Abigail Martin

Abigail "Abi" Martin (born 19 April 2008) is a British artistic gymnast and women's national team member. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games and was part of the team that won silver at the 2024 European Championships. Individually she is the 2025 World Championships bronze medalist on floor exercise.

Early life Martin was born in Paignton in 2008. She began gymnastics at age 5.

Junior gymnastics career

2022 Martin competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where she helped the British team finish sixth. Individually she finished fifth on floor exercise. In July she competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival where she helped Great Britain finish sixth. The following month Martin competed at the European Championships where she helped Great Britain finish fourth. Individually she placed sixth in the all-around.

2023 Martin competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Jemima Taylor and Ema Kandalova. Individually she placed fifth in the all-around and on vault and fourth on floor exercise.

Senior gymnastics career 2024 Martin became age-eligible for senior competition in 2024. At the British Championships she placed third in the all-around behind Ondine Achampong and Ruby Evans. Early in the year she competed at the Cottbus World Cup and the Osijek World Challenge Cup. She qualified to the vault and floor exercise event finals at both competitions; she won bronze on floor exercise in Osijek.

Martin was originally named as a reserve athlete for the European Championships team; however Achampong later withdrew due to an ACL tear and Martin was added to the team. While there she helped the British team finish second behind Italy. Individually she qualified to the floor exercise final where she finished seventh.

In June Martin was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Becky Downie, Ruby Evans, Georgia-Mae Fenton, and Alice Kinsella. During qualifications at the Olympic Games, Martin helped Great Britain qualify to the team final. During the team final Martin competed on floor exercise, scoring 13.466 towards Great Britain's fourth-place finish.

2025 Martin made her return to competition following the Olympics in September 2025 when she was selected to compete at the 2025 Paris World Challenge Cup. She qualified for the vault and floor exercise finals, winning gold on vault. Later that month she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Championships alongside Ruby Evans, Alia Leat, and Shantae-Eve Amankwaah. She qualified for the all-around final, where she finished 8th, and the floor exercise final, where she won her first world medal, a bronze. She was joined on the podium by teammate Ruby Evans, who took silver.

2026 Martin attended English Championships where she won gold in the all-around competition, on vault and floor exercise, as well as bronze on the uneven bars and balance beam. She was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 American Cup alongside Emily Roper, Ruby Stacey, Oakley Banks, Sam Mostowfi and Sol Scott. The team placed fifth overall. In June, Martin was announced as part of the English team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, alongside Alia Leat, Taeja James (later replaced by Shanna-Kae Grant), Ruby Stacey and Shantae-Eve Amankwaah. Martin helped the team win bronze and also qualified for the all-around, vault and floor exercise finals. She won silver on vault and floor exercise and finished 11th in the all-around.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Abigail Martin at the junior levelYearEvent 2022 Welsh Championships (guest) 5 English Championships 4 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 6 5 British Championships 4 European Youth Olympic Festival 6 18 4 European Championships 4 6 7 8 2023 English Championships Welsh Championships (guest) British Championships Junior World Championships 4 5 5 4 Rushmoor Rose Bowl 7 9 TopGym Tournament 4 5

+Competitive history of Abigail Martin at the senior levelYearEvent 2024 Welsh Championships (guest) Cottbus World Cup 8 4 English Championships 5 1 British Championships 5 6 Osijek Challenge Cup 4 European Championships 7 Olympic Games 4 2025 Paris World Challenge Cup 6 World Championships 8 Arthur Gander Memorial 2026 English Championships American Cup 5 British Championships 9 6 Commonwealth Games 11 European Championships 4 7 4 7