Maisie Methuen

Maisie Rose Methuen (born 22 June 2001) is a retired artistic gymnast for Wales and Great Britain.

Maisie Methuen
Full nameMaisie Rose Methuen
Country represented Great Britain
 Wales
Born (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001[1]
Wales
ResidenceCardiff, Wales
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubPhoenix Gymnastics
RetiredJuly 2019
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 GreveTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 GreveAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2014 GreveFloor Exercise

Methuen represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Career

2014

In March, Methuen won silver behind Latalia Bevan in the Espoir division of the Welsh Championships [2] and went on to be crowned the 2014 British Espoir Champion later that year.[3] [4]

2015

Methuen won gold in the junior all-around at the 2015 Welsh Championships,[5] and placed second behind Catherine Lyons in the junior division at the 2015 British Championships.[6]

Representing Great Britain at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia, Methuen won a silver medal on balance beam.[7]

2016

Methuen was crowned the 2016 British Junior Champion.[8]

At the 2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Methuen won a silver medal with the team in the team final,[9] placed fourth in the junior all-around final.[10] She also qualified to the junior balance beam final where she placed fifth.[11]

2017

In her first Senior British Championships, Methuen won floor exercise gold.[12] She won joint silver, with Alice Kinsella, in the all-around competition, with both gymnasts scoring 53.300.[13]

Methuen also placed second all-around in her first Senior Welsh Championships. [14]

2018

In 2018, at the British Championships, Methuen placed seventh all-around, [15] and won a gold medal on balance beam.[16]

Methuen was selected to represent Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia.[17] Methuen placed fourth with the Welsh team in the team final and placed seventh individually in the all-around final.[18]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2014Welsh Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Northern European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior
2015Welsh Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival71272nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016British Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)45
Senior
2017Welsh Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018
Commonwealth Games47
British Championships761st place, gold medalist(s)4

References

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