Jaime Halsey (née Moore; born 16 August 1979) is a British former Olympic trampolinist. She represented her nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the first time the event was recognised by the competition.[1] After a twenty-year career, Moore retired from gymnastics in January 2010 to focus on coaching.
| Jaime Halsey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1979 Northampton, England |
Biography
editNorthampton-born Moore started out, at the age of five, as a gymnast, and five years later she took up trampolining after discovering beach trampolines in Great Yarmouth, where her parents used to take her on holiday. She was spotted by Tracy Whittaker-Smith, the coach of Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastics Academy.[2] Moore joined the Academy, and Whittaker-Smith went on to be her coach for her entire career.
It was not long until Moore entered her first competition, which she won.[3]
Moore came to prominence in 1994, aged 14, by winning the synchronised competition at the World Age Games and finishing second at the European Youth Championships.[2] Two years later, she won the individual and team events.[2]
In 1999, she became British champion and finished ninth at the World Championships in South Africa.[2] It won her country the first place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] In Australia, she finished twelfth.[4] Injuries prevented her from appearing at the 2004 Games in Athens.[2]
In July 2005 Moore won her sixth national title, but her first since coming out of retirement.[5]
Also in 2005, reacting to the news that London had won the bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, Moore said: "It's going to be really brilliant. The Olympics is the most amazing experience an athlete can have. To be part of it, especially in your home country, has got to be just incredible."[6]
On 25 November 2005, Moore and Claire Wright won the British Championship title in synchronised trampolining.[7]
In 2006, she missed out on obtaining the British senior title by just a tenth of a point to compatriot Claire Wright. She did, however, break her own record for difficulty, with a 13.1 total.[8]
Also in 2006, Moore attended the eighth FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Cup final, which was held in Birmingham.[9]
After winning Britain's place at the Beijing Olympics, Moore finished below Claire Wright in the European Championships and travelled to China as the reserve.[2][10]
Moore continued to partake in top-level competitions, including finals at the British and European Championships, until 2008. Her final competition was the 2009 World Championships in Russia.[2]
Retirement
editTwo years before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a 30-year-old Moore announced her retirement from gymnastics in order to concentrate on coaching.[2]
Media work
editIn the early 1990s, Moore appeared in an episode of the British game show You Bet! in which the celebrity contestants had to predict whether or not the gymnast could perform a certain number of somersaults in an allotted timeframe.
In November 2000, Moore appeared on BBC One comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over as a mystery guest in the Feel the Sportsman round.
Personal life
editMoore married Steve Halsey in 2009. They have four daughters: Flo (born 2012) and triplets Eden, Amber and Erin (born 2015).[11]
References
edit- ^ "Jaime hopes to spring a surprise". BBC Sport. 25 August 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ex-Olympic trampolinist Jaime Moore retires from sport". BBC Sport, 11 January 2010
- ^ "At the end of the day, it's just another competition". BBC Sport. 24 August 2000.
- ^ "Karavaeva bounces to historic gold". BBC Sport. 22 September 2000.
- ^ "Another title for Jaime". BBC Northamptonshire. 24 July 2005.
- ^ "London 2012 - your reactions". BBC Northamptonshire. 6 July 2005.
- ^ "Claire Wright and Jaime Moore British Synchro Champions". Acrobatic Sports.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
- ^ "Trampolining success for Northants". BBC Northamptonshire. 17 July 2006.
- ^ "World Cup final 2006 in Birmingham". BBC Birmingham. 9 June 2006.
- ^ "Moore heads to Beijing as reserve". BBC Sport, 8 May 2008
- ^ Olympics2Triplets - Wordpress.com
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