RHYTHMIC – SENIOR
1976 – PRESENT

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS - SENIOR CHAMPIONS

From 1976 onwards, the British Gymnastics Rhythmic Champions.
Photo shows 2001 British Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion Hannah McKibbin – photo credit Eileen Langsley International Gymnast

YEAR	1st	CLUB	COACH	2nd	CLUB	3rd	CLUB
1976	ELIZABETH MANN	Leeds Athletic Institute	Anne Talintyre
1977	SHARON TAYLOR	Marsden GC, Coventry	Lois Curtis
1978	SHARON TAYLOR	Marsden GC, Coventry	Lois Curtis
1979	No Competition	(World Champs in GB)
1980	SHARON TAYLOR	Coventry/Bedford College	L.Curtis/J. Bott
1981	SHARON TAYLOR	Northampton MRGC	Jenny Bott
1982	FRANCES NEWMAN	Southampton AGC	Viv Hailwood
1983	JAQUI LEAVY	Marsden GC, Coventry	Lois Curtis
1984	JAQUI LEAVY	Marsden GC, Coventry	Lois Curtis
1985	LORRAINE PRIEST	Leeds Athletic Institute	Anne Talintyre
1986	LORRAINE PRIEST	Leeds Athletic Institute	Anne Talintyre
1987	ALITIA SANDS	Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
1988	LISA BLACK	Northampton RGC	Jenny Bott
1989	ALITIA SANDS	Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
1990	ALITIA SANDS	Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
1991	VIVA SEIFERT	Hillingdon GC, London	Heather Richards
1992	ALITIA SANDS	Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
1993	DEBBIE SOUTHWICK	Merseyside RGC	Margaret White
1994	DEBBIE SOUTHWICK	Merseyside RGC	Margaret White
1995	JENNIFER MAGUIRE	Independent	Ludmilla
1996	ALISON DEEHAN	Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
1997	SARAH McCANN	Otley RGC, Leeds	Jacqui Strutt
1998	LAURA MACKIE	Craigswood,W.Lothian	Liz McNeill
1999	REBECCA JOSE	Spelthorne, London	Teodora Blagoeva
2000	REBECCA JOSE	Spelthorne, London	Savina Gancheva
2001	HANNAH McKIBBIN	Spelthorne, London	Villy Antonova
2002	REBECCA JOSE	Spelthorne, London	Savina Gancheva
2003	HANNAH WALKER	City of Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
2004	HANNAH WALKER	City of Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
2005	HANNAH CHAPPELL	City of Coventry RGC	Marion Sands
2006	FRANCESCA JONES	Nene Valley,Wellingborough	Vicki Hawkins
2007	FRANCESCA JONES	Nene Valley,Wellingborough	Vicki Hawkins
2008	FRANCESCA FOX	City of Bath RGC	Sarah Moon
2009	FRANCESCA JONES	Nene Valley,Wellingborough	Vicki Hawkins
2010	FRANCESCA JONES	Nene Valley,Wellingborough	Vicki Hawkins
2011	FRANCESCA JONES	Nene Valley,Wellingborough	Vicki Hawkins
2012	FRANCESCA JONES	Nene Valley,Wellingborough	Vicki Hawkins
2013	LAURA HALFORD	Esprit, Swindon	Deb Hows
2014	LAURA HALFORD	Esprit, Swindon	Deb Hows
2015	LAURA HALFORD	Esprit, Swindon	Deb Hows
2016	STEPHANI SHERLOCK	Esprit, Swindon	Deb Hows
2017	LAURA HALFORD	Llanelli Academy	Linda Thomas
2018	LAURA HALFORD	Llanelli Academy	Linda Thomas
2019	CHRISTIANNA VITANOVA	Elite, London	Eva Balova
2020	No Competition	(CoronaVirus Pandemic)
2021	No Competition	(CoronaVirus Pandemic)
2022	Marfa Ekimova	West London Gymnastics	Rachel Ennis, Villy Antonova	Louise Christie	Beacon Rhythmic GC	Alice Leaper	Fylde Coast
2023	Marfa Ekimova	West London Gymnastics	Rachel Ennis, Villy Antonova	Louise Christie	Beacon Rhythmic GC	Elizabeth Popova	Llanelli Rhythmic

MOST SUCCESSFUL British Gymnastics Rhythmic Champions

Francesca Jones

Laura Halford

Alitia Sands & Sharon Taylor

Rebecca Rose

Gallery of British Gymnastics Rhythmic Champions

Elizabeth Mann

The 1st British Gymnastics Rhythmic Champion

Jacqui Leavey

1983, ’84 British Gymnastics Rhythmic Champion – photo credit Alan Burrows

Alicia Sands

1987, ’89, ”90, ’92 British Gymnastics Rhythmic Champion – photo credit Eileen Langsley International Gymnast

Lisa Black

1988 British Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion – photo credit Eileen Langsley International Gymnast

Debbie Southwick

1994 British Gymnastics Rhythmic Champion – photo credit Eileen Langsley International Gymnast

Hannah McKibbin

2001 British Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion – photo credit Eileen Langsley International Gymnast

Frankie Jones

2008 British Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion – photo credit LG International Alan Edwards

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