Ellis O'Reilly
| Ellis O'Reilly | |
|---|---|
| — Gymnast ♀ — | |
| Full name | Ellis Jacqueline O'Reilly |
| Country represented |
 Ireland |
| Former countries represented |
 Great Britain  Northern Ireland |
| Born |
23 February 1998 Kent, United Kingdom[1] |
| Hometown | Eltham, London, United Kingdom[2] |
| Residence | Belfast, Ireland |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Years on national team | 2014 |
| Club | Europa Gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Sam James |
Ellis Jacqueline O'Reilly (born 23 February 1998) is an English-born female artistic gymnast who represents Ireland at international competitions. She qualifies for Ireland through her Armagh-born grandfather.[2] She has competed at world championships, including the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China.[3] O'Reilly previously represented both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She was a three time silver medalist at the Northern European Championships.[4]
London-born O'Reilly became the first Irish female gymnast to ever secure Olympic qualification at the Aquecce Rio Test Event, the final qualifying event for the Rio de Janeiro games.[5]
Personal life
O'Reilly is currently studying for her A-levels and is aiming at earning a place in university to study physical education. Her sister Jenna, 20, is a four-time amateur British boxing champion so she was given the honour of leading Katie Taylor into the ring for her gold medal fight in London 2012.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/sport/team-ireland/2016/0728/805442-ellis-oreilly/
- 1 2 3 "School is first priority, then the Olympic Games". RTÉ Sport. 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "2014 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Ellis Oreilly". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Northern European Championships 2014 Greve (DEN) 2014 Sep 12-14".
- ↑ "Irish gymnast Ellis O'Reilly makes history by qualifying for Rio". The Irish Times. 18 April 2016.