Naana Oppon
British trampoline gymnast (born 2006)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2006 (age 17–18) Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Trampolining |
Naana Oppon (born 2006) is a British athlete who competes in trampoline gymnastics.[1][2]
Personal Life
Oppon began tumbling at the age of four, attracted by the power the sport requires. She admires Simone Biles and has said that she hopes to inspire other black girls to take up tumbling. Her father, and previously her mother, works at two jobs to support her gymnastics career.[3]
Career
Oppon competed in the junior division of the 2022 European Championships and contributed to a team gold medal.[4] In November, she won the tumbling event in her age group at the 2022 World Age Group Competition in Sofia, Bulgaria.[5]
She made her senior debut at the World Cup in Coimbra, where she won silver, which she called a "very gratifying and a self-affirming experience".[4] Later that year, she won the British championships at the age of 16 and was selected to compete at the 2023 World Championships.[3] In the women's team event, she helped the British women's tumbling team win their second title in a row along with her teammates Saskia Servini, Megan Kealy, and Shanice Davidson.[6]
In 2024, she competed at the 2024 European Championships. She won the tumbling team title there with her teammates Kealy, Servini, and Comfort Yeates.[7]
Awards
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Place | Medal | Event |
| 2023 | Birmingham (UK) |  Gold | Tumbling Team |
| European Championship | |||
| Year | Place | Medal | Type |
| 2024 | Guimarães (Portugal) | Gold | Tumbling Team[7] |
References
- ^ Murrer, Sally (19 September 2023). "Milton Keynes schoolgirl is declared best in Britain at gymnastics tumbling". Milton Keynes Citizen.
- ^ "OPPON Naana - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ a b "British tumbling prodigy going for gold at Trampolining World Championships". South China Morning Post. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ a b "Naana Oppon". TresA. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Trampoline stars of tomorrow give a tantalising glimpse into the future at Sofia WAGC". www.gymnastics.sport. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Trampoline & Tumbling World Championships: Bryony Page wins trampoline gold for GB". BBC Newsround. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ a b "Great Britain claim European women's tumbling team gold". BBC Sport. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
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