Samantha Bayley

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Samantha Bayley
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (1988-06-10) 10 June 1988 (age 33)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
(Great Britain national team)
Years on national team2005

Samantha Bayley (born 10 June 1988) is a British female artistic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions. As a junior, she competed at the 2004 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. As an elite she competed at the 2005 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she reached the final in the vault event. [1]

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References

  1. "2005 European Gymnastics Championships athletes - Samantha Bayley". gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.