Emily Roper (gymnast)

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Emily Roper (born 7 September 2005) is a Welsh artistic gymnast and member of the British national team. She won gold on uneven bars and bronze in the all-around at the 2025 British Gymnastics Championships.[1][2] She was part of the Welsh team which won gold at the 2023 Northern European Gymnastics Championships.[3] She represented Great Britain at the 2025 European Championships.[4]

FullnameEmily Kate Roper
Born (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 20)
RelativesAbigail Roper
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Emily Roper
Roper at the 2026 American Cup
Personal information
Full nameEmily Kate Roper
Born (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 20)
RelativesAbigail Roper
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Wales
 Great Britain
(2023–Present (GBR))
Former countries represented
 England (2017–2023)
College team
University of Essex
(2025-2027)
ClubPipers Vale Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)
Josie Hayes
Rebecca Hambling
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Wales
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 HalmstadTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 HalmstadVault
Representing  England
Northern European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 JyväskyläTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 JyväskyläVault
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She trains at Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club alongside her twin sister Abigail Roper who is also an artistic gymnast.[5][6]

Early life and education

Roper attended Copleston High School in Ipswich alongside her sister.[6] In 2025 Roper and her sister began studying Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Essex, on the Colchester campus.[6]

Senior gymnastics career

2021

At her first British Championships as a senior Roper placed fourth in the all-around behind Ondine Achampong, Ruby Stacey and Emily Todd but won bronze in the vault and beam apparatus finals.[7]

2022

At the 2022 English Championships Roper won bronze on vault. Later that month she won silver at the British Championships behind Jessica Gadirova.[8]

She was named in the England team at the 2022 Leverkusen Cup alongside Tommera Hendricks and Veronika Kritski. They won bronze in the team competition.[9]

Roper was then selected for her first Northern European Gymnastics Championships in 2022 as part of the English team. She won silver in the team competition finishing behind Wales, where her twin sister Abigail Roper was competing, and also on vault.[10][5]

2023

At the 2023 English championships Roper placed seventh in the all-around and won gold on vault, her first senior gold medal.[11] She then attended her first Welsh Championships, placing second on vault. Roper claimed another silver medal on vault, this time at the British Championships. [12]

Roper switched nationality to represent Wales and competed at the 2023 Leverkusen Cup alongside her sister, Abigail Roper. The duo placed second in the team competition and individually Roper won gold in the all-around and on floor, as well as silver on bars and bronze on vault. [13]

She was then selected to compete at the 2023 Northern European Gymnastics Championships in Halmstad alongside Ruby Evans, Poppy-Grace Stickler, Evie Flage-Donovan, Annais Kamanga and her sister Abigail Roper. She helped Wales win the team competition and individually won gold on vault.[3]

2024

At the 2024 British Championships Roper won bronze on vault and floor exercise as well as placing fourth on beam and seventh in the all-around.[14][15]

2025

Roper was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 Cottbus world cup alongside Ruby Evans and Charlotte Booth where she placed fourth in the uneven bar apparatus finals. [16][17]

At the 2025 British Championships Roper won bronze in the all-around and was national champion on uneven bars.[1][2]

Roper attended the 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup alongside Ruby Stacey where she placed fourth on beam and sixth on vault and bars.

She was selected for her first senior major international championships as part of the British squad for the 2025 European Championships alongside Alia Leat, Ruby Evans, Frances Stone and Ruby Stacey.[18][19] She competed on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise and helped the team place sixth.[4]

2026

Roper competed in the all-around competition at Welsh Championships, where she took silver in the national competition behind her sister Abigail Roper.[20] She qualified for all the apparatus finals, winning gold on vault and floor exercise and silver on uneven bars and balance beam.[20] Roper was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 American Cup alongside Abigail Martin, Ruby Stacey, Oakley Banks, Sam Mostowfi and Sol Scott.[21] The team placed fifth overall.[22]

Competitive History

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Competitive history of Emily Roper at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Representing  England  Great Britain
2017British Championships24
British Team Championships22
2018English Championships29
British Championships18
British Team Championships19
2019English Championships22
British Championships18
British Team Championships143rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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More information Year, Event ...
Competitive history of Emily Roper at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Representing  England  Great Britain
2021British Championships43rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022English Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
British Championships142nd place, silver medalist(s)
Leverkusen Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)10
British Team Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Northern European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023English Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Welsh Championships (guest)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships72nd place, silver medalist(s)
Representing  Wales  Great Britain
2023Leverkusen Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Northern European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Welsh Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
English Championships (guest)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships73rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025Welsh Championships5
Cottbus World Cup4
English Championships (guest)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Varna Challenge Cup664
European Championships6
2026 Welsh Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
American Cup5
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