Sonia Lawrence
British gymnast (born 1980)
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Sonia Lawrence (born 19 January 1980) is a British gymnast and later pole vaulter, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1980 Caerphilly, Wales | |||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Gymnastics / Athletics | |||||||||||
Events | floor, horse, uneven bars, beam / pole vault | |||||||||||
| Club | Spelthorne Gymnastics Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Lawrence grew up in Bedwas and joined the Heol Ddu Gymnastics Club in Bargoed at a young age. At the age of 12 Lawrence moved to Staines near London in order to gain full-time coaching.[2]
After gaining selection for the British squad, she went to a pre-Olympic campand also represented Wales at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where she won a silver medal in the vault.[2] At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Lawrence represented Great Britain in the preliminary rounds.[3] Injury problems hampered her ability to compete for medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before retiring from gymnastics at the age of just 16.[2]
Lawrence took up pole vault and her greatest achievement was finishing third behind Tracey Bloomfield in the pole vault event at the 2003 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
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