Ellie Downie

Ellie Downie
MBE
Personal information
Full nameElissa Rebecca Downie
Country represented Great Britain
 England
Born (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
HometownNottingham, United Kingdom
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2012–2023 (GBR)
ClubNotts Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Jo Miller
Music2014: "Señorita" by Bond
2015: "Why Don't You" by Gramophonedzie
2016: "Skeletons" by Drehz
2017: "Boneless" by Steve Aoki
Retired23 January 2023
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 2
European Championships 1 6 3
Total 1 6 5
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart Vault
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cluj-Napoca All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bern Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bern Vault
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bern Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cluj-Napoca Vault
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cluj-Napoca Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2019 Szczecin All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Montpellier All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cluj-Napoca Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szczecin Vault
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Floor Exercise
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 4 0 0

Elissa Rebecca "Ellie" Downie MBE (born 20 July 1999[1]) is a retired artistic gymnast who has represented Great Britain. She is the all-around 2017 European gymnastics champion, the first gymnast to win a major all-around title for Great Britain.[a]

The younger sister of triple European champion Becky Downie, Downie first came to prominence as an outstanding junior gymnast at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics,[2] winning four medals. At the age of 15, she became the first British woman to win an individual all-around medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, with a bronze in 2015.[3] Later that year, she was part of the team that won Britain's first global team medal, a bronze, at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. At the 2017 European Championships, she made history again by becoming the first British gymnast to win the all-around at a major international competition.[4]

On 23 January 2023, Downie announced her retirement from the sport.[5]

  1. ^ "Ellie Downie". teamgb.com.
  2. ^ Amanda Turner. "Roster Released For Youth Olympic Games". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Ellie Downie takes historic bronze". British Gymnastics. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  4. ^ McDaid, David (21 April 2017). "European Championships: Ellie Downie is first Briton to win all-round gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Ellie Downie announces her retirement to 'prioritise mental health and happiness'". BBC Sport. 23 January 2023.


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