Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club
| Full name | Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club |
|---|---|
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Founded | 1960s |
| Location | Telford, Shropshire |
| Home ground | Park Gymnastic Centre Lilleshall Hall |
| Head coach | Christine Still Brett Ince |
| Members | Alice Kinsella Charlie Fellows Georgina Hockenhull (formerly) Becky Owen (formerly) Lisa Young (gymnast) (formerly) |
| Website | parkwrekingymnastics |
Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club is a British artistic gymnastics academy located in Telford, Shropshire.[1] The club has produced several British women's national team members including Olympic, World and European medallist Alice Kinsella. [2]
Park Wrekin has been coached by Christine Still MBE since 1990, a former British national team coach and BBC Sports commentator.[3][4][2][5]
As well as its own facilities, Park Gymnastic Centre, the club also use the Lilleshall National Sports Centre. [1]
Notable gymnasts
The club has produced the following notable gymnasts: [1]
- Alice Kinsella - 2020 Olympic bronze medallist and 2022 World silver medallist. [6]
- Charlotte Booth - 2024 Olympic alternate and 2025 World Cup medallist. [7]
- Charlie Fellows - 2013 European team member, 2015 European Games team member and 2 x World Championships reserve.[8] [9]
- Georgina Hockenhull - 2 x 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. [1]
- Becky Owen - 2 x 2002 Commonwealth Games silver medallist. [1]
- Lisa Young - 1984 Olympic gymnast for Great Britain. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Find out more about Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club". Park Wrekin Gymnastics. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ a b McEvoy, Milly (2023-10-04). "Alice Kinsella backed to thrive at World Gymnastics Championships". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (2024-04-30). "Gymnast Alice Kinsella on the peculiarities of her coach commentating on her performances for TV". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "BG Blog: Brett Ince's coaching journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "MBE honour for gymnastics coach Still in sport that 'grabbed her heart'". BBC News. 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ "Great Britain Women's Artistic Performance Pathway Squads 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026" (PDF). British Gymnastics. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Booth Joins English Championships, Morgan Returns to Elite". The Gymternet. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "Charlie Fellows". The Gymternet. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ "2014 World Championship line-ups - British Gymnastics - Latest News". 2015-01-12. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 2025-04-09.