Stella Umeh

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Stella Umeh
Full nameStella Umeh
Born (1975-05-27) May 27, 1975 (age 49)
Toronto, Ontario
Hometown Mississauga, Ontario
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
College team UCLA Bruins (1994-1998)
Retired1998
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Auckland Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Vault
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria Uneven Bars
Representing UCLA
NCAA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1995 AthensFloor
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 GainesvilleTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 LAFloor
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1995 AthensBeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1996 TuscaloosaTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1996 TuscaloosaBeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 AthensAll Around
Notable work Varekai

Stella Umeh (born 27 May 1975) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast and current actress and performer. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics placing 16th in the all-around. [1] She is of Guyanese and Nigerian descent. [2]

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Gymnastics career

Umeh's first big international meet was at the 1989 American Cup in Fairfax, Virginia where she finished fifth. [3] She then competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games but was originally an alternate. [4] She won a gold medal with the Canadian team. [5] She competed at the American Cup again in 1991, but placed 8th. [6] She went to the 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She finished 17th in the all-around. [7] In 1992, Stella started her season at the American Cup in Orlando, Florida, USA and finished 7th. [8] In April, she competed at the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Paris, France. She qualified to Vault and Beam finals, but placed 8th and 5th. [9] Later, she qualified to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She finished 16th in the all-around, and 10th with the Canadian team. [10] In 1993, she went to Worlds and placed 15th AA and 8th in the FX final. In 1994, she went to the 1994 Commonwealth Games and won 2 golds and 2 silvers, as well as placing 4th and 5th in Floor and Beam finals.

College career

In 1994, she accepted a college scholarship to UCLA and started attending the school in 1994. [1]

Throughout her four years at college, she won three golds, three silvers and one bronze at the NCAA Championships. She was twice the Pac-12 conference all-around champion. [11]

Acting and Entertainment

Stella studied Theatre at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the hopes of becoming an actress. [12] In 2000, she joined Cirque du Soleil and performed Mystère in Las Vegas. In 2002, she performed in Fire Within and then in Varekai as a triple trapeze in 2003. [13] She played small roles in Ghostly Encounters and Delroy Kincaid. She recently had a leading role in a stage play called, 'Pinteresque' which will be in the SummerWorks Performance Festival. [14]

Currently, Stella lives in Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stella Umeh (CAN)". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  2. Dan Gutman (1 August 1998). Gymnastics. Penguin Young Readers Group. pp. 112–. ISBN   978-1-101-16065-7.
  3. "USA Gymnastics Online: Results: 1989 McDonald's American Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21.
  4. "May Birthday Profile: Stella Umeh | the Couch GymnastThe Couch Gymnast". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  5. 1990 Commonwealth Games#Artistic
  6. "USA Gymnastics Online: Results: 1991 McDonald's American Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21.
  7. 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  8. "USA Gymnastics Online: Results: 1992 McDonald's American Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21.
  9. 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships#Women
  10. "USA Gymnastics Online: Results: 1992 Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-21.
  11. List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Gymnastics
  12. "Stella Umeh - For Introduction Purposes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  13. "Stella Umeh". IMDb .
  14. "Stella Umeh - Athletes - Welcome to Motivate Canada!". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.