| Maddie Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Madaline Davidson |
| Country represented |  New Zealand |
| Born | 8 January 1999 Christchurch |
| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics |
| Club | Olympia Gymnastic Sports |
| Head coach(es) | Alex Nilov |
Madaline Davidson (born 8 January 1999)[1] is a New Zealand trampoline gymnast. She competed at the 2020 Olympic Games and finished tenth in the qualification, making her the second reserve for the final.[2] She is the first female trampolinist to represent New Zealand at the Olympics.[3]
Career
Maddie Davidson was born on 8 January 1999 in Christchurch.[4] Her parents enrolled her in trampoline classes after she began jumping on a family friend's backyard trampoline.[3] She trains at Olympia Gymnastic Sports in Christchurch under coach Alex Nilov.[4] In order to fund her training, she works as a trampoline coach and also as a personal assistant for an accountant.[5]
Davidson began competing with Alexa Kennedy in synchro competitions in 2018 despite the two living and training on opposite ends of the country.[5] At the 2018 World Cup in Maebashi, the pair finished sixth, and Davidson finished sixteenth as an individual.[6][7] Then at the 2018 World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Kennedy and Davidson finished fourteenth in the qualification round.[8] Individually, Davidson qualified into the semifinals where she finished thirteenth.[9]
At the 2019 World Cup in Minsk, she won the bronze medal in the synchro event with Kennedy.[10] Davidson only competed as an individual at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, and she only finished forty-second in the qualification round.[11] She finished fourth at the 2021 World Cup in Brescia.[12]
Davidson was selected to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympic Games, which made her the first female trampolinist to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games.[3][4] Gymnastics New Zealand chief executive Tony Compier remarked that her achievement was a "watershed moment ... one we hope will be inspirational to all young girls and women in our sport."[3] At the Olympics, Davidson finished tenth in the qualification round with a total score of 93.140, which made her the second reserve for the final.[2]
References
- ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo 2019 Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 November 2019. p. 15. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book Results Book Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. 31 July 2021. p. 17. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d George, Zoë (2 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Maddie Davidson selected to be first woman trampolinist to represent NZ at the Olympics". Stuff. Stuff Limited. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Madaline Davidson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b "New Zealand pair defy the odds to reach Trampoline's top table". International Gymnastics Federation. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "FIG TRA World Cup 4/5 august 2018, Maebashi, Japan Synchronised trampoline — Women — Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 4 August 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "FIG TRA World Cup 4/5 august 2018, Maebashi, Japan Individual trampoline — Women — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 4 August 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7-10 November 2018 Women's Synchronised Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 8 November 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7-10 November 2018 Women's Trampoline Semifinal" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 November 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Melnik, Zhu and home pairs pick up Minsk golds". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November - 1 December 2019 Women's Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 November 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Mori and Morante land on top at Brescia Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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