Abigail Roper

Abigail Roper
Full name	Abigail Roper
Nickname(s)	Abbie
Born	(2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19) Ipswich, England
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Wales   Great Britain
Years on national team	2024–Present (GBR)
Former countries represented	England
Club	Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)	Josie Hayes Rebecca Hambling
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing   Great Britain FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Challenge Cup 0 0 2 Total 0 0 2 Representing   Wales Northern European Championships 2023 Halmstad Team 2022 Jyväskylä Team 2023 Halmstad All-around 2023 Halmstad Vault

Abigail 'Abbie' Roper (born 7 September 2005) is a Welsh Artistic gymnast and member of the British national team. She won gold with the Welsh national team at the 2022 and 2023 Northern European Championships and has won two world cup medals representing Great Britain. ^{[1] [2]}

Roper trains at Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club alongside her twin sister Emily Roper who is also an artistic gymnast. ^{[3] [1]}

Senior gymnastics career

2022

Roper switched to the Welsh national team and competed at her first Northern European Championships in Jyväskylä, where Wales finished first in the team competition. ^{[4] [1] [5]}

2023

At her first Welsh Championships Roper won silver on vault and finished seventh in the all-around. ^[6]

She competed at the 2023 Leverkusen Cup alongside her sister, Emily Roper. The duo placed second in the team competition and individually Roper won gold on vault and placed fourth in the all-around. ^[7]

Roper was selected to compete at the 2023 Northern European Gymnastics Championships in Halmstad alongside Ruby Evans, Poppy-Grace Stickler, Evie Flage-Donovan, Annais Kamanga and her sister Emily Roper. ^[8] She helped Wales win the team competition and individually won bronze in the all-around and on vault. ^[9]

2024

At the 2024 Welsh Championships Roper won silver in the all-around behind Ruby Evans and ahead of her sister. She also won gold on balance beam, silver on uneven bars and bronze on vault. ^[10] Later at British Championships Roper placed tenth in the all-around, and finished fourth in the balance beam and floor apparatus finals. ^{[11] [12]}

Roper then competed at the 2024 Szombathely Challenge Cup alongside Charlotte Booth. She made vault and balance beam finals, placing fourth and eighth respectively. ^[13]

2025

At Welsh Championships Roper competed only on beam where she won bronze. ^[14] At the 2025 British Championships Roper finished 14th in the all-around and won bronze on vault. ^[15]

Roper attended the Koper Challenge Cup where she made the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise finals. She won bronze on vault and floor exercise, and placed 5th on uneven bars. ^[2]

Competitive record

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Representing   England   Great Britain
Junior
2018	British Team Championships		26
2019	English Championships		38
	British Team Championships		19
Senior
2021	British Championships		14	5
2022	English Championships		22
	British Championships		25
Representing   Wales   Great Britain
2022	British Team Championships		4
	Northern European Championships		10	5			4
2023	Welsh Championships		7
	British Championships		17	7
	Leverkusen Cup		4
	Northern European Championships				5
2024	Welsh Championships
	English Championships (guest)
	British Championships		10	5		4	4
	Szombathely Challenge Cup			4		8
	Rushmoor Rose Bowl		4
2025	Welsh Championships
	British Championships		14
	Koper Challenge Cup				5

References

1. "'Historic moment' for Ipswich gymnastic club". Ipswich Star. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
2. "Brazil tops medal tally at World Challenge Cup of Koper". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
3. Ellisons (2023-09-28). "Ipswich gymnasts head over heels with financial support". Ellisons Solicitors. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
4. "2022 Northern European Championships". The Gymternet. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
5. "'Historic moment' for Ipswich gymnastic club". East Anglian Daily Times. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
6. "2023 Welsh Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
7. "2023 Leverkusen Cup Results". The Gymternet. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
8. Field, Carl (2023-11-24). "All set for the 2023 artistic gymnastics Northern European Championships – how to follow". Welsh Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
9. Field, Carl (2023-11-27). "Another hugely successful Northern Europeans for Welsh artistic gymnasts". Welsh Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
10. "2024 Welsh Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
11. "2024 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
12. "Ipswich gymnastics club 'exceeds expectations' at best ever British Championships". Ipswich Star. 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
13. "2024 Szombathely Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
14. "2025 Welsh Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
15. "2025 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-26.