Maisie Methuen

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Maisie Methuen
Full nameMaisie Rose Methuen
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Born (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 22) [1]
Wales
Residence Cardiff, Wales
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
ClubPhoenix Gymnastics
RetiredJuly 2019
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Northern European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Greve Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Greve All-Around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Greve Floor Exercise

Maisie Rose Methuen (born 22 June 2001) is a retired artistic gymnast for Wales and Great Britain.

Contents

Methuen represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Career

Espoir

2014

In March, Methuen won silver behind Latalia Bevan in the Espoir division of the Welsh Championships [2] and went on to be crowned the 2014 British Espoir Champion later that year. [3] [4]

Junior

2015

Methuen won gold in the junior all-around at the 2015 Welsh Championships, [5] and placed second behind Catherine Lyons in the junior division at the 2015 British Championships. [6]

Representing Great Britain at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia, Methuen won a silver medal on balance beam. [7]

2016

Methuen was crowned the 2016 British Junior Champion. [8]

At the 2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Methuen won a silver medal with the team in the team final, [9] placed fourth in the junior all-around final. [10] She also qualified to the junior balance beam final where she placed fifth. [11]

Senior

2017

In her first Senior British Championships, Methuen won floor exercise gold. [12] She won joint silver, with Alice Kinsella, in the all-around competition, with both gymnasts scoring 53.300. [13]

Methuen also placed second all-around in her first Senior Welsh Championships. [14]

2018

In 2018, at the British Championships, Methuen placed seventh all-around, [15] and won a gold medal on balance beam. [16]

Methuen was selected to represent Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. [17] Methuen placed fourth with the Welsh team in the team final and placed seventh individually in the all-around final. [18]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2014 Welsh ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
British ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Northern European Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior
2015 Welsh ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
British ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
European Youth Olympic Festival 7127Silver medal icon.svg
2016 British ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
European Championships Silver medal icon.svg45
Senior
2017 Welsh ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
British ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
2018
Commonwealth Games 47
British Championships76Gold medal icon.svg4

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References

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