Abigail "Abi" Martin (born 19 April 2008) is a British artistic gymnast. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games and 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
editMartin was born in Paignton in 2008. She began gymnastics at age 5.[1]
Junior gymnastics career
editMartin 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
edit2024
editMartin 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] While there she helped the British team finish second behind Italy. Individually she qualified to the floor exercise final where she finished seventh.
In June Martin was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Becky Downie, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, and Alice Kinsella.[9] During qualifications at the Olympic Games, Martin helped Great Britain qualify to the team final. During the team final Martin competed on floor exercise, scoring 13.466 towards Great Britains fourth place finish.[10]
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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| Junior World Championships | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Rushmoor Rose Bowl | |
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| 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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| Osijek Challenge Cup | 4 |
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| European Championships | |
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| Olympic Games | 4 | ||||||
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.
- ^ "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "GB women take 4th place in Olympic team final". British Gymnastics. 30 July 2024.