WING Rebecca < Back  
Sport Gymnastics - Artistic
CGA England   
Gender Women
Born 15 Jul 1992 in Farnborough, ENG
Height1.65 m
Weight 54 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence London, ENG
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Heathrow GC: London, ENG
General Interest
Hobbies Arts, athletics, listening to music and watching films. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She spent most of her childhood dangling from climbing frames or balancing on various pieces of furniture, so her parents eventually enrolled her in gymnastics classes.
General Interest
Ambitions To compete at the Olympic Games. (British Gymnastics, 10 Aug 2007)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Vince and Michelle Walduck, Natalia Illenko-Jarvis
When and where did you begin this sport? She started doing gymnastics at the age of four in England.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Student
General Interest
Injuries She was out of competition for two months with a fractured ankle. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Memorable sporting achievement Finishing sixth as part of the Great Britain team at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Hero / Idol Great Britain's first world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
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Training Regime She trains six days a week, for a total of 25 hours.
General Interest
Nicknames Becky or Becks. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Always try your best and never give up." (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
International Debut
Year 2004
Further Personal Information
Languages English
Sport Specific Information
Coach from which country? Great Britain