Shannon Archer

Shannon Archer
Born (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998
Edinburgh, Scotland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSouth Essex Gymnastics Club
Head coach
Ross Falsetta
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamVault
Northern European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 TórshavnTeam
EducationEdinburgh Napier University

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.[1] Archer earned a Bachelor of Science in Developing Athletes Through Professional Practice from Edinburgh Napier University.[2]

Gymnastics career

Archer made her international debut for Scotland at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where she helped Scotland finish fourth as a team.[2] In 2017, Archer won her first senior national title and helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the Northern European Championships.[3][4]

Archer competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she helped Scotland finish fifth as a team.[5] Individually she finished tenth in the all-around and fifth on vault.

In 2020, Archer moved started training at the South Essex Gymnastics Club.[6] She reclaimed the Scottish national title in 2021 and successfully defended it the following year.[2][7]

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.[8][9][10][11]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2011Commonwealth Youth Games476
2015Scottish Championships4452nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Team Championships511
Northern European Championships7
2016Scottish Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Gymnix (Challenge)202nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Team Championships723
British Championships1156
Northern European Championships574
Mälarcupen2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017Scottish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships135
British Team Championships412
Northern European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4
2018Scottish Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships1788
Commonwealth Games5105
2019British Team Championships1010
2021Scottish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Scottish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)81st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
English Championships (guest)2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Commonwealth Games683rd place, bronze medalist(s)8
2024Scottish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Team Scotland: Shannon Archer". Team Scotland.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shannon Archer announces retirement". Scottish Gymnastics. 31 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "2017 Scottish Championships Results". The Gymternet. 5 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. 21 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics | Athlete Profile: Shannon ARCHER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Olympic legacy of Essex club inspires new generation of gymnasts". BBC News. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Shannon Archer". The Gymternet. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Sommerville, Stuart (30 September 2022). "West Lothian tributes to sporting heroes after Commonwealth Games success". edinburghlive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "'I just started crying' - Shannon Archer ends Scotland's 44-year wait for artistic gymnastic medal at Commonwealth Games". www.scotsman.com. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Archer makes history with vault bronze". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Carson, Callum (2 August 2022). "West Lothian gymnast reflects on historic Commonwealth Games medal". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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