Abigail Martin (born 19 April 2008) is a British artistic gymnast. She represented Great Britain at the 2023 Junior World Championships.
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| Full name | Abigail Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Abi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 2008 Paignton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022–present (GBR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | South Devon School of Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Rachel Wignall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life edit
Martin was born in Paignton in 2008. She began gymnastics at age 5.[1]
Junior gymnastics career edit
Martin competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where she helped the British team finish sixth. Individually she finished fifth on floor exercise.[2] In July she competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival where she helped Great Britain finish sixth.[3] The following month Martin competed at the European Championships where she helped Great Britain finish fourth. Individually she placed sixth in the all-around.[4]
Martin competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships where she helped the British team finish fourth. Individually she placed fifth in the all-around and on vault and fourth on floor exercise.[5]
Senior gymnastics career edit
2024 edit
Martin became age-eligible for senior competition in 2024. At the British Championships she placed third in the all-around behind Ondine Achampong and Ruby Evans.[6] Early in the year she competed at the Cottbus World Cup and the Osijek World Challenge Cup. She qualified to the vault and floor exercise event finals at both competitions; she won bronze on floor exercise in Osijek.[7]
Martin was originally named as a reserve athlete for the European Championships team; however Achampong later withdrew due to an ACL tear and Martin was added to the team.[8]
Competitive history edit
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2022 | Welsh Championships (guest) | 5 | |||||
| English Championships | 4 | ||||||
| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 6 | 5 | |||||
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| European Youth Olympic Festival | 6 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| European Championships | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | English Championships |  |
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| British Championships | |
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| Junior World Championships | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Rushmoor Rose Bowl | |
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7 | 9 | |||
| TopGym Tournament | |
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| 2024 | Welsh Championships (guest) | |
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| Cottbus World Cup | 8 | 4 | |||||
| English Championships | 5 | 1 |
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| British Championships | |
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| Osijek Challenge Cup | 4 |
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| European Championships | |
7 | |||||
References edit
- ^ "FIG Profile: Abigail Martin". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Silver success for Team GB's Ruby Evans at European Youth Olympic Festival". Welsh Gymnastics. 29 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 16 August 2022.
- ^ "FIG Gymnastics Junior World Championships 2023: All results, scores and medals - complete list". International Olympic Committee. 30 March 2023.
- ^ "2024 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "French Olympic hopefuls flex at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 April 2024.
- ^ "GB women's line up for the Artistic European Championships". British Gymnastics. 4 April 2024.