Nicola Willis (born 13 March 1985 in Southend-on-Sea) is a former British female

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 Great Britain at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens. She also competed for England at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

. At the

2004 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 25th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 29 April to 2 May 2004 in Amsterdam. Medalists Medal table Combined Seniors Juniors Seniors Team The team competition also served as qualification for ...

she finished with the British team 5th in the team event. After retiring from competitive gymnastics, she joined Cirque Du Soleil and performed with them on Cirque Du Soleil shows Saltimbanco and La Nouba. After Cirque Du Soleil she joined The House of Dancing Water (Dragone) as a house troupe acrobat/artist.

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* * * 1985 births Living people British female artistic gymnasts English female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Gymnasts at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Southend-on-Sea Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub