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{{short description|British artistic gymnast}}
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'''Rebecca Wing''' (born July 15, 1992, is an [[English people|English]] [[artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] from [[Farnborough, Hampshire]]. She has been selected for the Great British [[2008 Summer Olympics]] team<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=533&|title=Womens Artistic Olympic Team Announced |date=29 June 2008}}</ref> after coming 6th at the [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2007 World Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/0800othersports/tm_headline=gymnastics-beth-plays-her-part-as-gb-seal-place-at-games&method=full&objectid=19738735&siteid=50020-name_page.html|title=Gymnastics: Beth plays her part as GB seal place at Games|date=5 September 2007}}</ref>. Wing is also known for her dance skills as well as her gymnastics capabilities. Sometimes she likes to merge the two.
'''Rebecca Jayne Wing''' (born 15 July 1992) is a British [[artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]] from [[Farnborough, Hampshire]]. She was a member of the British [[2008 Summer Olympics]] artistic gymnastics team<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=533& |title=Women's Artistic Olympic Team Announced |date=29 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref> and a member of the British team that came 6th at the [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2007 World Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]]. She studied at Cove Secondary School and Farnborough Sixth Form College where she achieved straight A grades in her A Levels of Maths, Psychology, Biology and PE.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/0800othersports/tm_headline=gymnastics-beth-plays-her-part-as-gb-seal-place-at-games&method=full&objectid=19738735&siteid=50020-name_page.html |title=Gymnastics: Beth plays her part as GB seal place at Games |date=5 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.beckywing.com/facts.htm |title=The Official Website of Becky Wing}}</ref> After originally obtaining a place at the [[University of Exeter]], Wing decided to take a gap year before obtaining a scholarship to [[Stanford University]] to compete for their NCAA gymnastics team as Class of 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/041511aaa.html |title=Stanford Completes All-Star Gymnastics Recruiting Class |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104134036/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/041511aaa.html |archivedate=2012-01-04}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{fig|id=5273|name=Rebecca Wing}}
* {{FIG|bio=22014|lic=5273|name=Rebecca Wing}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|rebecca-wing}}
* {{BOA profile}}
* {{CGF profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}


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[[Category:British female artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:English female artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:English female artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:Olympic gymnasts of Great Britain]]
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[[Category:Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England]]
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 12 January 2024

Rebecca Wing
Full nameRebecca Jayne Wing
Nickname(s)Becky
Country represented Great Britain
 England
Born (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 32)
Frimley, Surrey, England
HometownFarnborough, Hampshire
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubHeathrow Gymnastics Club
College teamStanford (2012-2016)
Head coach(es)Vincent + Michele Walduck
Assistant coach(es)Natalia Ilienko-Jarvis
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Team all-around

Rebecca Jayne Wing (born 15 July 1992) is a British artistic gymnast from Farnborough, Hampshire. She was a member of the British 2008 Summer Olympics artistic gymnastics team[1][2] and a member of the British team that came 6th at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart. She studied at Cove Secondary School and Farnborough Sixth Form College where she achieved straight A grades in her A Levels of Maths, Psychology, Biology and PE.[3][4] After originally obtaining a place at the University of Exeter, Wing decided to take a gap year before obtaining a scholarship to Stanford University to compete for their NCAA gymnastics team as Class of 2015.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Artistic Olympic Team Announced". 29 June 2008.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rebecca Wing". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Gymnastics: Beth plays her part as GB seal place at Games". 5 September 2007.
  4. ^ "The Official Website of Becky Wing".
  5. ^ "Stanford Completes All-Star Gymnastics Recruiting Class". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012.
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