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Shannon Archer
Born (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26)
Edinburgh, Scotland
HometownUphall, West Lothian
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2010–2024 (SCO)
2010–2013, 2022 (GBR)
ClubSouth Essex
Head coach(es)Ross Falsetta
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Vault
Northern European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tórshavn Team
EducationEdinburgh Napier University

Shannon Archer (born 29 July 1998 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish artistic gymnast. She was the first Scottish gymnast to win a medal in women's artistic gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games, earning a bronze on vault in 2022.

Early life

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Archer was born in 1998 in Edinburgh. Her mother, Wendy Purdie, was a Scottish indoor lawn bowls player.[1] Archer earned a Bachelor of Science in Developing Athletes Through Professional Practice from Edinburgh Napier University.[2]

Gymnastics career

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Archer made her international debut for Scotland at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where she helped Scotland finish fourth as a team.[2] In 2017, Archer won her first senior national title and helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the Northern European Championships.[3][4]

Archer competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she helped Scotland finish fifth as a team.[5] Individually she finished tenth in the all-around and fifth on vault.

In 2020, Archer moved started training at the South Essex Gymnastics Club.[6] She reclaimed the Scottish national title in 2021 and successfully defended it the following year.[2][7]

Archer competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she helped Scotland finish sixth as a team. During the all-around competition she finished eighth. During the vault final Archer finished third behind Georgia Godwin of Australia and Laurie Denommée of Canada, earning herself the bronze medal. In doing so Archer became the first Scottish female artistic gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.[8][9][10][11]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2011 Commonwealth Youth Games 4 7 6
2015 Scottish Championships 4 4 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Team Championships 5 11
Northern European Championships 7
2016 Scottish Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Gymnix (Challenge) 20 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Team Championships 7 23
British Championships 11 5 6
Northern European Championships 5 7 4
Mälarcupen 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Scottish Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships 13 5
British Team Championships 4 12
Northern European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
2018 Scottish Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships 17 8 8
Commonwealth Games 5 10 5
2019 British Team Championships 10 10
2021 Scottish Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Scottish Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
English Championships (guest) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
Commonwealth Games 6 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8
2024 Scottish Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Team Scotland: Shannon Archer". Team Scotland.
  2. ^ a b c "Shannon Archer announces retirement". Scottish Gymnastics. 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "2017 Scottish Championships Results". The Gymternet. 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 21 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics | Athlete Profile: Shannon ARCHER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Olympic legacy of Essex club inspires new generation of gymnasts". BBC News. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Shannon Archer". The Gymternet. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ Sommerville, Stuart (30 September 2022). "West Lothian tributes to sporting heroes after Commonwealth Games success". edinburghlive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ "'I just started crying' - Shannon Archer ends Scotland's 44-year wait for artistic gynmastic medal at Commonwealth Games". www.scotsman.com. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Archer makes history with vault bronze". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. ^ Carson, Callum (2 August 2022). "West Lothian gymnast reflects on historic Commonwealth Games medal". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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