A talented St Peter’s Upper Sixth pupil, Sophie, is now a world Bronze medal holder after coming third in the Double Mini Trampoline (DMT) World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the end of November.
There were three major competitions which went towards getting into the World Team and Sophie achieved Gold in two of them. To qualify for the England Squad, Sophie also had to hit the world score which she achieved twice.
Her amazing journey started when she competed in the National Age Group Finals for DMT (17-21 year olds) at Birmingham Arena and was crowned National Champion. Following that, Sophie represented England in the Frivolten Cup in Sweden and won the Gold medal in the Open Women's DMT. This earned her selection for the England Squad, 2022.
Sophie’s achievements were all the more impressive because in some events the age group had increased to 17 and above so she competed against Senior Ladies.
Helen Barnard, Head of Girls' Sport at St Peter's said ‘These are consistently outstanding achievements, a testament to Sophie’s dedication and talent. She manages to train and compete, whilst significantly contributing to first team school sport and her academic studies. This level of accomplishment and commitment is excellent.’
Sophie said, “What a year! I'm so glad my hard work paid off. I’ve travelled to Birmingham, Portugal, Sweden and now Bulgaria with trampolining in recent months, and now have a World Bronze alongside my qualifying Golds!”
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