Ema Kandalova

Ema Kandalova
Full nameEma Grace Kandalova
Born (2008-08-26) 26 August 2008
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
 Great Britain
 England
(2022–Present (GBR))
ClubTolworth Gym Club

Ema Grace Kandalova (born 26 August 2008) is an English artistic gymnast and national team member. She is a silver medallist on beam and bronze medallist on floor at the 2025 British Championships.[1][2]

As a junior Kandalova represented Great Britain at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, where she won team and all-around bronze, and also at the 2023 Junior World Championships. [3][4][5]

Junior gymnastics career

2023

At the 2023 English Championships Kandalova won bronze in the all-around and on vault. She later won silver on floor at Welsh Championships.[6] At British Championships Kandalova placed 7th in the all-around. [7]

She represented Great Britain at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Abigail Martin and Jemima Taylor where the team finished 9th.[8] Later that year Kandalova was named in the British team for the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival where she won team and all-around bronze. [3][5][9]

Senior gymnastics career

2024

At her first British Championships as a senior Kandalova placed 15th in the all-around and made the bars and beam apparatus finals. [10]

Kandalova represented England at the 2024 Leverkusen Cup alongside Shanna-Kae Grant and Tiegan Trafford where they won gold in the team competition. Individually Kandalova also won gold on vault and balance beam as well as silver in the all-around competition.[11]

2025

At English Championships Kandalova placed 6th in the all-around. Later at the 2025 British Championships she placed 5th in the all-around, winning silver on beam and bronze on floor.[2][12]

Kandalova was selected to represent Great Britain alongside Frances Stone, Shantae-Eve Amankwaah, Tilly Wright and Grace Davies at the 2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where they won bronze. Kandalova qualified for the beam final where she also won bronze. [13]

Competitive History

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2021Rushmoor Rose Bowl12
British Championships63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior
2022English Championships11
British Championships12
British Team Championships7
Rushmoor Rose Bowl3rd place, bronze medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)46
Vera Caslavska Grand Prix2nd place, silver medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023English Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Welsh Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships7
Junior World Championships9
European Youth Olympic Festival3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Senior
2024Welsh Championships11
English Championships9
British Championships1588
Leverkusen Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025English Championships6
British Championships52nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "British Apparatus Champions decided at the 2025 British". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  2. 1 2 "2025 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  3. 1 2 "2023 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  4. ↑ "KANDALOVA Ema - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  5. 1 2 "Maribor 2023: The Results | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  6. ↑ "2023 English Championships". The Gymternet. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  7. ↑ "2023 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  8. ↑ "2023 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  9. ↑ "EYOF 2023: Team GB success at European Youth Olympic Festival". BBC Newsround. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  10. ↑ "2024 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  11. ↑ "2024 Leverkusen Cup Results". The Gymternet. 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  12. ↑ "2025 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  13. ↑ "2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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