Melanie Roberts
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Melanie Roberts is a British gymnast
, born on May 13, 1988 in Saltney
, Chester, England.
At the age of five, Roberts started gymnastics at the Northgate Arena Leisure Centre in Chester. When she had reached as far as she could go here, she was advised to go to the City of Liverpool gym club. In 2002, Roberts joined the British Junior Europeans team even though her earlier rankings (20th and 18th) at the Espoir British championship had not been strong. Roberts performance on beam was one of the few performances by a junior to be broadcast on Greek television, which brought Roberts considerable popularity. Roberts performed strongly at a number of competitions in 2002 before an elbow injury in 2003 caused a temporary withdrawal from competition. Following a quick recovery, she has resumed successful competition, including taking gold on the balance beam competition in the Northern European Gymnastics Championship in Lisburn in 2005.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
, born on May 13, 1988 in Saltney
Saltney
Saltney is a small town in Flintshire, Wales. It is immediately to the west of the border with Cheshire in England and is contiguous with the Chester urban area.The name is derived from the former salt marshes on which it is built, lying on the River Dee...
, Chester, England.
At the age of five, Roberts started gymnastics at the Northgate Arena Leisure Centre in Chester. When she had reached as far as she could go here, she was advised to go to the City of Liverpool gym club. In 2002, Roberts joined the British Junior Europeans team even though her earlier rankings (20th and 18th) at the Espoir British championship had not been strong. Roberts performance on beam was one of the few performances by a junior to be broadcast on Greek television, which brought Roberts considerable popularity. Roberts performed strongly at a number of competitions in 2002 before an elbow injury in 2003 caused a temporary withdrawal from competition. Following a quick recovery, she has resumed successful competition, including taking gold on the balance beam competition in the Northern European Gymnastics Championship in Lisburn in 2005.