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