Emily Abbot

Emily Abbot (born 28 February 1997)[1] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Emily Abbot
Country represented Australia
Born (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
ResidenceBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height69 m (226 ft 5 in)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubPremier Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Gina Peluso

Personal life

Emily Abbot was born on 28 February 1997 in Adelaide. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was ten years old.[2] She graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2018 and is currently studying business at TAFE Queensland. She now lives in Brisbane and works as a disability support carer in addition to her gymnastics training.[3]

Career

Abbot missed the 2016 season due to hip injuries. She first had a hip arthroscopy to repair a detached ligament, but then doctors discovered a bone tumor in her hip and she had another surgery to remove it. She returned to competition at the end of 2017.[4]

In October 2018, Abbot moved to Brisbane to train with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group.[4] At the 2018 World Championships, she finished twenty-ninth with her group.[5] She represented Australia at the 2019 Summer Universiade.[6] She finished seventh in the group all-around,[7] seventh in the 5 balls final,[8] and fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.[9]

She won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Alexandra Aristoteli, Alannah Mathews, Himeka Onoda, and Felicity White.[10] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics.[11] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[12]

References
  1. "ABBOT Emily". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. Pengelley, Jill (7 January 2014). "Ribbon rhythm swings it for gymnast Emily Abbot". The Advertiser. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. Cetta, Luca (15 July 2021). "Emily Abbot 'excited' ahead of Olympic Games adventure". Port Lincoln Times. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "Emily Abbot". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. "36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics SENIORS Entry List by Country" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualification Group SENIORS All-Around Results" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group SENIORS" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group SENIORS" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. "Biggest Australian Olympic Gymnastics team since Tokyo 1964 selected for Tokyo 2020". Gymnastics Australia. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. Smith, Erin (15 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Dedicated Aussies find rhythm to become trailblazers in their chosen field". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  12. "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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