Emma Slevin (born 2 May 2003) is an Irish

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She represented Ireland at the

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. She was the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at the

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and at the

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, doing both in 2021.

Career

Early life

Emma Slevin was born on 2 May 2003 in

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

, Ireland.

Junior

2016–17

Slevin competed at the 2016 Irish Championships where she placed first in the Espoir division. Additionally she placed first on balance beam, third on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars. At the following year's competition she competed in the junior division and placed second behind

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. Slevin made her international debut at the 2017 Flanders International Team Challenge in

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where she placed 24th in the all-around and helped Ireland place seventh as a team. Slevin concluded the season competing at the

European Youth Olympic Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...

where she finished 47th during qualifications.

2018

Slevin competed at the English Championships and finished first in the junior guest division. At the Irish Championships Slevin finished first in the junior division. In June Slevin competed at the Youth Olympic Qualifier and finished 16th, thus qualifying a spot for Ireland for the

2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...

. At the Irish Super Championships Slevin finished second on uneven bars and first on floor exercise. She competed at the

but did not qualify for any event finals. Slevin was selected to represent Ireland at the

2018 Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...

, becoming the first Irish female gymnast to do so. Additionally she was selected as the Irish flag bearer for the opening ceremonies. At the

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Slevin qualified to the all-around, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam finals. In the all-around final she placed sixth. During event finals she placed eighth on both vault and uneven bars and fifth on balance beam.

Senior

2019

Slevin turned senior in 2019. She competed at both the

and the

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but did not qualify for any event finals. In October she competed at the

and placed 96th in the all-around during qualifications.

2021

In April Slevin competed at the

. During qualifications she placed 27th in the all-around and qualified to the final. In doing so Slevin made history by becoming the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at any European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She finished 19th. In October Slevin competed at the

. She placed 21st during qualifications and qualified to the all-around final. She became the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at the World Championships.

Competitive history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slevin, Emma 2003 births Living people Irish female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Galway (city) Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Ireland