Tara Donnelly

Tara Megan Donnelly (born 25 December 1998) is a retired Manx artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Northern European champion on floor exercise. She previously represented Ireland in international competition.

Early life Donnelly was born on the Isle of Man in 1998. She has a sister, Chloe, who is also a gymnast. She is a dual citizen of Ireland and Great Britain. Donnelly attended Ballakermeen High School.

Gymnastics career 2013 Donnelly competed at the British Championships where she finished 17th in the junior all-around division. She competed at the Island Games, helping the Isle of Man finish first in the team floor and vault competition and individually won bronze on floor exercise. She next competed at the Northern European Championships where she helped the Isle of Man finish eighth as a team and individually she placed fifth on vault.

2014 Donnelly competed at the Welsh, English, and British championships early in the year. She was selected to represent the Isle of Man at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. While there she helped Isle of Man finish 10th as a team.

2015 In 2015 Donnelly began representing Ireland in international competition. She made her debut for Ireland at the European Championships. Additionally she competed at the European Games and the World Championships, representing Ireland, and at the Northern European Championships representing the Isle of Man.

2017 Donnelly competed at the English Championships and the Irish Championships, winning silver in the all-around at the latter. In June she competed at the Island Games where she dominated the competition. She helped Isle of Man finish first in the team floor and vault event and individually she won gold in the all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise and silver on uneven bars. She competed at the Northern European Championships, representing Ireland. She helped the team finish seventh.

2018 Donnelly competed at the Irish Championships in early 2018. She was slated to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of the Manx delegation; however she was unable to do so due to representing Ireland opposed to Great Britain in international competition. In November Donnelly competed at the Malta International where she placed first in the all-around and on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise. She won bronze on the uneven bars behind Ella Borg of Malta and fellow Manx gymnast Lucy Worthington.

2022 In early 2022, Donnelly competed at the Scottish, English, and British Championships. Due to her results at these various championships she was chosen to represent the Isle of Man at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. While there, she qualified to the all-around final where she finished 13th.

Competitive history YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX Junior 2013 British Championships 17 British Team Championships 11 21 Island Games 7 5 Northern European Championships 8 28 5 Senior 2014 Welsh Championships 7 English Championships (guest) 5 British Championships 20 6 Commonwealth Games 10 25 2015 European Championships 44 FIT Challenge 8 33 European Games 18 56 Northern European Championships 22 World Championships 159 2017 English Championships (guest) 5 Irish Championships Island Games Northern European Championships 7 2018 Irish Championships 4 2021 Malta International Northern European Championships 6 4 7 6 2022 Scottish Championships (guest) English Championships (guest) British Championships 23 7 Commonwealth Games 13