Hannah Whelan
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Hannah Kate Whelan is a British
artistic gymnast
from Stockport
. She was the youngest member of the 2008 Summer Olympic British team where she helped the team to a 9th place finish. As of 2011, she is ranked 1st in Great Britain having won two consecutive British Championship titles in 2010 and 2011.
at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club where she trains alongside teammate Beth Tweddle
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In 2008, she first competed as a senior in the British Championships where she won a Gold on beam, Silver on Floor and Bronze in the All-Around. Consequently she was selected for the British 2008 Summer Olympics
team in Beijing, where the team finished in 9th place.
In 2009 she competed in the European Championships in Milan where she came 17th in the all-around finals. She later competed in the British Championships where she helped the City of Liverpool win the team final, and won a silver on beam and placed 5th in the all-around.
In 2010 she became the British All-Around champion, as well as picking up medals on beam, uneven bars and floor. She went on to compete in the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
in Rotterdam where she helped the British Women's team to 7th place - their highest ranking in a world championships at that time. She also made it to the All-Around final where she placed 17th. She competed in the World Cup in Glasgow where she won a silver on Beam.
In 2011, she became both English and British all-around champion and was named Liverpool Young Sports Person of the Year.. She competed in the European Championships where she placed 13th in the All-Around and 8th on Beam. In October, she helped anchor the British women's team in the preliminary rounds of the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
in Tokyo, where they qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
, the team went on to place 5th in the final - the highest a British team (men or women) had ever ranked at a world championships . Hannah went on to compete in the all-Around final where she finished in 9th place.
She is currently studying Sports Development at John Moores University in Liverpool.
United Kingdom
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artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
from Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
. She was the youngest member of the 2008 Summer Olympic British team where she helped the team to a 9th place finish. As of 2011, she is ranked 1st in Great Britain having won two consecutive British Championship titles in 2010 and 2011.
Career
Hannah began gymnastics when she was six years old. Her talent at a local gymnastic class was noted and she began training at South Manchester Gymnastics Club under coach Helen Hall . She also once trained the Stockport-based Vernon Gymnastic Club. Now she is coached by Amanda ReddinAmanda Redding
Amanda Reddin is a gymnastics coach, and former Olympic gymnast, for Great Britain. Personal coach of three time world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle, Reddin currently coaches at City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club....
at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club where she trains alongside teammate Beth Tweddle
Beth Tweddle
Elizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle MBE is an English gymnast. Tweddle is a three time world champion having won the 2010 World Championships and 2006 World Championshipson the uneven bars and the 2009 World Championships on the floor...
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In 2008, she first competed as a senior in the British Championships where she won a Gold on beam, Silver on Floor and Bronze in the All-Around. Consequently she was selected for the British 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
team in Beijing, where the team finished in 9th place.
In 2009 she competed in the European Championships in Milan where she came 17th in the all-around finals. She later competed in the British Championships where she helped the City of Liverpool win the team final, and won a silver on beam and placed 5th in the all-around.
In 2010 she became the British All-Around champion, as well as picking up medals on beam, uneven bars and floor. She went on to compete in the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...
in Rotterdam where she helped the British Women's team to 7th place - their highest ranking in a world championships at that time. She also made it to the All-Around final where she placed 17th. She competed in the World Cup in Glasgow where she won a silver on Beam.
In 2011, she became both English and British all-around champion and was named Liverpool Young Sports Person of the Year.. She competed in the European Championships where she placed 13th in the All-Around and 8th on Beam. In October, she helped anchor the British women's team in the preliminary rounds of the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was...
in Tokyo, where they qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
, the team went on to place 5th in the final - the highest a British team (men or women) had ever ranked at a world championships . Hannah went on to compete in the all-Around final where she finished in 9th place.
Personal life
Despite missing much of her final school year due to training, Hannah achieved seven B's and a C in her GCSE exams.She is currently studying Sports Development at John Moores University in Liverpool.