Ellie Black

Ellie Black
Black in 2021
Personal information
Full nameElsabeth Ann Black
Nickname(s)Ellie
Country represented Canada
Born (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 29)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2010–present (CAN)
ClubHalifax Alta Gymnastics
Head coach(es)Keiji Yamanaka, David Kikuchi
Eponymous skillsBlack (G): Piked clear-hip Tkatchev with ½ turn (Uneven bars)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Montreal All-around
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liverpool Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Liverpool Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Balance beam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast All-around
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Vault
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Floor exercise
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto All-around
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Balance beam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima All-around
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Vault
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Uneven bars
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Richmond Vault
Silver medal – second place 2014 Richmond Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Richmond All-around
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Uneven bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around World Cup 0 1 3
World Challenge Cup 6 5 2
Total 6 6 5

Elsabeth Ann Black ONS (born September 8, 1995)[2] is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She is a four-time Olympian, having represented her country at the 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic games. She is the 2017 World all-around silver medallist, making her the first Canadian gymnast to win a world all-around medal, and she led the Canadian women's gymnastics team to a bronze medal in the 2022 World Championships team final, the first world team medal won by a Canadian gymnastics team. She won a silver medal on the balance beam at the 2022 World Championships. She is also the 2018 Commonwealth Games all-around champion, a two-time Pan American Games all-around champion (2015, 2019), and a six-time Canadian national all-around champion (2013-2015, 2017–2019). At the 2020 Olympic Games, Black placed fourth in the balance beam final, the highest placement in the Olympics for a female Canadian gymnast.

Black began competing internationally in 2012 and helped the 2012 Canadian Olympic team qualify for their first Olympic team final where they finished fifth. In 2013, she became the first Canadian female artistic gymnast to win a medal at the Universiade since 1983 by winning a silver medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the balance beam. She competed at her first Commonwealth Games in 2014 and won the gold medal on the balance beam. She won five medals at the 2015 Pan American Games and was the most decorated Canadian athlete at the Games. At the 2016 Olympic Games, Black finished fifth in the individual all-around final, Canada's best-ever result in the Olympic all-around. She won her first World medal in 2017 and won team and all-around gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2019, she became the first female gymnast to win back-to-back all-around titles at the Pan American Games and became Canada's most decorated gymnast ever at the Pan American Games. She made her third Olympic appearance in 2020 and won two medals at the 2022 World Championships. Black is the most decorated Canadian to ever compete in women's gymnastics.[3]

  1. ^ "Ellie Black". Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Black Elsabeth Ann". Lima 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022saltwire was invoked but never defined (see the help page).