Holly MURDOCK

Great Britain (GBR)

Date of birth	6 December 1983		Hometown	California, USA
Place of birth	Dundonald, Northern Ireland		Profession	Syudeny
Height	152	cm	Children
Weight		kg	Start gymnastics	1994
Gender	Female		Club	(Salto Gymnastics Club) UCLA Gymnastics
Nickname			Head coach	(Tony Byrne, Tamara Yatchenko) Valerie Condos Field, Chris Waller, Milo Johnson, Carly Raab
Spouse name			Favourite apparatus	Beam

World class in

First competition

Last competition

Hair Colour	Brown
Eye Colour	Blue
Began Gymnastics	1994 in Salto Gymnastics Centre, but I did sports acrobatics from the age of 4 in Comber Gymnastics Club until I was 10.
Least Favourite Apparatus	Floor
School	Hunterhouse College and I'm in lower 6th (Year 13).
Family Members	One brother and one sister.
Hobbies	Shopping, listening to music, going to the cinema, watching TV.
Who I admire	Lilia Podkopayeva 'cause she was so elegant and a brilliant gymnast.

FAVOURITES	Foods and Drinks	Pasta, chicken
	Music	Pop, R'N'B
	Singers/Bands	Destiny's Child, Craig David
	TV Shows	Friends
	Movies	Austin Powers 2
	Colour	Blue
	Country	Australia!
	Competition	Ones where there is no real pressure.
	Gymnasts	Andreea Raducan, Elena Zamolodchikova

OTHER INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HOLLY

On the 17th February, 1997, Holly was invited to the Reception of Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Holly was the youngest member of the 1999 World Championships team for Great Britain.

Holly was the first reserve for the 2000 British Olympic Team. She narrowly missed selection through the trials, as she had a broken toe. No gymnast from Northern Ireland has previously come this close to Olympic selection.

Holly has her sights set firmly on the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. She says this will probably be the end of her international career, as she would like to start university in September, 2002.

Holly loves animals! She has a horse, two goats, two dogs, two rabbits and five cats!!! Needless to say, after gymnastics and school Holly would like to be a vet.

Year	Competition	Team	AA
1998	22. Jr.European Champs	8	19	14	28	5	-
2001	35. World Championships	-	14	-	-	-	-

World Championships, 2001, Ghent, Belgie

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