Emma Slevin

Emma Slevin (born 2 May 2003) is an Irish artistic gymnast. She represented Ireland at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. She was the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at the European Championships and at the World Championships, doing both in 2021. She is the 2024 Northern European all-around champion. She currently competes in NCAA gymnastics for the Arkansas Razorbacks, having previously competed for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Early life Emma Slevin was born on 2 May 2003 in Galway, Ireland.

Junior gymnastics career 2016–17 Slevin competed at the 2016 Irish Championships where she placed first in the Espoir division. Additionally she placed first on balance beam, third on floor exercise, and sixth on uneven bars. At the following year's competition she competed in the junior division and placed second behind Meg Ryan. Slevin made her international debut at the 2017 Flanders International Team Challenge in Ghent where she placed 24th in the all-around and helped Ireland place seventh as a team. Slevin concluded the season competing at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she finished 47th during qualifications.

2018 Slevin competed at the English Championships and finished first in the junior guest division. At the Irish Championships Slevin finished first in the junior division. In June Slevin competed at the Youth Olympic Qualifier and finished 16th, thus qualifying a spot for Ireland for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. At the Irish Super Championships Slevin finished second on uneven bars and first on floor exercise. She competed at the European Championships but did not qualify for any event finals.

Slevin was selected to represent Ireland at the 2018 Youth Olympics, becoming the first Irish female gymnast to do so. Additionally she was selected as the Irish flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.

At the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires Slevin qualified to the all-around, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam finals. In the all-around final she placed sixth. During event finals she placed eighth on both vault and uneven bars and fifth on balance beam.

Senior gymnastics career 2019 Slevin turned senior in 2019. She competed at both the European Championships and the European Games but did not qualify for any event finals. In October she competed at the World Championships and placed 96th in the all-around during qualifications.

2021 In April Slevin competed at the European Championships. During qualifications she placed 27th in the all-around and qualified to the final. In doing so Slevin made history by becoming the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at any European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She finished 19th.

In October Slevin competed at the World Championships. She placed 21st during qualifications and qualified to the all-around final. She became the first Irish female gymnast to qualify for a senior all-around final at the World Championships.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Emma Slevin at the junior levelYearEvent 2016Irish Championships (espoir) 6 2017 Irish Championships FIT Challenge 7 24 Euro Youth Olympic Festival 18 2018 English Championships (guest) Irish Championships 5 Youth Olympic Qualifier 16 Irish Super Championships European Championships 15 37 Youth Olympic Games 6 8 8 5

+Competitive history of Emma Slevin at the senior levelYearEvent 2019 European Championships 32 European Games 21 Irish Team Championships 2021 European Championships 19 Koper Challenge Cup 8 4 World Championships 19 2022 Irish Championships 4 European Championships 36 World Championships 63 2023 European Championships 18 31 Irish Championships World Championships 78 2024 European Championships 24 42 Northern European Championships 2025 Irish Championships 4 Salamunov Memorial Paris World Challenge Cup 4 2026 European Championships 16 22

+Competitive history of Emma Slevin at the NCAA levelYearEvent 2026 Big Ten Championship NCAA Championship 4 37 27 55