Poppy-Grace Stickler

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Poppy-Grace Stickler
OHC Liberec 2019-11-30 Poppy Stickler (Norman Seibert) - 03367.jpg
Stickler in 2019
Personal information
Full namePoppy-Grace Stickler
Country representedFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 18)
Cardiff, Wales
Years on national team2018–present (GBR)
ClubCymru Caerdydd
GymCapital Academy
College team Utah Red Rocks (2025–28)
Head coach(es)Olivia Bryl
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Liverpool Team
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
World Challenge Cup010
Total010
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Northern European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kópavogur Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Halmstad Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kópavogur All-Around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Halmstad Uneven Bars

Poppy-Grace Stickler (born 12 June 2006) is a Welsh artistic gymnast. She is the 2019 Northern European all-around silver medalist. She represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Early life

Stickler was born in Cardiff in 2006. She attended Whitchurch High School. [1]

Junior gymnastics career

Espoir: 2017–19

Stickler competed at her first Welsh Championships in 2017. She placed fourth in the espoir division. [2] In 2018 Stickler competed at her first British Championships where she placed eleventh in the espoir division. Additionally she won bronze on balance beam behind Alia Leat and Mali Morgan. [3] Stickler made her international debut for Wales at the 2018 Africa Safari International where she helped Wales finish second as a team. Individually she finished seventh in the all-around, fourth on vault, and fifth on floor exercise. She ended the year competing at the British Team Championships where she helped Club Cymru Caerdydd finish first as team and individually Stickler finished third in the all-around. [4]

Stickler competed at the Welsh and British Championships early in 2019. In April she competed at the Pre-Olympic Youth Cup where she placed first in the all-around in the 2006 division. [5] At the British Team Championships Stickler finished third in the all-around. In September Stickler competed at the Northern European Championships. While there she helped Wales finish first as a team. Individually she won silver in the all-around behind fellow Welsh gymnast Emily Thomas. Additionally she finished seventh on balance beam and fifth on floor exercise. [6] Stickler ended the year competing at the Olympic Hopes Cup. While there she helped Wales finish second as a team behind China. Individually she won bronze on vault and floor exercise. [7]

2019-11-30 OHC Liberec 2019 WAG Apparatus finals Vault (Martin Rulsch) 041.jpg
Vault
2019-11-29 OHC Liberec 2019 WAG Subdivision 2 All-around competition Uneven bars (Martin Rulsch) 238.jpg
Uneven bars
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Floor exercise
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Floor exercise
Stickler at the 2019 Olympic Hopes Cup

Junior: 2020–21

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020. Stickler competed at the 2021 British Championships where she placed third in the all-around and first on vault and floor. [8]

Senior gymnastics career

2022

Stickler became age-eligible for senior competition in 2022. Early in the year she competed at the Welsh and British Championships, placing second in the all-around at the former and third on floor exercise at the latter. Stickler made her international senior debut for Great Britain at the Koper Challenge Cup. She won silver on floor exercise behind Ana Đerek. [9]

Stickler was selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. While there she helped the team finish fifth. Individually she placed fifth in the all-around and sixth on floor exercise. [10] Stickler next competed at the Paris Challenge Cup where she placed sixth on floor exercise.

In October Stickler was named as the alternate for the team competing at the 2022 World Championships. [11] During the team final she was on the competition floor supporting the team who won a historic silver medal, Great Britain's highest finish at a World Championships. [12]

2023–24

Stickler was named as the alternate for the team at the 2023 World Championships. She finished the year competing at the 2023 Northern European Championships. She helped Wales win the team competition and individually won bronze on the uneven bars. [13]

On 22 November 2023 she signed her National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Utah and join the Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team for the 2025 season. [14] In early January of 2024 Stickler sustained an L5 fracture in her back and an avulsion fracture on her hip. [15]

Competitive history

Stickler (right) at the 2019 Olympic Hopes Cup 2019-11-30 OHC Liberec 2019 WAG Apparatus finals Victory ceremonies (Martin Rulsch) 38.jpg
Stickler (right) at the 2019 Olympic Hopes Cup
YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2017 Welsh Championships4
2018 British Championships11Bronze medal icon.svg
Africa Safari InternationalSilver medal icon.svg745
British Team ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2019 Welsh ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg7
British ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg54Bronze medal icon.svg
Pre-Olympic Youth CupGold medal icon.svg
British Team ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Northern European Championships Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg75
Elite Gym Massilia23
Olympic Hopes CupSilver medal icon.svg11Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Junior
2021 British ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Senior
2022 Welsh ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg6Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
British Championships11Bronze medal icon.svg
Koper Challenge Cup Silver medal icon.svg
Austrian Team Challenge46
Commonwealth Games 556
Paris Challenge Cup 6
British Team ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg7
World Championships Silver medal icon.svg [lower-alpha 1]
2023 Cottbus World Cup 7
Welsh ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
British Championships46Silver medal icon.svg
Osijek Challenge Cup 587
World Championships 6 [lower-alpha 1]
Northern European Championships Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
  1. 1 2 Stickler was the team GBR alternate

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