Stella Ashcroft
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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New Zealand| Stella Ashcroft | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 22) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | New Zealand |
| Club | Christchurch School of Gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Terry and Tamara Walker |
Stella Ashcroft (born 27 July 2002) is a New Zealand former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and finished 13th in the all-around final. At the junior level, she won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships and won three medals at the 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships.
Junior
Ashcroft made her international debut at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, and she won the bronze medal on the vault in the junior division.[2] At the 2016 New Zealand Championships, she swept the gold medals in the all-around and all four event finals in the junior competition.[3] She helped the New Zealand team win the bronze medal at the 2016 Junior Commonwealth Gymnastics Championships in Namibia.[4] Individually, she won the gold medal in the balance beam final and the silver medal in the floor exercise final.[5] She finished 10th in the junior all-around at the 2017 WOGA Classic.[6]
Senior
In 2018, Ashcroft received a New Zealand Racing Board Scholarship.[7] That year, she became age-eligible for senior competitions. She was selected to make her senior debut at the 2018 Melbourne World Cup.[8] There, she qualified for the balance beam final and finished seventh.[9] She was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as the only female artistic gymnast on the team.[10] She finished 14th in the all-around during the qualification round and advanced to the final, and she was the second reserve for the balance beam final.[11] She ultimately finished 13th in the all-around final.[12] The Commonwealth Games were the final competition of her gymnastics career.[13]
References
- ↑ "Stella Ashcroft | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "USA mines 17 gold medals on final day of 2016 Pac Rim Championships". USA Gymnastics. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (13 October 2016). "2016 New Zealand Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "Bronze at Junior Commonwealth Championships". Gymnastics New Zealand. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Promising Christchurch gymnast Stella Ashcroft strikes gold in Namibia". Stuff. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (20 February 2017). "2017 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "Young Cantab Sportspeople awarded NZRB Scholarships". New Zealand Racing Board. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "WAG World Cup Melbourne Team". Gymnastics New Zealand. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Results for FIG World Cup 2018 Melbourne (AUS)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "15-year-old duo called up to Commonwealth Games gymnastics squad". The New Zealand Herald. 2 May 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Young gymnast rises to the occasion". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ashcroft continues to improve". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "Stella Ashcroft". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 June 2025.