| Latalia Bevan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Latalia Rene Bevan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 2001 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Great Britain  Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Latalia Rene Bevan (born 26 January 2001) is a Welsh retired artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal on the floor exercise at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is a six-time Northern European Championships gold medalist.
Bevan was born on 26 January 2001 in Merthyr Tydfil. [1] She began gymnastics when she was six years old. [2] She attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff. [3]
Bevan won the junior all-around title at the 2014 Welsh Championships. [4] She finished 19th in the all-around at the 2014 International Gymnix and qualified for the balance beam final, where she finished sixth. [5] She then helped the Welsh team win the gold medal at the 2014 Northern European Championships and also won the balance beam gold medal. [6] [7]
Bevan won the silver medal in the junior all-around at the 2015 Welsh Championships behind Maisie Methuen. [8] She participated in the 2015 Northern European Championships, winning gold medals in the team, individual all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise. [9] [10] She won the all-around title at the 2016 UK School Games and helped Wales win the team event. [11] She then helped Wales win the team event at the 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships, and she also won the silver medal on the uneven bars. [12]
At the 2017 British Championships, Bevan won a silver medal on the balance beam [13] She won the all-around title at the 2018 Welsh Championships. [14] She then placed ninth in the all-around at the 2018 British Championships. [15]
Bevan was selected to represent Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [16] The Welsh team finished fourth in the team competition. Individually, Bevan qualified for the all-around final and finished sixth. [17] She then finished eighth in both the uneven bars and balance beam finals. [18] [19] Then in the floor exercise final, she won the silver medal by only 0.033 behind Australia's Alexandra Eade. [20] [21]
After the Commonwealth Games, Bevan tore her Achilles tendon. By the time she was ready to return to competition, the COVID-19 pandemic had canceled all competitions. She ultimately decided to retire in January 2021. [2]
