LITTLE Emily
Australia
AUS
Title
Ms
Lastname
LITTLE
Firstname
Emily
Gender
female
Country
Australia
Place of birth
Subiaco, WA
Year of birth
1994 (29 y.o.)
Discipline(s)
Women's Artistic Gymnastics
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Nickname
Em (gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015)
Hobbies
Listening to music. (gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Partner Regan Hart
Spoken languages
English
Club
Western Australian Institute of Sport [WAIS] [Perth, WA, AUS]
Coach
Peggy Liddick [national], USA (smh.com.au, 26 Mar 2016)
International senior debut
2008 for Australia, in United States (gymnastics.org.au, 16 Jul 2010)
Injuries
She missed a month of competition when she injured her ankle in 2011. (thecouchgymnast.com, 2011)

She strained the ligaments in her elbow after landing awkwardly during a bars dismount in 2010. (gymnastics.org.au, 16 Jul 2010)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age six at the Police and Community Youth Centre [PCYC] in Perth, WA, Australia (gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015; pickstar.com.au, 02 Aug 2012)
Reason for taking up the sport
She was inspired to take up gymnastics after watching it on TV. (gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015)
Additional information
Awards
She was named Western Australia Junior Gymnast of the Year in 2008 and 2009. (Australian Commonwealth Games Team Handbook, 2010)

She was named Australian Junior Gymnast of the Year for 2008. (Australian Commonwealth Games Team Handbook, 2010)

General
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
She decided to retire from gymnastics after the 2012 Olympic Games in London but returned to the sport in early 2014 and rejoined the Western Australian Institute of Sport [WAIS] in Perth, WA, Australia. "I missed having what felt like an important purpose; I wanted to compete for my county again. I missed my friends and coaches in the gym." She was named as a non-travelling reserve for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, People's Republic of China. Her first major international tournament after her return to the sport was the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (intlgymnast.com, 29 Dec 2014; gymnastics.org.au, 30 May 2015; wais.org.au, 06 Oct 2015)

Last update : 2016-09-23

Olympic Games

2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad LONDON (GBR)

All-Around
Rank Final
15
Score Final
55.765 
Rank Qualif.
24
Score Qualif.
54.498 
Uneven Bars
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
40
Score Qualif.
13.433
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
33
Score Qualif.
13.633
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
65
Score Qualif.
12.666
Team
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
10
Score Qualif.
166.721
World Championships

2015 - 46th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships GLASGOW (GBR)

All-Around
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
193
Score Qualif.
41.199 
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
66
Score Qualif.
13.166
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
66
Score Qualif.
13.233
Team
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
14
Score Qualif.
214.812

2011 - 43rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships TOKYO (JPN)

All-Around
Rank Final
23
Score Final
53.599 
Rank Qualif.
24
Score Qualif.
54.732 
Uneven Bars
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
40
Score Qualif.
13.566
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
54
Score Qualif.
13.533
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
63
Score Qualif.
13.100
Team
Rank Final
8
Score Final
166.739
Rank Qualif.
6
Score Qualif.
221.846

2010 - 42nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships ROTTERDAM (NED)

All-Around
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
23
Score Qualif.
55.023 
Uneven Bars
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
32
Score Qualif.
13.791
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
41
Score Qualif.
13.566
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
67
Score Qualif.
13.200
Team
Rank Final
6
Score Final
168.629
Rank Qualif.
6
Score Qualif.
224.785
World / Challenge Cup

2017 - FIG World Cup 2017 DOHA (QAT)

Vault
Rank Final
2
Score Final
14.099
Rank Qualif.
3
Score Qualif.
14.100
Balance Beam
Rank Final
4
Score Final
13.200
Rank Qualif.
3
Score Qualif.
13.233
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
2
Score Final
13.133
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
12.866

2017 - FIG World Cup 2017 AGF Trophy BAKU (AZE)

Vault
Rank Final
2
Score Final
14.067
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
14.033
Balance Beam
Rank Final
3
Score Final
13.433
Rank Qualif.
6
Score Qualif.
12.833
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
2
Score Final
13.400
Rank Qualif.
3
Score Qualif.
12.700

2017 - FIG World Cup 2017 MELBOURNE (AUS)

Vault
Rank Final
2
Score Final
14.199
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
14.133
Balance Beam
Rank Final
3
Score Final
13.233
Rank Qualif.
7
Score Qualif.
11.800
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
1
Score Final
13.400
Rank Qualif.
3
Score Qualif.
12.633

2016 - 41st Turnier der Meister FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup COTTBUS (GER)

Vault
Rank Final
1
Score Final
14.299
Rank Qualif.
1
Score Qualif.
14.433
Balance Beam
Rank Final
7
Score Final
10.766
Rank Qualif.
5
Score Qualif.
11.800
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
3
Score Final
13.533
Rank Qualif.
6
Score Qualif.
12.266

2016 - World Challenge Cup 2016 SZOMBATHELY (HUN)

Vault
Rank Final
2
Score Final
14.216
Rank Qualif.
1
Score Qualif.
14.350
Balance Beam
Rank Final
1
Score Final
13.300
Rank Qualif.
8
Score Qualif.
11.100

2016 - World Challenge Cup 2016 ANADIA (POR)

Vault
Rank Final
5
Score Final
14.600
Rank Qualif.
5
Score Qualif.
14.175
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
5
Score Final
13.550
Rank Qualif.
7
Score Qualif.
13.300
Test Events Olympic Games

2016 - Aquece Rio Final Gymnastics Qualifier (Test Event) RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA)

All-Around
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
69
Score Qualif.
41.432 
Vault
Rank Final
3
Score Final
14.383
Rank Qualif.
6
Score Qualif.
13.978
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
38
Score Qualif.
13.366
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
23
Score Qualif.
13.500
Team
Rank Final
5
Score Final
218.428
Rank Qualif.
-
Score Qualif.
-
World / Challenge Cup

2015 - AT&T American Cup World Cup 2015 CII DALLAS (USA)

All-Around
Rank Final
7
Score Final
55.165 
Rank Qualif.
-
Score Qualif.
-
Test Events Olympic Games

2012 - XXX Olympic Games - Test Events LONDON (GBR)

All-Around
Rank Final
24
Score Final
53.833 
Rank Qualif.
-
Score Qualif.
-
Uneven Bars
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
40
Score Qualif.
13.100
Balance Beam
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
18
Score Qualif.
13.800
Floor Exercise
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
72
Score Qualif.
12.433