Maddie Davidson

Madaline Davidson (born 8 January 1999)[1] is a New Zealand trampoline gymnast. She competed at the 2020 Olympic Games and finished tenth in the qualification, making her the second reserve for the final.[2] She is the first female trampolinist to represent New Zealand at the Olympics.[3]

Maddie Davidson
Full nameMadaline Davidson
Country represented New Zealand
Born (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999
Christchurch
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
ClubOlympia Gymnastic Sports
Head coach(es)Alex Nilov

Career

Maddie Davidson was born on 8 January 1999 in Christchurch.[4] Her parents enrolled her in trampoline classes after she began jumping on a family friend's backyard trampoline.[3] She trains at Olympia Gymnastic Sports in Christchurch under coach Alex Nilov.[4] In order to fund her training, she works as a trampoline coach and also as a personal assistant for an accountant.[5]

Davidson began competing with Alexa Kennedy in synchro competitions in 2018 despite the two living and training on opposite ends of the country.[5] At the 2018 World Cup in Maebashi, the pair finished sixth, and Davidson finished sixteenth as an individual.[6][7] Then at the 2018 World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Kennedy and Davidson finished fourteenth in the qualification round.[8] Individually, Davidson qualified into the semifinals where she finished thirteenth.[9]

At the 2019 World Cup in Minsk, she won the bronze medal in the synchro event with Kennedy.[10] Davidson only competed as an individual at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, and she only finished forty-second in the qualification round.[11] She finished fourth at the 2021 World Cup in Brescia.[12]

Davidson was selected to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympic Games, which made her the first female trampolinist to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games.[3][4] Gymnastics New Zealand chief executive Tony Compier remarked that her achievement was a "watershed moment ... one we hope will be inspirational to all young girls and women in our sport."[3] At the Olympics, Davidson finished tenth in the qualification round with a total score of 93.140, which made her the second reserve for the final.[2]

References
  1. "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo 2019 Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 November 2019. p. 15. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. "Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book Results Book Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. 31 July 2021. p. 17. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. George, Zoë (2 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Maddie Davidson selected to be first woman trampolinist to represent NZ at the Olympics". Stuff. Stuff Limited. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. "Madaline Davidson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. "New Zealand pair defy the odds to reach Trampoline's top table". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. "FIG TRA World Cup 4/5 august 2018, Maebashi, Japan Synchronised trampoline — Women — Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 4 August 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. "FIG TRA World Cup 4/5 august 2018, Maebashi, Japan Individual trampoline — Women — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 4 August 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7-10 November 2018 Women's Synchronised Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 8 November 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  9. "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7-10 November 2018 Women's Trampoline Semifinal" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 November 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  10. "Melnik, Zhu and home pairs pick up Minsk golds". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  11. "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November - 1 December 2019 Women's Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 November 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. "Mori and Morante land on top at Brescia Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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