Abigail Martin (gymnast)

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Abigail Martin
European Championships 2022-08-14 Abigail Martin.jpg
Personal information
Full nameAbigail Martin
Nickname(s)Abi
Born (2008-04-19) 19 April 2008 (age 16)
Paignton, England
Gymnastics career
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Years on national team2022–present (GBR)
ClubSouth Devon School of Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Rachel Wignall
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rimini Team
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
World Challenge Cup001
Total001

Abigail "Abi" Martin (born 19 April 2008) is a British artistic gymnast. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games and the 2023 Junior World Championships.

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Early life

Martin was born in Paignton in 2008. She began gymnastics at age 5. [1]

Junior gymnastics career

Martin competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where she helped the British team finish sixth. Individually she finished fifth on floor exercise. [2] In July she competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival where she helped Great Britain finish sixth. [3] The following month Martin competed at the European Championships where she helped Great Britain finish fourth. Individually she placed sixth in the all-around. [4]

Martin competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships where she helped the British team finish fourth. Individually she placed fifth in the all-around and on vault and fourth on floor exercise. [5]

Senior gymnastics career

2024

Martin became age-eligible for senior competition in 2024. At the British Championships she placed third in the all-around behind Ondine Achampong and Ruby Evans. [6] Early in the year she competed at the Cottbus World Cup and the Osijek World Challenge Cup. She qualified to the vault and floor exercise event finals at both competitions; she won bronze on floor exercise in Osijek. [7]

Martin was originally named as a reserve athlete for the European Championships team; however Achampong later withdrew due to an ACL tear and Martin was added to the team. [8] While there she helped the British team finish second behind Italy. Individually she qualified to the floor exercise final where she finished seventh.

In June Martin was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Becky Downie, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, and Alice Kinsella. [9] During qualifications at the Olympic Games, Martin helped Great Britain qualify to the team final. During the team final Martin competed on floor exercise, scoring 13.466 towards Great Britains fourth place finish. [10]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2022 Welsh Championships (guest)5
English Championships4
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 65
British ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
European Youth Olympic Festival 6184
European Championships 4678
2023 English ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Welsh Championships (guest)Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
British ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Junior World Championships 4554
Rushmoor Rose BowlGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg79
TopGym TournamentBronze medal icon.svg4Gold medal icon.svg5
Senior
2024 Welsh Championships (guest)Bronze medal icon.svg
Cottbus World Cup 84
English Championships51Silver medal icon.svg
British ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg5Bronze medal icon.svg6
Osijek Challenge Cup 4Bronze medal icon.svg
European Championships Silver medal icon.svg7
Olympic Games 4

References

  1. "FIG Profile: Abigail Martin". International Gymnastics Federation .
  2. "2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 20 March 2022.
  3. "Silver success for Team GB's Ruby Evans at European Youth Olympic Festival". Welsh Gymnastics. 29 July 2022.
  4. "2022 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 16 August 2022.
  5. "FIG Gymnastics Junior World Championships 2023: All results, scores and medals - complete list". International Olympic Committee . 30 March 2023.
  6. "2024 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. "French Olympic hopefuls flex at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . 8 April 2024.
  8. "GB women's line up for the Artistic European Championships". British Gymnastics . 4 April 2024.
  9. "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics . 13 June 2024.
  10. "GB women take 4th place in Olympic team final". British Gymnastics . 30 July 2024.