Katy Lennon

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Katy Lennon
Born (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40)
Carshalton, England [1]
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of England.svg  England
GymLeatherhead and Dorking Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Margaret Miller
Retired2004
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team

Katy Lennon (born 16 October 1984) is a British former artistic gymnast. She represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was the team captain of the British team that finished 11th. She won a team silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

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Gymnastics career

Lennon finished ninth in the all-around at the 2001 British Championships. [2] She competed with Beth Tweddle and Becky Owen at the 2002 European Championships in Patras, Greece, and they finished sixth in the team competition. Lennon did not qualify into any of the individual finals. [3] She then represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games alongside Tweddle, Owen, Elizabeth Line, and Nicola Willis. The English team won the silver medal behind Australia. [4] In the apparatus finals, she finished eighth on the vault and fifth on the floor exercise. [5] She won the all-around bronze medal, behind Tweddle and Willis, at the 2002 British Championships. [6]

Lennon won the all-around silver medal, behind Tweddle, at the 2004 British Championships. [7] She then competed at the 2004 European Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, alongside Tweddle, Line, Willis, and Vanessa Hobbs, and they finished fifth in the team competition. She did not qualify for any of the individual finals. She was selected as the team captain for the team that represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and they finished 11th out of the 12 teams competing in the qualifications. [8] Lennon qualified for the all-around final in 28th place with a total score of 36.237. In the individual all-around final, Lennon finished 21st with a score of 35.374 after falling off the balance beam. [9] Lennon retired after the Olympic Games. [10]

Personal life

As of 2014, Lennon works as a coach for her old gymnastics club, Leatherhead and Dorking. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Katy Lennon". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "2001 British Championships Senior Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Official Results" (PDF). UEG.org. European Union of Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic Team Competition - Women Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Sport. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "2002 Commonwealth Games Gymnastics Finals Women". The Times-Transcript. 30 July 2002. p. 26. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "2002 British Championships Senior Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "2004 British Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "The History of Leatherhead and Dorking Gymnastics Club". Leatherhead and Dorking Gymnastics Club. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "No joy in gym". The Northern Echo. 20 August 2004. p. 25. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lennon goes back to where it all began". Surrey Mirror. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Meet the Team". Leatherhead and Dorking Gymnastics Club. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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