Emma White (gymnast)

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Emma White
Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 35)
Dunfermline, Scotland
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
ClubCity of Birmingham Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Jody Kime
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Northern European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Lisburn Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 LisburnUneven bars

Emma White (born 19 March 1990) [2] is a British former artistic gymnast. She competed for Great Britain at the 2006 World Championships and for Scotland at the 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. She won two medals at the 2013 Northern European Championships.

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Gymnastics career

White represented Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and finished 13th in the all-around final and sixth in the vault final. [3] She won the vault title at the 2006 British Championships, and she finished eighth in the all-around and seventh on the floor exercise. [4] She was then selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. [5] She competed on the vault and floor exercise to help the team finish 11th in the qualification round. [6]

White was selected for Scotland's team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but she injured her knee in training and returned home for knee surgery. [7] At the 2013 Northern European Championships, she won a silver medal with the Scottish team and a bronze medal on the uneven bars. Additionally, she finished fourth in the all-around competition. [8] She won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2014 British Championships, behind Kelly Simm and Claudia Fragapane, and she finished 13th in the all-around. [9]

White won the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam titles at the 2014 Scottish Championships. [10] She then represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [11] She led the Scottish team to a fifth-place finish. [12] Individually, she qualified for the all-around final, where she finished tenth, [13] and for the vault final, where she finished eighth. [14] She announced her retirement from the sport after the competition. [7]

References

  1. "Glasgow 2014 - Emma White Profile". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014.
  2. "2006 World Gymnastics Championships Entry List". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 15 October 2006. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. "Gymnastics: Women's events". BBC Sport . 26 March 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. "2006 British Championships Women's Artistic Gymnastics Guildford (GBR) 2006, July 8-9". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. "British and Russian Teams competing in Worlds 2006". Gym Media. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. "30th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualification Aarhus, Denmark, 2006, October, 13-21". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "City of Birmingham's Emma White announces retirement from Women's Artistic Gymnastics". Birmingham Mail . 13 August 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  8. Hopkins, Lauren (24 November 2013). "2013 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  9. Hopkins, Lauren (30 March 2014). "2014 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. Browne, Lesley (26 June 2013). "Emma's just champion as she chases Commonwealth dream". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. "Glasgow 2014 Team Announcement". Scottish Gymnastics. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  12. "Historic Team Silver for Gymnasts". Team Scotland. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  13. "Gymnastics Artistic Women's AA Final". Glasgow 2014 . 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  14. "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Vault Final". Glasgow 2014 . 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.