Jaime Moore

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Jaime Moore (born August 16, 1979 in Northampton, England) is a British Olympic trampolinist. She represented her nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the first time the event was recognised by the competition.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics2000/gymnastics/894338.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Jaime hopes to spring a surprise|date=August 25, 2000] She had qualified for the event on the basis of a good placing in the World Championships in South Africa in 1999. The then 21-year-old, who had been expected to be in the medals, had a disappointing campaign, finished twelfth and last.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics2000/other_sports/937598.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Karavaeva bounces to historic gold|date=September 22, 2000]

Moore started out, at the age of five, as a gymnast, and five years later she took up trampolining after discovering beach trampolines in Great Yarmouth, where her parents used to take her on holiday. It wasn't long until she entered her first competition, which she won.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/890000/video/_894338_trampoline1_vi.ram|publisher=BBC Sport|title=At the end of the day, it's just another competition|date=August 24, 2000]

In July 2005 the Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastics Academy member won her sixth national title, but her first since coming out of retirement.cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/07/21/another_title_for_jaime_feature.shtml|publisher=BBC Northamptonshire|title=Another title for Jaime|date=July 24, 2005]

Also in 2005, reacting to the news that London had won the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, Moore said: "It's going to be really brilliant. The Olympics is the most amazing experience an athlete can have. To be part of it, especially in your home country, has got to be just incredible."cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2005/07/06/olympic_games_reaction_feature.shtml|publisher=BBC Northamptonshire|title=London 2012 - your reactions|date=July 6, 2005] Moore will be 33 years old when the Olympic Games are held in London.

On November 25 2005, Moore and Claire Wright won the British Championship title in synchronised trampolining.cite news|url=http://www.acrobaticsports.com/detail.do?noArticle=1434&noCat=300&id_key=300|publisher=Acrobatic Sports.com|title=Claire Wright and Jaime Moore British Synchro Champions|date=]

In 2006, she missed out on obtaining the British senior title by just a tenth of a point to Great Britain teammate Claire Wright. She did, however, break her own record for difficulty, with a 13.1 total.cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2006/07/17/northants_gymnastic_academy_success_feature.shtml|publisher=BBC Northamptonshire|title=Trampolining success for Northants|date=July 17, 2006]

Also in 2006, Moore attended the eighth FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup final, which was held in Birmingham, England.cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2006/06/09/world_cup_tumbling_nia_feature.shtml|publisher=BBC Birmingham|title=World Cup final 2006 in Birmingham|date=June 9, 2006]

Television

*In the early 1990s, Moore appeared in an episode of the British game show "You Bet!" in which the celebrity contestants had to predict whether or not the gymnast could perform a certain number of somersaults in an allotted timeframe.

References

External links

* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=2267 Profile at the British Olympic Association's website]
* [http://www.british-gymnastics.org/memberforum/showthread.php?t=626&goto=nextoldest British Gymnastics.org messageboard] Moore writes in memory of Christopher Fordham
* [http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2352/ A photo of Moore at the Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup ticket launch]