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Abigail Martin (gymnast)

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Abigail Martin
Martin at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameAbigail Anne Martin
NicknameAbi
Born (2008-04-19) 19 April 2008 (age 18)
Paignton, England
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
ClubSouth Devon School of Gymnastics
Head coach
Rachel Wignall
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 JakartaFloor exercise
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 RiminiTeam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 GlasgowVault
Silver medal – second place2026 GlasgowFloor exercise
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowTeam

Abigail "Abi" Martin (born 19 April 2008) is a British artistic gymnast and women's national team member. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games and was part of the team that won silver at the 2024 European Championships. Individually she is the 2025 World Championships bronze medalist on floor exercise.

Early life

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Martin was born in Paignton in 2008. She began gymnastics at age 5.[1]

Junior gymnastics career

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2022

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Martin competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where she helped the British team finish sixth. Individually she finished fifth on floor exercise.[2] In July she competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival where she helped Great Britain finish sixth.[3] The following month Martin competed at the European Championships where she helped Great Britain finish fourth. Individually she placed sixth in the all-around.[4]

2023

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Martin competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Jemima Taylor and Ema Kandalova. Individually she placed fifth in the all-around and on vault and fourth on floor exercise.[5]

Senior gymnastics career

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2024

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Martin became age-eligible for senior competition in 2024. At the British Championships she placed third in the all-around behind Ondine Achampong and Ruby Evans.[6] Early in the year she competed at the Cottbus World Cup and the Osijek World Challenge Cup. She qualified to the vault and floor exercise event finals at both competitions; she won bronze on floor exercise in Osijek.[7]

Martin was originally named as a reserve athlete for the European Championships team; however Achampong later withdrew due to an ACL tear and Martin was added to the team.[8] While there she helped the British team finish second behind Italy. Individually she qualified to the floor exercise final where she finished seventh.

In June Martin was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Becky Downie, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, and Alice Kinsella.[9] During qualifications at the Olympic Games, Martin helped Great Britain qualify to the team final. During the team final Martin competed on floor exercise, scoring 13.466 towards Great Britain's fourth-place finish.[10]

2025

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Martin made her return to competition following the Olympics in September 2025 when she was selected to compete at the 2025 Paris World Challenge Cup. She qualified for the vault and floor exercise finals, winning gold on vault.[11] Later that month she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Championships alongside Ruby Evans, Alia Leat, and Shantae-Eve Amankwaah.[12] She qualified for the all-around final, where she finished 8th, and the floor exercise final, where she won her first world medal, a bronze.[13] She was joined on the podium by teammate Ruby Evans, who took silver.[13]

In November 2025, she competed at the Memorial Arthur Gander tournament where she placed second.[14]

2026

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Martin attended English Championships where she won gold in the all-around competition, on vault and floor exercise, as well as bronze on the uneven bars and balance beam.[15] She was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 American Cup alongside Emily Roper, Ruby Stacey, Oakley Banks, Sam Mostowfi and Sol Scott.[16] The team placed fifth overall.[17] In June, Martin was announced as part of the English team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, alongside Alia Leat, Taeja James (later replaced by Shanna-Kae Grant), Ruby Stacey and Shantae-Eve Amankwaah.[18] Martin helped the team win bronze and also qualified for the all-around, vault and floor exercise finals.[19] She won silver on vault and floor exercise and finished 11th in the all-around.[20]

Martin was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 World Championships alongside Ruby Evans, Alice Kinsella, Becky Downie, Leat, and alternate Amankwaah.[21]

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Abigail Martin at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2022 Welsh Championships (guest)5
English Championships4
DTB Pokal Team Challenge65
British Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival6184
European Championships4678
2023 English Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Welsh Championships (guest)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships4554
Rushmoor Rose Bowl1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)79
TopGym Tournament3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)5
Competitive history of Abigail Martin at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2024 Welsh Championships (guest)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup84
English Championships512nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
Osijek Challenge Cup43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
Olympic Games4
2025 Paris World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)6
World ChampionshipsN/a83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arthur Gander Memorial2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2026 English Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
American Cup5
British Championships91st place, gold medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)112nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships4747

References

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  1. ↑ "FIG Profile: Abigail Martin". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ↑ "2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 20 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Silver success for Team GB's Ruby Evans at European Youth Olympic Festival". Welsh Gymnastics. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "2022 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 16 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "FIG Gymnastics Junior World Championships 2023: All results, scores and medals - complete list". International Olympic Committee. 30 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "2024 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "French Olympic hopefuls flex at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "GB women's line up for the Artistic European Championships". British Gymnastics. 4 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics. 13 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "GB women take 4th place in Olympic team final". British Gymnastics. 30 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Herbert, Tim (15 September 2025). "Victory for Abi and Gold Medal in the Paris World Cup". www.torbayweekly.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "GB team set for Jakarta gymnastics World Championships". British Gymnastics. 23 September 2025.
  13. 1 2 "World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: GB's Ruby Evans, Abigail Martin and Joe Fraser win medals". BBC Sport. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Duffy, Patricia (6 November 2025). "Ashlee Sullivan, Joe Fraser top podium at 2025 Memorial Arthur Gander - Gymnastics Now". Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "2026 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Steinke, Matt (30 January 2026). "Olympians and World champions set to take stage at 2026 American Cup • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  17. ↑ Steinke, Matt (8 March 2026). "Team China clinches 2026 American Cup title; USA earns silver • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Team England announce gymnastics squad for Glasgow 2026". teamengland.org. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  19. ↑ El-Shaboury, Yara (25 July 2026). "Abi Martin snatches Commonwealth bronze for England in gymnastics team final". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Three medals and history for Abigail Martin in Glasgow". Bury Times. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "World Championship team announced as qualifying to LA begins". British Gymnastics. 17 September 2026.
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