Kelly Hackman
Country representedEngland
Born (1980-12-10) 10 December 1980
Watford
Former coach(es)Clem Malcolmson
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur team event

Kelly Louise Hackman (born 10 December 1980)[1] is a British gymnast. She competed for Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Early life

Hackman briefly lived with her coach, Clem Malcolmson, and his wife before her family could move closer to Hackman's new gym.[2]

Competitive gymnast

Hackman trained at Woking gym.[3] She competed in the 1998 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal with the British Team and placed 10th individually.[3] The following year she won the Burrel Trophy for having the highest score in Floor Exercise at the British Team Championships.[3] Also in 1999, Hackman was a reserve for the World British Team.[3] In 2000, she won three bronze metals at the British national championship.[3] That same year Hackman was selected as a member of the British gymnastics team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[4] She was 19 years old.[5] Her strongest apparatuses at the time were Beam and Uneven bars.[3] It was the first time a British had qualified a team for the event.[4] The British team finished in 10th place and Hackman was 74th in the Individual All-Around rankings.[6]

Later career

After gymnastics, Hackman became a journalist.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Kelly Hackman". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ↑ GetSurrey (14 July 2000). "Kelly's eye on Sydney". getsurrey. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "British Olympic Association Announces Gymnasts To Compete for Team GB in the Sydney Olympic Games". www.sportcal.com. 1 August 2000. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 "BBC SPORT | GYMNASTICS | Sydney gymnastic squad named". news.bbc.co.uk. 10 August 2000. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gymnastics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Balance Beam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rio 2016 Media Guide". British-Gymnastics. 2016. p. 36.
  7. ↑ "Gymnast swaps handstands for shorthand". www.pressgazette.co.uk. 24 April 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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