Laura Jones (gymnast) (original) (raw)
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British artistic gymnast (born 1992)
| Laura Jones | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Victoria Jones |
| Born | (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)Nottingham |
| Hometown | Tollerton |
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  United Kingdom |
| Club | Notts |
Laura Victoria Jones (born 12 June 1992 in Nottingham, England) is a British gymnast selected for the Great Britain team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games but had to drop out due to injury, to be replaced by Imogen Cairns.[1][2]
Jones achievements include:
- 2006: placed 3rd in the all-around at the Junior British championships[3]
- 2006: placed 4th on beam at the Junior European Championships[3]
- First British gymnast to compete a punch front half[3]
- Only British gymnast to currently compete a triple twist dismount[3]
- ^ "Laura Jones withdrawn from Olympic gymnastics team". 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
- ^ Amanda Turner (17 July 2008). "Cairns On British Olympic Team". International Gymnast Magazine Online. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "The British Gymnastics Net". Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2008.