Latalia Bevan
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| Full name | Latalia Rene Bevan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 2001 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | Great Britain Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Latalia Rene Bevan (born 26 January 2001) is a Welsh retired artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal on the floor exercise at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is a six-time Northern European Championships gold medalist.
Early life
Bevan was born on 26 January 2001 in Merthyr Tydfil.[1] She began gymnastics when she was six years old.[2] She attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff.[3]
Gymnastics career
Bevan won the junior all-around title at the 2014 Welsh Championships.[4] She finished 19th in the all-around at the 2014 International Gymnix and qualified for the balance beam final, where she finished sixth.[5] She then helped the Welsh team win the gold medal at the 2014 Northern European Championships and also won the balance beam gold medal.[6][7]
Bevan won the silver medal in the junior all-around at the 2015 Welsh Championships behind Maisie Methuen.[8] She participated in the 2015 Northern European Championships, winning gold medals in the team, individual all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise.[9][10] She won the all-around title at the 2016 UK School Games and helped Wales win the team event.[11] She then helped Wales win the team event at the 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships, and she also won the silver medal on the uneven bars.[12]
At the 2017 British Championships, Bevan won a silver medal on the balance beam [13] She won the all-around title at the 2018 Welsh Championships.[14] She then placed ninth in the all-around at the 2018 British Championships.[15]
Bevan was selected to represent Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[16] The Welsh team finished fourth in the team competition. Individually, Bevan qualified for the all-around final and finished sixth.[17] She then finished eighth in both the uneven bars and balance beam finals.[18][19] Then in the floor exercise final, she won the silver medal by only 0.033 behind Australia's Alexandra Eade.[20][21]
After the Commonwealth Games, Bevan tore her Achilles tendon. By the time she was ready to return to competition, the COVID-19 pandemic had canceled all competitions. She ultimately decided to retire in January 2021.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics | Athlete Profile: Latalia BEVAN - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Latalia Bevan: Commonwealth Games silver medallist gymnast retires aged 19". BBC Sport. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Silver Medal for Latalia". Whitchurch High School. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (2 March 2014). "2014 Welsh Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 March 2014). "2014 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Northern European Championship, WAG 12-14 September, 2014 Greve, Denmark Result Team" (PDF). Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Northern European Championship, WAG 12-14 September, 2014 Greve, Denmark Event result WAG Finals" (PDF). Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 March 2015). "2015 Welsh Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 September 2015). "2015 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Foley, Cliona. "Ireland secure biggest ever medal haul at Northern European Gymnastics Championships". The42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Swimmers shine on day three of 2016 School Games". Ealing Times. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 October 2016). "2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Welsh Gymnasts Celebrate Bumper Medal Haul in British Championships". Cardiff Times. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 February 2018). "2018 Welsh Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 March 2018). "2018 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Giles, Thomas (28 February 2018). "Wales announce gymnastics squad for Gold Coast 2018". Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars Final" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. 8 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Balance Beam Final" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Wales gymnast Latalia Bevan takes silver in women's individual floor". BBC Sport. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Canada, England and Australia dominate Gold Coast 2018 Women's Artistic events". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2025.