Shantae-Eve Amankwaah

Shantae-Eve Amankwaah
Amankwaah at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full nameShantae-Eve Asiedua Amankwaah
Born (2009-03-11) 11 March 2009
Bristol, England
RelativesKevin Amankwaah
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
United Kingdom Great Britain
 England
(2025–present)
ClubBristol Hawks Gymnastics Club
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Great Britain
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 1 0
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowFloor exercise

Shantae-Eve Asiedua Amankwaah (born 11 March 2009) is an English artistic gymnast and British national team member. She represented Great Britain at the 2025 World Championships and England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games where she won bronze in the team event and on floor exercise. Amankwaah is also the 2026 British bronze medalist in the all-around and silver medalist on uneven bars.

As a junior, she is the 2024 British all-around champion and represented Great Britain at the 2024 European Championships where she placed 5th in the team and in the all-around competition.

Early life

Born in Bristol, Amankwaah is the daughter of former Bristol City footballer Kevin Amankwaah.[1] She is of Ghanaian descent through her paternal grandparents.[2]

Junior gymnastics career

2024

Amankwaah won gold in the all-around, bars, beam and floor events at both the English and British Gymnastics Championships.[3] She was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 European Championships alongside Jemima Taylor, Isabelle Priestley, Ellie Lewis and Tahlia Wyatt. The team placed 5th and individually Amankwaah placed 5th in the all-around competition, making the apparatus finals for vault, bars and floor.[4][5][6]

Senior gymnastics career

2025

At her first senior English Championships, Amankwaah won bronze on floor exercise.[7] She qualified for the bars and beam apparatus finals at 2025 British Gymnastics Championships placing 5th and 6th respectively.[8][9][10] Amankwaah was selected to represent Great Britain alongside Frances Stone, Ema Kandalova, Tilly Wright and Grace Davies at the 2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where they won bronze.[11] She next attended the Szombathely Challenge Cup where she competed on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.[12]

Amankwaah was selected into the senior British national team.[13] In late September she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Championships alongside Ruby Evans, Alia Leat, and Abigail Martin.[14]

2026

At English Championships, Amankwaah won silver in the all-around, taking gold on uneven bars and bronze on floor exercise. At British Championships, she competed in the all-around and won the bronze medal.[15] Amankwaah also proceeded to the uneven bar and floor exercise finals, winning a silver medal on the uneven bars and placing 9th on floor. In May 2026 Amankwaah competed at the Varna Challenge Cup and earned her first senior international gold and silver medals on floor exercise and uneven bars respectively.[16] In June, Amankwaah was announced as part of the English team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, alongside Abigail Martin, Alia Leat, Taeja James (later replaced by Shanna-Kae Grant), and Ruby Stacey.[17] She helped the team win bronze and qualified for the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise finals. She won bronze on floor exercise and placed fourth and fifth in the all-around and on uneven bars finals respectively.[18][19]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Shantae-Eve Amankwaah at the junior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2022 English Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships6
British Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rushmoor Rosebowl7765
2023 English Championships62nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships974
British Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rushmoor Rosebowl3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 English Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships5566
British Team Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rushmoor Rosebowl2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Competitive history of Shantae-Eve Amankwaah at the senior level
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2025 English Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
British Championships56
DTB Pokal Team Challenge3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Szombathely Challenge Cup1015
World ChampionshipsN/a5657
2026 English Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
British Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)9
Varna Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)453rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Teen's family miss medal win after leaving early". BBC News. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gymnast Amankwaah following in Fragapane's footsteps - AOL". AOL.com. 24 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Shantae-Eve Amankwaah". The Gymternet. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "2024 European Championships Junior Results". The Gymternet. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "GB juniors place 5th at the European Championships". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "GB women's team take European silver". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "2025 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "British Gymnastics Championships 2025 – All results and scores – complete list". Olympics.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Roundup: Women's Gymnastics Championships in Europe and Asia". insidethegames.biz. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "2025 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "AMANKWAAH Shantae-Eve Asiedua - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "2025 Women's Artistic Performance Pathway Selections" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com.
  14. ↑ "GB team set for Jakarta gymnastics World Championships". British Gymnastics. 23 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ruby Evans and Joe Fraser crowned British champions". BBC Sport. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Eight first-time winners crowned at World Challenge Cup of Varna". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Team England announce gymnastics squad for Glasgow 2026". teamengland.org. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  18. ↑ Easterbrook, Mark (27 July 2026). "Shantae-Eve Amankwaah narrowly misses out on Commonwealth Games medal". Bristol Live. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  19. ↑ El-Shaboury, Yara (25 July 2026). "Abi Martin snatches Commonwealth bronze for England in gymnastics team final". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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