2019 British Championships all-around, vault and floor champion.2019 European Championships all-around silver, vault bronze.She is now eying the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and looks firmed to make her presence felt. She also won a bronze medal at the European championships 2019. In the year 2019, she was placed first in the all-round, vault and floor exercise. She suffered an ankle injury in 2017 and that stopped her from playing major tournaments like 2017 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games. In April 2017, she again created history by qualifying for all the individual finals and even went on to become the first British gymnast to win gold at the all-round title, silver medal at vault and floor and a bronze medal on the uneven bars. Although, she couldn’t win a single medal, but became the first ever British women to finish fifth in the team competition. Her monumental feats earned birth for the 2016 Rio Olympics. ![]() In May 2016, she won all the individual competitions at the FIG World Cup and by the end of the month she won the silver medal on vault, floor exercise and with the team at the 2016 European championships. For her exceptional performance in the championships, she was named to the 2015 European championships British team.įor her all-round performance throughout the year she was named the Sky Sports Sportswoman of the month in April 2015 and BBC young personality of the year the same year. ![]() She made her senior debut in 2015 after she participated at the 2015 British championships and won silver at vault and uneven bars, and bronze medal in all-round competition. She performed exceptionally well and won 4 medals that includes silver medal at vault and bronze medals in the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise. For her outstanding performance she was selected at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. She competed at the European Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria and won a gold medal at vault, silver with the team and a bronze medal in all-round category. The champion gymnast is still singleĭownie started her professional career at the age of 4. She is the youngest in the family, she has four elder siblings Josh Downie (brother), Alex Downie (brother), Becky Downie (sister) and Gemma Downie (sister). She has attended the Rushcliffe School in Nottingham till 2015, but later shifted her focus entirely on Gymnastics. Ellie too followed the footsteps of her sister and became one of the most successful gymnast of all time.Įllie Downie is the sister of 20 Olympian Becky Downie. Gymnastic always flowed in the veins of Ellie Downey, her sister Becky Downie is also a renowned gymnast. ![]() In 2019, she won the British all-around title for the second time, before that she won an all-around silver at the European Championships in Poland.Įllie Downie was born on Jto Tony Downie and Helen Downie in Nottingham. She is the first British gymnast to qualify for all the major events at the 2017 European Championships, she is also the first ever British to win all around gold at European Championship 2017. Ellie Downie is one of the most successful female artistic gymnasts of all time.
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