Emma Slevin

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Emma Slevin
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Personal information
Born (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)
Galway, Ireland
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–present (IRL)
ClubRenmore Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Sally Batley
Assistant coach(es)Giacomo Camiciotti
Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Northern European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Dublin Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 DublinAll-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 DublinFloor exercise
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 DublinUneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 DublinBalance beam

Emma Slevin (born 2 May 2003) is an Irish artistic gymnast. She represented Ireland at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. She was the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at the European Championships and at the World Championships, doing both in 2021. [1] [2] She is the 2024 Northern European all-around champion.

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Early life

Emma Slevin was born on 2 May 2003 in Galway, Ireland.

Junior gymnastics career

2016–17

Slevin competed at the 2016 Irish Championships where she placed first in the Espoir division. Additionally she placed first on balance beam, third on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars. [3] At the following year's competition she competed in the junior division and placed second behind Meg Ryan. [4] Slevin made her international debut at the 2017 Flanders International Team Challenge in Ghent where she placed 24th in the all-around and helped Ireland place seventh as a team. [5] Slevin concluded the season competing at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she finished 47th during qualifications. [6]

2018

Slevin competed at the English Championships and finished first in the junior guest division. [7] At the Irish Championships Slevin finished first in the junior division. [8] In June Slevin competed at the Youth Olympic Qualifier and finished 16th, thus qualifying a spot for Ireland for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. [9] At the Irish Super Championships Slevin finished second on uneven bars and first on floor exercise. She competed at the European Championships but did not qualify for any event finals.

Slevin was selected to represent Ireland at the 2018 Youth Olympics, becoming the first Irish female gymnast to do so. [10] Additionally she was selected as the Irish flag bearer for the opening ceremonies. [11]

At the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires Slevin qualified to the all-around, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam finals. In the all-around final she placed sixth. [12] During event finals she placed eighth on both vault and uneven bars and fifth on balance beam. [13]

2018-10-12 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' Artistic Gymnastics - All-around final - Floor (Martin Rulsch) 102.jpg
All-Around Final
2018-10-13 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' Artistic Gymnastics - Apparatus finals - Vault (Martin Rulsch) 252.jpg
Vault Final
Slevin at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Senior gymnastics career

2019

Slevin turned senior in 2019. She competed at both the European Championships and the European Games but did not qualify for any event finals. In October she competed at the World Championships and placed 96th in the all-around during qualifications. [14]

2021

In April Slevin competed at the European Championships. During qualifications she placed 27th in the all-around and qualified to the final. [15] In doing so Slevin made history by becoming the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at any European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. [1] [16] She finished 19th. [17]

In October Slevin competed at the World Championships. She placed 21st during qualifications and qualified to the all-around final. She became the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at the World Championships. [2]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 Irish Championships (espoir)Gold medal icon.svg6Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2017 Irish ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
FIT Challenge724
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 18
2018 English Championships (guest)Gold medal icon.svg
Irish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg5Silver medal icon.svg
Youth Olympic Qualifier16
Irish Super ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
European Championships 1537
Youth Olympic Games 6885
Senior
2019
European Championships 32
European Games 21
Irish Team ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
2021
European Championships 19
Koper Challenge Cup 84
World Championships 19
2022
European Championships 36
World Championships 63
2022
European Championships 1831
World Championships 78
2024
European Championships 2442
Northern European Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg

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