Shannon Archer
{{short description|Scottish artistic gymnast}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = Shannon Archer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|29 July 1998}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| discipline = WAG
| natlteam = 2010–2024 (SCO)
2010–2013, 2022 (GBR)
| club = South Essex Gymnastics Club
| gym =
| headcoach = Ross Falsetta
| assistcoach =
| formercoach =
| choreographer =
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| retired =
| module = {{Infobox person|child=yes
| education = Edinburgh Napier University }}
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SCO}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|Vault}}
{{MedalCompetition|Northern European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Tórshavn|Team}}
}}
Shannon Archer (born 29 July 1998 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish artistic gymnast. She was the first Scottish gymnast to win a medal in women's artistic gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games, earning a bronze on vault in 2022.
Early life
Archer was born in 1998 in Edinburgh. Her mother, Wendy Purdie, was a Scottish indoor lawn bowls player.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/shannon-archer/|title=Team Scotland: Shannon Archer|work=Team Scotland}} Archer earned a Bachelor of Science in Developing Athletes Through Professional Practice from Edinburgh Napier University.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishgymnastics.org/artistic-shannon-archer-announces-retirement/|title=Shannon Archer announces retirement|date=January 31, 2024|work=Scottish Gymnastics}}
Gymnastics career
Archer made her international debut for Scotland at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where she helped Scotland finish fourth as a team. In 2017, Archer won her first senior national title and helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the Northern European Championships.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/03/05/2017-scottish-championships-results/|title=2017 Scottish Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=March 5, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/10/21/2017-northern-european-championships-results/|title=2017 Northern European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=October 21, 2017}}
Archer competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she helped Scotland finish fifth as a team.{{Cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Shannon ARCHER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n6027556-shannon-archer.htm |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=results.gc2018.com}} Individually she finished tenth in the all-around and fifth on vault.
In 2020, Archer moved started training at the South Essex Gymnastics Club.{{Cite news |date=16 July 2022 |title=Olympic legacy of Essex club inspires new generation of gymnasts |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-62170755 |access-date=2 October 2022}} She reclaimed the Scottish national title in 2021 and successfully defended it the following year.{{Cite web |date=9 March 2022 |title=Shannon Archer |url=https://thegymter.net/shannon-archer/ |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=The Gymternet}}
Archer competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she helped Scotland finish sixth as a team. During the all-around competition she finished eighth. During the vault final Archer finished third behind Georgia Godwin of Australia and Laurie Denommée of Canada, earning herself the bronze medal. In doing so Archer became the first Scottish female artistic gymnast to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.{{Cite web |last=Sommerville |first=Stuart |date=30 September 2022 |title=West Lothian tributes to sporting heroes after Commonwealth Games success |url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/west-lothian-tributes-sporting-heroes-25146884 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=edinburghlive}}{{Cite web |date=1 August 2022 |title='I just started crying' - Shannon Archer ends Scotland's 44-year wait for artistic gymnastic medal at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/other-sport/i-just-started-crying-shannon-archer-ends-scotlands-44-year-wait-for-artistic-gynmastic-medal-at-commonwealth-games-3789962 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=www.scotsman.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Archer makes history with vault bronze |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/commonwealth-games/62382240 |access-date=2 October 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Carson |first=Callum |date=2 August 2022 |title=West Lothian gymnast reflects on historic Commonwealth Games medal |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/west-lothian-gymnast-shannon-archer-27635394 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}
Competitive history
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| align=center | Year
! align=center | Event ! style="width:30px;" | Team ! style="width:30px;" | AA ! style="width:30px;" | VT ! style="width:30px;" | UB ! style="width:30px;" | BB ! style="width:30px;" | FX | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1" | 2011 | align=left | Commonwealth Youth Games | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="3" | 2015 | align=left | Scottish Championships | 4 | 4 | 5 | {{silver2}} | ||
| align=left | British Team Championships | 5 | 11 | |||||
| align=left | Northern European Championships | 7 | ||||||
| rowspan="6" | 2016 | align=left | Scottish Championships | {{bronze3}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | ||
| align=left | International Gymnix (Challenge) | 20 | {{silver2}} | |||||
| align=left | British Team Championships | 7 | 23 | |||||
| align=left | British Championships | 11 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| align=left | Northern European Championships | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| align=left | Mälarcupen | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | |||
| rowspan="4" | 2017 | align=left | Scottish Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | ||
| align=left | British Championships | 13 | 5 | |||||
| align=left | British Team Championships | 4 | 12 | |||||
| align=left | Northern European Championships | {{bronze3}} | 4 | |||||
| rowspan="3" | 2018 | align=left | Scottish Championships | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | 7 | {{gold1}} | ||
| align=left | British Championships | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| bgcolor="#afeeee"
| align=left | Commonwealth Games | 5 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| rowspan="1" | 2019 | align=left | British Team Championships | 10 | 10 | ||||
| rowspan="1" | 2021 | align=left | Scottish Championships | {{gold1}} | |||||
| rowspan="3" | 2022 | align=left | Scottish Championships | {{gold1}} | 8 | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | ||
| align=left | English Championships (guest) | {{silver2}} | 4 | |||||
| bgcolor="#afeeee"
| align=left | Commonwealth Games | 6 | 8 | {{bronze3}} | 8 | |||
| rowspan="1" | 2024 | align=left | Scottish Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | 7 | {{gold1}} |
References
External links
- {{FIG|bio=35459|lic=19627}}
- {{Team Scotland|shannon-archer}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|54700}}
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Category:Scottish female artistic gymnasts
Category:British female artistic gymnasts
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
Category:Gymnasts at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Gymnasts at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportspeople from Edinburgh
Category:21st-century British sportswomen
Category:21st-century Scottish sportswomen