Kelly Louise Hackman (born 10 December 1980) is a British gymnast. She competed for Great Britain at the

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Early life

Hackman briefly lived with her coach, Clem Malcolmson, and his wife before her family could move closer to Hackman's new gym.

Competitive gymnast

Hackman trained at Woking gym. She competed in the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

where she won a silver medal with the British Team and placed 10th individually. The following year she won the Burrel Trophy for having the highest score in Floor Exercise at the British Team Championships. Also in 1999, Hackman was a reserve for the World British Team. In 2000, she won three bronze metals at the British national championship. That same year Hackman was selected as a member of the British gymnastics team at the

. She was 19 years old. Her strongest apparatuses at the time were Beam and Uneven bars. It was the first time a British had qualified a team for the event. The British team finished in 10th place and Hackman was 74th in the Individual All-Around rankings.

Later career

After gymnastics, Hackman became a journalist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hackman, Kelly 1980 births British female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Gymnasts at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games English female artistic gymnasts