| Jennifer Pinches | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jennifer Elizabeth Mary Pinches |
| Nickname(s) | Jenni |
| Country represented |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 25 May 1994 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Club | City of Liverpool |
| College team | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Head coach(es) | Valorie Kondos-Field |
| Former coach(es) | Amanda Reddin, Claire Duffy |
| Music | Paint It Black |
| Retired | 2015 |
Jennifer McIlveen (née Pinches) (born 25 May 1994) is a retired artistic gymnast who competed for Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and subsequently for the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team in the NCAA. In 2020, Pinches emerged as a prominent figure in the campaign against abusive coaching practices in gymnastics.[1] becoming a co-founder of the charity Gymnasts for Change with athlete rights advocate, Claire Heafford.[2]
- ^ Meyers, Dvora (23 September 2020). ""We Won't Stop": Gymnasts Around the World Are Organizing To End Abuse". vice.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Meet the Team https://www.gymnastsforchange.com/meet-the-team Gymnasts for Change cited 28 July 2021