Annika Louise Reeder (born September 28, 1979, Harlow, Essex, Great Britain) is a British gymnast. She was the first gymnast from Great Britain to compete in two Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000. September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Harlow is a local government district and new town in Essex, United Kingdom. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Annika Reeder

Reeder began gymnastics at the age of three in 1982, following in the footsteps of her sister Kirsty. She trained at the South Essex Gym Club under coach Rod Smith. She made her international debut at the 1993 Junior European Championships and entered the senior ranks in the following year. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x1536, 590 KB) Summary beleive original is copyrighted to gymphoto - many sites use same photo - but this is by far the higherst resolution. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x1536, 590 KB) Summary beleive original is copyrighted to gymphoto - many sites use same photo - but this is by far the higherst resolution. ...

In 1994 in Victoria, Canada Reeder became England's youngest ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist at the age of fourteen, collecting golds in the team and the floor exercise. She collected a third gold medal at the Commonwealths in 1998. Reeder was also a European floor finalist in 1994, and a vault finalist in 1998. In the 1996 European Championships in Birmingham, Reeder finished 14th in the all-around, at the time, this ranking was the highest ever recorded for a British athlete. Reeder represented the UK at the 1994 team, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999 World Championships. She was a two time Champion and four time silver medalist at British Nationals and the English Champion in 1996. The arms of Victoria. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... A World Championship is any contest to determine the best in the world in a particular field. ...

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Australia, Reeder captained the British women's team. The squad finished 10th, its best Olympic placement ever. Annika qualified to the the all-around finals, the culmination of a lifetime's ambition. However, her bid to compete in the all-around would be undone by the infamous vault fiasco. Prior to the all-around, unbeknownst to the athletes and coaches, the vaulting horse was set 2cm too low. This completely altered gymnasts' pre and post-flight, and resulted in many crashes, falls and injuries. Reeder vaulted on the faulty apparatus and was, perhaps, the worst affected by the error. She was so injured on her vault attempts that she had to be helped off the mats and was forced to withdraw from the remainder of the competition. (Redirected from 2000 Olympics) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Trivia

• Nickname: Furby
• Hometown: Loughton, Essex
• Family: Mother (Stephanie), Father (Stewart), Sister (Kirsty)
• She is currently in a long term relationship with Craig Pellowe (also a former international gymnast!)

External links

• official site