Emily Abbot Explained

Emily Abbot (born 28 February 1997) is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Personal life

Emily Abbot was born on 28 February 1997 in Adelaide. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was ten years old.^[2] She graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2018 and is currently studying business at TAFE Queensland. She now lives in Brisbane and works as a disability support carer in addition to her gymnastics training.^[3]

Career

Abbot missed the 2016 season due to hip injuries. She first had a hip arthroscopy to repair a detached ligament, but then doctors discovered a bone tumor in her hip and she had another surgery to remove it. She returned to competition at the end of 2017.^[4]

In October 2018, Abbot moved to Brisbane to train with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group.^[4] At the 2018 World Championships, she finished twenty-ninth with her group.^[5] She represented Australia at the 2019 Summer Universiade.^[6] She finished seventh in the group all-around,^[7] seventh in the 5 balls final,^[8] and fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.^[9]

She won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Alexandra Aristoteli, Alannah Mathews, Himeka Onoda, and Felicity White.^[10] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics.^[11] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABBOT Emily . . 2 September 2021.
2. Web site: Pengelley . Jill . Ribbon rhythm swings it for gymnast Emily Abbot . The Advertiser . 26 July 2021 . 7 January 2014.
3. Web site: Cetta . Luca . Emily Abbot 'excited' ahead of Olympic Games adventure . Port Lincoln Times . 26 July 2021 . 15 July 2021.
4. Web site: Emily Abbot . Australian Olympic Committee . 26 July 2021.
5. Web site: 36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final . USA Gymnastics . 26 July 2021 . 15 September 2018 . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024101351/https://www.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18worlds_gpaa.pdf . dead .
6. Web site: 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics SENIORS Entry List by Country . 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results . 7 May 2021 . 10 July 2019.
7. Web site: 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualification Group SENIORS All-Around Results . 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results . 7 May 2021 . 12 July 2019.
8. Web site: 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group SENIORS . 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results . 7 May 2021 . 13 July 2019.
9. Web site: 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group SENIORS . 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results . 7 May 2021 . 13 July 2019.
10. Web site: Biggest Australian Olympic Gymnastics team since Tokyo 1964 selected for Tokyo 2020 . Gymnastics Australia . 26 July 2021 . 3 July 2021.
11. Web site: Smith . Erin . Tokyo Olympics 2021: Dedicated Aussies find rhythm to become trailblazers in their chosen field . Perth Now . 26 July 2021 . 15 July 2021.
12. Web site: Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results . . 7 August 2021 . 8 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808053149/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73B_GRYW5AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf . dead .