Melanie Roberts

Melanie Roberts
Country represented	United Kingdom  Wales
Born	May 13, 1988 (1988-05-13) (age 23) Chester
Hometown	Saltney
Height	156 centimetres (5 ft 1 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics

Melanie Roberts is a British gymnast, born on May 13, 1988 in Saltney, Chester, England.

At the age of five, Roberts started gymnastics at the Northgate Arena Leisure Centre in Chester. When she had reached as far as she could go here, she was advised to go to the City of Liverpool gym club. In 2002, Roberts joined the British Junior Europeans team even though her earlier rankings (20th and 18th) at the Espoir British championship had not been strong. Roberts performance on beam was one of the few performances by a junior to be broadcast on Greek television, which brought Roberts considerable popularity. Roberts performed strongly at a number of competitions in 2002 before an elbow injury in 2003 caused a temporary withdrawal from competition. Following a quick recovery, she has resumed successful competition, including taking gold on the balance beam competition in the Northern European Gymnastics Championship in Lisburn in 2005.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Records tumble to Welsh gymnasts BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2008.

References

• The British Gym Net

External links

• Melanie Roberts at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique

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Name	Roberts, Melanie
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Date of birth	1988-05-13
Place of birth	Chester
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