Hannah Clowes

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Hannah Clowes
Nickname(s)Han
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of England.svg  England
Born (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 33)
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Hometown Bollington
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
ClubCity of Liverpool
Head coach(es) Amanda Reddin
Assistant coach(es) Claire Duffy
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team

Hannah Clowes (born 24 February 1991) is an English artistic gymnast [1] who has represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. [2] She did not make the Beijing Olympic Team. Clowes also more recently attended Liverpool Johns Moores University, where she studied Sports science related to gymnastics. [3]

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