Angel Romaeo
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| Born | 14 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Great Britain Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Tracey Skirton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Angel Romaeo (born 14 August 1997) is a Welsh former artistic gymnast. She competed for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal. She is a two-time Northern European Championships team champion and the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games all-around champion.
Early life
[edit]Romaeo grew up in Cardiff with five siblings. Her brothers were boxers, and her sister also trained in gymnastics.[2][3]
Gymnastics career
[edit]Romaeo won the all-around title at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. She also won a silver medal with the Welsh team and won a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[4][5] At the end of the year, she received the BBC Wales Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year award.[6] She was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Junior European Championships.[7] The British team finished fourth, and Romaeo placed 15th in the all-around final.[8] She won a gold medal with the Welsh team at the 2012 Northern European Championships and also won the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise silver medals.[9][10]
Romaeo became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2013. At the 2013 British Championships, she finished 12th in the all-around and fifth in the floor exercise final.[11] She made her senior international debut at the 2013 Austrian Team Open, helping Great Britain win the team competition and placing fourth in the all-around.[12]
Romaeo was selected to represent Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and was the youngest member of the gymnastics team. She helped Wales win its first-ever Commonwealth Games team medal in artistic gymnastics.[13] At the 2014 Northern European Championships, she won gold medals with the Welsh team and on the floor exercise.[14][15]
Romaeo finished tenth in the all-around at the 2015 WOGA Classic.[16] At the 2015 British Championships, she tied with Kelly Simm for fourth place in the all-around. She also tied with Simm for fourth place in the floor exercise final, and she finished seventh on the balance beam.[17] She competed with the British team that placed fifth at the 2015 FIT Challenge.[18] This was the final competition of her career.[19]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Angel ROMAEO Profile". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014.
- ↑ Lucas, Simon (19 July 2008). "Egg whites, baby formula, 5am training - but the kids are alright". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Beijing Olympics: The Games are not child's play", The Telegraph, 16 August 2008. Accessed 31 July 2014
- ↑ "Team Results WAG Qualification & Teams Commonwealth Youth Games - WAG Manx Centre of Excellence 9-11 Sept 2011" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Isle of Man 2011. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "Results WAG Apparatus Finals Commonwealth Youth Games - WAG Manx Centre of Excellence 9-11 Sept 2011 Uneven Bars" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Isle of Man 2011. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ Seal, Chris (22 December 2011). "Penarth schoolgirl wins BBC Wales Junior Sportswoman of the Year award!". Penarth Times. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "St Cyres pupil Angel to represent GB Junior Team at 2012 Women's Artistic Gymnastics European Championships". Penarth Times. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "29th European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Seniors and Juniors". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ "Wales Women win gymnastics gold". BBC Sport. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gymnastics: Golden show by Welsh". Wales Online. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (24 March 2013). "2013 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (7 April 2013). "2013 Austrian Team Open Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Lemesre, Pascal (29 July 2014). "Interview: Team Wales bronze medallist Angel Romaeo". SportsMole. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Northern European Championship, WAG 12-14 September, 2014 Greve, Denmark Result Team" (PDF). Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ "Northern European Championship, WAG 12-14 September, 2014 Greve, Denmark Event result WAG Finals" (PDF). Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (14 February 2015). "2015 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (31 March 2015). "2015 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (30 May 2015). "2015 FIT Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Angel Romaeo". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 April 2026.