Ema Kandalova

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Ema Kandalova
Full nameEma Grace Kandalova
Born (2008-08-26) 26 August 2008 (age 16)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of England.svg  England
Years on national team2022–Present (GBR)
ClubTolworth Gym Club

Ema Grace Kandalova (born 26 August 2008) is an English artistic gymnast and national team membe r. She is a silver medallist on beam and bronze medallist on floor at the 2025 British Championships. [1] [2]

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As a junior Kandalova represented Great Britain at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, where she won team and all-around bronze, and also at the 2023 Junior World Championships. [3] [4] [5]

Junior gymnastics career

2023

At the 2023 English Championships Kandalova won bronze in the all-around and on vault. She later won silver on floor at Welsh Championships. [6] At British Championships Kandalova placed 7th in the all-around. [7]

She represented Great Britain at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Abigail Martin and Jemima Taylor where the team finished 9th. [8] Later that year Kandalova was named in the British team for the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival where she won team and all-around bronze. [3] [5] [9]

Senior gymnastics career

2024

At her first British Championships as a senior Kandalova placed 15th in the all-around and made the bars and beam apparatus finals. [10]

Kandalova represented England at the 2024 Leverkusen Cup alongside Shanna-Kae Grant and Tiegan Trafford where they won gold in the team competition. Individually Kandalova also won gold on vault and balance beam as well as silver in the all-around competition. [11]

2025

At English Championships Kandalova placed 6th in the all-around. Later at the 2025 British Championships she placed 5th in the all-around, winning silver on beam and bronze on floor. [2] [12]

Kandalova was selected to represent Great Britain alongside Frances Stone, Shantae-Eve Amankwaah, Tilly Wright and Grace Davies at the 2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where they won bronze. Kandalova qualified for the beam final where she also won bronze. [13]

Competitive History

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2021 Rushmoor Rose Bowl12
British Championships 6Bronze medal icon.svg
Junior
2022 English Championships11
British Championships 12
British Team Championships7
Rushmoor Rose BowlBronze medal icon.svg5Silver medal icon.svg46
Vera Caslavska Grand PrixSilver medal icon.svg4Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2023 English ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Welsh ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
British Championships 7
Junior World Championships 9
European Youth Olympic Festival Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Senior
2024 Welsh Championships11
English Championships9
British Championships 1588
Leverkusen CupGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
2025 English Championships6
British Championships 5Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
DTB Pokal Team Challenge Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg

References

  1. "British Apparatus Champions decided at the 2025 British". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  2. 1 2 "2025 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  3. 1 2 "2023 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  4. "KANDALOVA Ema - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  5. 1 2 "Maribor 2023: The Results | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  6. "2023 English Championships". The Gymternet. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  7. "2023 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  8. "2023 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  9. "EYOF 2023: Team GB success at European Youth Olympic Festival". BBC Newsround. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  10. "2024 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  11. "2024 Leverkusen Cup Results". The Gymternet. 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  12. "2025 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  13. "2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-04-02.