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Maisie Methuen

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Maisie Methuen
Full nameMaisie Rose Methuen
Country represented Great Britain
 Wales
Born (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23)[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 place 2014 Greve Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Greve All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2014 Greve Floor Exercise

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

Methuen represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Career

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Espoir

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2014

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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]

Junior

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2015

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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

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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]

Senior

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2017

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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

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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

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2014 Welsh Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Northern European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior
2015 Welsh Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival 7 12 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 British Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 5
Senior
2017 Welsh Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018
Commonwealth Games 4 7
British Championships 7 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4

References

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  1. ^ "MAISIE ROSE METHUEN - Tbilisi 2015 - European Youth Olympic Festival". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Welsh Championships Results". 2 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Methuen is British Espoir Champion". 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Young Welsh gymnast crowned British champion". 19 December 2014.
  5. ^ "2015 Welsh Championships Results". 12 March 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 British Championships WAG Junior All Around Results" (PDF). 29 March 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". 30 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Maisie Methuen crowned junior women's British champion". 8 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Gymnastics Results 2016 Euros WAG Team Final" (PDF). 1 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Gymnastics Results 2016 Euros WAG AA Final" (PDF). 3 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Gymnastics Results 2016 Euros" (PDF). 5 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Methuen wants Commonwealth medal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2017.
  13. ^ "British Championships 2016 WAG Senior All Around Results" (PDF). 26 March 2017.
  14. ^ "2017 Welsh Championships results". 21 December 2017.
  15. ^ "2018 British Championships WAG All Around Results" (PDF). 11 March 2018.
  16. ^ "2018 British Championships Beam Final Results" (PDF). 11 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Welsh Gymnastics team for Gold Cost 2018 announced". 26 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Athlete Profile - Maisie Methuen". 7 April 2018.
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