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British Gymnastics have announced the names of the Acrobatic Gymnastics teams who have been selected to represent Great Britain at the 20th World Championships and 4th International Age Group Championships in Coimbra, Portugal from 11-19th June and 19-25th June respectively. The gymnast’s include International debuts for Harrow where 3 of their groups will represent Great Britain, plus Spelthorne’s new 11-16 Trio where Amy Buckingham, Paris Lever and new top Roisin Evans qualified for the International Age Group Championship’s in only their second competition for this exciting new Trio!
World Championships Team
Women’s Pairs
Amy Crow, Julie Cameron Wakefield - Gold Medalist’s at the British Championships 2006. Julie won Silver medal at the World Games 2005 and bronze in the European Championships in 2005 with partner Yvonne Walsh. Julie is newly paired with Amy Crow who won Gold at the European Age Group Games in 2005 with Julie’s sister Sarah Cameron
Men’s Pairs
Mark Fyson, Christopher Jones - Deerness Valley - Gold Medalist’s British Championships 2006 Senior MP, Bronze medalists in World Age Group Games in 2005 and bronze at the European Championships 2005
Reece Durbidge, Edward Upcott - Spelthorne - Silver Medalist’s British Championships 2006 Senior MP, Gold Senior MP British Tournament 2005, Silver Volkov Cup, Russia 2005. Silver Baltic Cup, Lithuania June 2005
Mixed Pairs
Robert Tregoning, Alex Grayson - Deerness Valley - Gold Medalist’s British Championships 2006 Senior MXP, 1st in 2nd Trial Lilleshall 2006.
Women’s Groups
Leanne Turner, Emily Collins, Victoria Lamkin - Spelthorne - Gold Medalists British Championships 2006 Senior Women’s Group, Silver Medal’s Lime Acro Cup, Germany 2006, Gold Winterhur Cup, Switzerland 2005 International Senior WG, Gold Baltic Open, Lithuania 2005
Erin Jameson, Claire-Louise Thompson, Grace Blacklock - Harrow - Bronze Medalist’s British Championships 2006, Gold at Senior WG Flanders International Acro Cup 2006, Gold Freedom Cup, USA 2005. Grace previously competed for GB in a Junior Mixed Pair with Adam Kempton.
Men’s Groups
Christopher McGreevy, Mark Pool, Alex Uttley, Jack Atherton - Wakefield - Gold Medalist’s British Championships 2006 Senior MG, Chris and Jack won Gold at European Age Group Games 2005 as a Men’s Pair
Adam Denny, Adam Smith, Adam Dobbs, Andrew Price - Bromley Valley - Did not compete at British Championships 2006, 1st in 2nd Trials Lilleshall 2006 and an outstanding International record.
Coaches
Matei Todorov Technical Director
Stuart Thompson Deerness Valley
Neil Griffiths Spelthorne
Vladimir Makarchenko Wakefield
Barbara McDuff Bromley Valley
International Age Groups Team (12-19 years)
Women’s Pairs
Deborah Owen, Kelly Mannion - Harrow - Gold Medalist’s British Championships 2006 4th in Junior Women’s Pairs Flanders International Acro Cup 2006, Gold Freedom Cup USA 2005.
Men’s Pairs
Liam Durbidge, Jonathan Stranks - Spelthorne - Silver Medalist’s British Championships 2006, Gold Lime Acro Cup, Germany March 2006, Gold British Tournament 2005, 5th Volkov Cup, Russia 2005
Luke Rooney, Richard Hurst - Deerness Valley - Gold Junior Men’s Pairs British Championships 2006, 2nd place in 2nd Trial Lilleshall 2006.
Mixed Pairs
Christian Beecher, Katie Axten - Spelthorne - Gold Medalist’s British Championships 2006 12/19 Junior MXP, Silver European Junior Championships 2005, Gold British Tournament 2005, Gold Volkov Cup, Russia 2005, Gold Medalist’s Baltic Cup, Lithuania, 2005, Gold British Championships 2005.
Lee Colley, Sarah Cameron - Wakefield - Bronze Medalist’s British Championships 2006, Gold at Flanders International Cup 2006 Junior Mixed Pairs. New Mixed Pair after Sarah won Gold at the European Age Group Games in 2005 with Amy Crow.
Women’s Groups
Katherine Smith, Ciara McGrath, Jessica Dangerfield - Harrow - Gold Medalist’s British Championships 2006 12/19 Junior WG, Bronze Junior Women’s Groups Flanders International Cup 2006, Gold Freedom Cup USA 2005
Natasha Johnston, Emma Storey, Amber Webster - Wakefield - Bronze British Championships 2006, 2nd place at 2nd Trials Lilleshall 2006
Men’s Groups
Adam McAssey, Adam Buckingham, Jamie Cowler, Sam Sturt - Spelthorne - Gold Medalist’s British Championships 2006, Silver Medal at European Junior Championships 2005, Gold British Tournament 2005, Gold Volkov Cup, Russia 2005, Gold Baltic Open, Lithuania 2005. Gold Age 12-19 British Championships 2005.
International Age Groups Team (11-16 years)
Women’s Pairs
Casey Morrison, Ellie Cooper - Spelthorne - Excellent performance at Trials finishing 1st despite music stopping. Gold Medalist’s Limes Acro Cup, Germany, March 2006 as new 11-16 Women’s pair. 4th place in Junior European’s 2005 in Women’s Group with Emily Grove, Gold Medalist’s British Tournament 2005 as trio, and Gold British Championship’s 2005 12-19 Women’s Group.
Men’s Pair
Dorian Walker, Stephen Raine - Deerness Valley - Won Silver at European Age Group Games in 2005 with Men’s Group of Adam Shanley, Dorian Walker, Alex Houston and Stephen Raine now competing as Men’s Pair.
Mixed Pair
Douglas Fordyce, Shelly Evans - King Edmund - Great performance at Second Trials at Lilleshall where they came 1st after finishing in 7th place at the British Championships 2006.
Women’s Group
Amy Buckingham, Paris Lever, Roisin Evans - Spelthorne - Amy and Paris won Silver at European Age Group Games 2005 with Georgia Sturt. Only 2nd competition with new top Roisin Evans who made their debut as a new Trio at Limes Acro Cup n Germany in March where they won bronze. Georgia is now with James Palmer who was a European Age Group Games Gold Medalist in 2005 with Lauren Kemp. Georgia & James won Silver at the British Championships in 2006, and finished 3rd in Trials and are hoping to gain selection next year.
Coaches (International Age Group Teams)
Matei Todorov Technical Director
Karl Wharton Deerness Valley
Neil Griffiths Spelthorne
Vladimir Makarchenko Wakefield
Natasha Maxwell Harrow
The Team’s and Coaches will attend a preparation training camp at the National Gymnastics Centre, Loughborough on 2-3 June (World Championships Team) and 3-4 June (International Age Groups Team).
Congratulations to those gymnasts and coaches who have been selected and best wishes for a successful Championships from Gymnastics Online.
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