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) |
Sport Specific Information |
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 |