List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Great Britain

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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] British female gymnasts have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1928, except for 1932. [2] [3] British women have won four medals at the Olympics: the 1928 team all-around bronze; the 2012 uneven bars bronze, which was won by Beth Tweddle; the 2016 floor exercise bronze, won by Amy Tinkler; and the 2021 team all-around bronze. [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] Tweddle, Pat Hirst, and Becky Downie are the only British female gymnasts who have competed in at least three Olympics. [8] [9]

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Gymnasts

Becky Downie Rebecca Downie in Bercy.JPG
Becky Downie
Ellie Downie 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Vault - Elissa Downie 01.jpg
Ellie Downie
Beth Tweddle ETweddle2009.JPG
Beth Tweddle
Denise Goddard Denise Goddard 1964.jpg
Denise Goddard
Monica Rutherford Monica Rutherford 1964cr.jpg
Monica Rutherford
Amy Tinkler 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Floor - Amy Tinkler 14.jpg
Amy Tinkler
Hannah Whelan Hannah Whelan.jpg
Hannah Whelan
GymnastYearsRef.
Barbara Alred 1972 [10]
Margaret-leah Bell 1968 [11]
Doris Blake 1936 [12]
Annie Broadbent 1928 [13]
Imogen Cairns 2008, 2012 [14]
Marjorie Carter (née Raistrick)1952, 1960 [15]
Susan Cheesebrough 1976, 1980 [16]
Brenda Crowe 1936 [17]
Cissy Davies 1948, 1952 [18]
Natalie Davies 1984 [19]
Lucy Desmond 1928 [20]
Becky Downie 2008, 2016, 2024 [21]
Ellie Downie 2016 [22]
Ruby Evans 2024 [23]
Cherrelle Fennell 2004 [24]
Claudia Fragapane 2016 [25]
Jennifer Gadirova 2020 [26]
Jessica Gadirova 2020 [26]
Denise Goddard 1964 [27]
Edna Gross 1936 [28]
Kelly Hackman 2000 [29]
Clarice Hanson 1936 [30]
Karen Hargate 1988 [31]
Ruby Harrold 2016 [32]
Margaret Hartley 1928 [33]
Mary Heaton 1936 [34]
Irene Hirst 1948, 1952 [35]
Pat Hirst 1948, 1952, 1956 [9]
Vanessa Hobbs 2004 [36]
Pamela Hopkins 1972 [37]
Pamela Hutchinson 1972 [38]
Amy Jagger 1928 [39]
Denise Jones 1980 [40]
Queenie Judd 1928 [41]
Mary Kelly 1936 [42]
Karen Kennedy 1988 [43]
Marissa King 2008 [44]
Alice Kinsella 2020, 2024 [26]
Jessie Kite 1928 [45]
Sally Larner 1984 [46]
Sonia Lawrence 1996 [47]
Katy Lennon 2004 [48]
Avril Lennox 1972, 1976 [49]
Gwynedd Lewis-Lingard 1952, 1960 [50]
Elizabeth Line 2004 [51]
Abigail Martin 2024 [52]
Lisa Mason 2000 [53]
Sarah Mercer 1992 [54]
Midge Moreman 1928 [55]
Amelie Morgan 2020 [26]
Margo Morgan 1952 [56]
Yvonne Mugridge 1972 [57]
Valerie Mullins 1952 [58]
Sharna Murray 2000 [59]
Pat Perks 1960 [60]
Carrie Pickles 1928 [61]
Jennifer Pinches 2012 [62]
Jill Pollard 1960 [63]
Mary Prestidge 1968 [64]
Hayley Price 1984 [65]
Amanda Reddin 1984 [66]
Annika Reeder 1996, 2000 [67]
Lilian Ridgewell 1936 [68]
Rowena Roberts 1992 [69]
Monica Rutherford 1964 [70]
Ethel Seymour 1928 [71]
Barbara Slater 1976 [72]
Ada Smith 1928 [73]
Hilda Smith 1928 [74]
Dorothy Summers 1960 [75]
Paula Thomas 2000 [76]
Margaret Thomas-Neale 1952, 1960 [77]
Amy Tinkler 2016 [78]
Rebecca Tunney 2012 [79]
Beth Tweddle 2004, 2008, 2012 [8]
Marion Wharton 1936 [80]
Hannah Whelan 2008, 2012 [81]
Elaine Willett 1972 [82]
Emma Williams 2000 [83]
Kathy Williams 1984 [84]
Nicola Willis 2004 [85]
Rebecca Wing 2008 [86]
Doris Woods 1928 [87]
Lisa Young 1984 [88]

Medalists

MedalNameYearEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Broadbent, Desmond, Hartley, Jagger, Judd, Kite, Moreman, Pickles, Seymour, A. Smith, H. Smith, Woods Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1928 Amsterdam Women's team
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Beth Tweddle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London Women's uneven bars
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Amy Tinkler Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's floor exercise
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova,
Alice Kinsella, Amelie Morgan
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Women's team

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