Jaime Moore
Encyclopedia
Jaime Moore is a British
former Olympic
trampolinist
. She represented her nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics
, the first time the event was recognised by the competition. After a twenty-year career, Moore retired from gymnastics
in January 2010 to focus on coaching.
Northampton
-born Moore started out, at the age of five, as a gymnast, and five years later she took up trampolining after discovering beach trampoline
s in Great Yarmouth
, where her parents used to take her on holiday. She was spotted by Tracy Whittaker-Smith, the coach of Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastics Academy. Moore joined the Academy, and Whittaker-Smith went on to be her coach for her entire career.
It was not long until Moore entered her first competition, which she won.
Moore came to prominence in 1994, aged 14, by winning the synchronised competition at the World Age Games and finishing second at the European Youth Championships. Two years later, she won the individual and team events.
In 1999, she became British champion and finished ninth at the World Championships in South Africa. It won her country the first place at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
. In Australia, she finished twelfth. Injuries prevented her from appearing at the 2004 Games
in Athens
.
In July 2005 Moore won her sixth national title, but her first since coming out of retirement.
Also in 2005, reacting to the news that London
had won the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics
, Moore said: "It's going to be really brilliant. The Olympics is the most amazing experience an athlete can have. To be part of it, especially in your home country, has got to be just incredible."
On 25 November 2005, Moore and Claire Wright won the British Championship title in synchronised trampolining.
In 2006, she missed out on obtaining the British senior title by just a tenth of a point
to compatriot Claire Wright
. She did, however, break her own record for difficulty, with a 13.1 total.
Also in 2006, Moore attended the eighth FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup final, which was held in Birmingham
.
After winning Britain's place at the Beijing Olympics
, Moore finished below Claire Wright in the European Championships and travelled to China as the reserve.
Moore continued to partake in top-level competitions, including finals at the British and European Championships, until 2008. Her final competition was the 2009 World Championships in Russia.
in which the celebrity contestants had to predict whether or not the gymnast could perform a certain number of somersaults in an allotted timeframe.
United Kingdom
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former Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
trampolinist
Trampolining
Trampolining is a competitive Olympic sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. These can include simple jumps in the pike, tuck or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward or backward somersaults and twists....
. She represented her nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, the first time the event was recognised by the competition. After a twenty-year career, Moore retired from gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
in January 2010 to focus on coaching.
Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
-born Moore started out, at the age of five, as a gymnast, and five years later she took up trampolining after discovering beach trampoline
Trampoline
A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes....
s in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
, where her parents used to take her on holiday. She was spotted by Tracy Whittaker-Smith, the coach of Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastics Academy. Moore joined the Academy, and Whittaker-Smith went on to be her coach for her entire career.
It was not long until Moore entered her first competition, which she won.
Moore came to prominence in 1994, aged 14, by winning the synchronised competition at the World Age Games and finishing second at the European Youth Championships. Two years later, she won the individual and team events.
In 1999, she became British champion and finished ninth at the World Championships in South Africa. It won her country the first place at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. In Australia, she finished twelfth. Injuries prevented her from appearing at the 2004 Games
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
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.
In July 2005 Moore won her sixth national title, but her first since coming out of retirement.
Also in 2005, reacting to the news that London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
had won the bid to host 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...
, Moore said: "It's going to be really brilliant. The Olympics is the most amazing experience an athlete can have. To be part of it, especially in your home country, has got to be just incredible."
On 25 November 2005, Moore and Claire Wright won the British Championship title in synchronised trampolining.
In 2006, she missed out on obtaining the British senior title by just a tenth of a point
Tenth
Tenth can mean:* 10th, an ordinal number; as in the item in an order ten places from the beginning, following the ninth and preceding the eleventh.* 1/10, a fraction, one part of a unit divided equally into ten parts...
to compatriot Claire Wright
Claire Wright
Claire Louise Wright is a British trampolinist. She attended sixth form at Farnham College before doing a Sports Science degree at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff....
. She did, however, break her own record for difficulty, with a 13.1 total.
Also in 2006, Moore attended the eighth FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup final, which was held in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
After winning Britain's place at the Beijing 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...
, Moore finished below Claire Wright in the European Championships and travelled to China as the reserve.
Moore continued to partake in top-level competitions, including finals at the British and European Championships, until 2008. Her final competition was the 2009 World Championships in Russia.
Retirement
Two years before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a 30-year-old Moore announced her retirement from gymnastics in order to concentrate on coaching.Media work
In the early 1990s, Moore appeared in an episode of the British game show You Bet!You Bet!
You Bet! was a British game show based around the format of the German show Wetten, dass..? developed by Frank Elstner. You Bet! ran on ITV, mostly on Saturday nights but sometimes on Fridays, between 20 February 1988 and 12 April 1997, initially hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 1988 to 1990, then by...
in which the celebrity contestants had to predict whether or not the gymnast could perform a certain number of somersaults in an allotted timeframe.