	Amy Tinkler	2015					2016	1	1	2
9	Ondine Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Poppy-Grace Stickler	2022						0	1	1
12	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
	Amelie Morgan	2020						1	0	1

Best international results

Event	TF	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Olympic Games		10
World Championships
European Games	8	8	6		6
European Championships
Youth Olympics	—			4
Junior World Championships	6	5			6	4

See also

• List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Great Britain
• Great Britain men's national artistic gymnastics team

References

1. "Great Britain Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results".Archived 30 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
2. "Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain take bronze in women's gymnastics team final" Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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