Tara Donnelly

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Tara Donnelly
Donnelly at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.jpg
Donnelly at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full nameTara Megan Donnelly
Country representedFlag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Former countries representedFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Born (1998-12-25) December 25, 1998 (age 25)
Isle of Man
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Years on national team2013–2023 (IOM)
2015–18 (IRL)
ClubEllan Vannin
Education Loughborough University
Head coach(es)Valery Molchanov
Retired4 February 2024 [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
Northern European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cardiff Floor Exercise
Island Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gotland All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gotland Vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gotland Balance Beam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gotland Floor Exercise
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Gotland Uneven Bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Bermuda Floor Exercise

Tara Megan Donnelly (born 25 December 1998) is a retired Manx artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Northern European champion on floor exercise. She previously represented Ireland in international competition.

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Early life

Donnelly was born on the Isle of Man in 1998. She has a sister, Chloe, who is also a gymnast. [2] She is a dual citizen of Ireland and Great Britain. [3]

Gymnastics career

2013

Donnelly competed at the British Championships where she finished 17th in the junior all-around division. [4] She competed at the Island Games, helping the Isle of Man finish first in the team floor and vault competition and individually won bronze on floor exercise. [5] She next competed at the Northern European Championships where she helped the Isle of Man finish eighth as a team and individually she placed fifth on vault. [6]

2014

Donnelly competed at the Welsh, English, and British championships early in the year. She was selected to represent the Isle of Man at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. While there she helped Isle of Man finish 10th as a team. [7]

2015

In 2015 Donnelly began representing Ireland in international competition. She made her debut for Ireland at the European Championships. [8] Additionally she competed at the European Games and the World Championships, representing Ireland, and at the Northern European Championships representing the Isle of Man.

2017

Donnelly competed at the English Championships and the Irish Championships, winning silver in the all-around at the latter. In June she competed at the Island Games where she dominated the competition. She helped Isle of Man finish first in the team floor and vault event and individually she won gold in the all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise and silver on uneven bars. [9] She competed at the Northern European Championships, representing Ireland. She helped the team finish seventh.

2018

Donnelly competed at the Irish Championships in early 2018. She was slated to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of the Manx delegation; however she was unable to do so due to representing Ireland opposed to Great Britain in international competition. [3]

2021

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and no longer representing Ireland in international competition, Donnelly did not compete again until 2021. In early 2021 her nationality change officially went through and her FIG license was officially updated to Great Britain. [10] In November Donnelly competed at the Malta International where she placed first in the all-around and on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise. She won bronze on the uneven bars behind Ella Borg of Malta and fellow Manx gymnast Lucy Worthington. [2] Donnelly next competed at the Northern European Championships. While there she helped Isle of Man finish sixth as a team and individually she finished first on floor exercise, fourth in the all-around, sixth on balance beam, and seventh on vault. [11]

2022

In early 2022 Donnelly competed at the Scottish, English, and British Championships. Due to her results at these various championships she was chosen to represent the Isle of Man at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [12] While there she qualified to the all-around final where she finished 13th.

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2013British Championships17
British Team Championships1121
Island Games Gold medal icon.svg75Bronze medal icon.svg
Northern European Championships 8285
Senior
2014 Welsh Championships7
English Championships (guest)5
British Championships206
Commonwealth Games 1025
2015
European Championships 44
FIT Challenge833
European Games 1856
Northern European Championships 22
World Championships 159
2017 English Championships (guest)5
Irish ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg
Island Games Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Northern European Championships 7
2018 Irish Championships4
2021 Malta InternationalGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Northern European Championships 6476Gold medal icon.svg
2022 Scottish Championships (guest)Gold medal icon.svg
English Championships (guest)Gold medal icon.svg
British Championships237
Commonwealth Games 13

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