Ruby Stacey (born 10 March 2005)[1] is a British artistic gymnast and national team member. She represented Great Britain at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, placing 15th in the all-around.[2] She is the 2026 silver medalist in the all-around and 2024 silver medallist on uneven bars at British Championships.[1]
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| Full name | Ruby Stacey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Great Britain (2019–present (GBR)) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Plymouth Swallows Gymnastics Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Jemma Maskell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Junior gymnastics career
editEspoir - 2018
editAt her first British Championships, Stacey won gold on bars, silver in the all-around and bronze on vault.
She was selected to represented Great Britain at the 2018 Olympic Hopes Cup, alongside Halle Hilton, Alia Leat, Mia Scott and Amelia Thomas. The team placed second, with Stacey winning gold on bars and bronze on floor.[3]
Junior - 2019
editStacey was named as a reserve for the 2019 Junior World Championships.
Senior gymnastics career
edit2021
editStacey was selected for the 2021 World Championships, alongside Georgia-Mae Fenton and Becky Downie. It was her first major championships.[4] She qualified for the all-around final, where she placed 15th.[4]
At the British Championships, she won gold on uneven bars and bronze in the all-around.[5]
2022
editStacey attended the Koper Challenge Cup, where she won bronze on uneven bars.[6] She later competed at the Mersin Challenge Cup, where she placed 5th in the floor final.[7]
2023
editAt English championships, Stacey finished behind Ondine Achampong to win silver in the all-around, as well as winning a further silver on vault and bronze on bars.[8] She competed at the Doha World Cup, making the vault and floor finals; she placed 7th in both.[9] She later competed at both the Szombathely and Paris Challenge Cups. In Paris, she made the beam final and placed 8th.[10]
2024
editAt the 2024 British Championships, Stacey won silver on uneven bars, her third British medal, and also placed 7th in the all-around.[11] She attended the Antayla Challenge Cup, where she made the vault final and placed 7th.[12]
She was selected as a reserve for the 2024 Olympic Games.[13]
2025
editStacey picked up a full set of medals at English championships, winning gold on bars, silver in the all-around and bronze on floor.
She attended the 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup along with Emily Roper. She won gold on vault and silver in the uneven bar finals.
Stacey was named to the British squad for the 2025 European Championships alongside Alia Leat, Emily Roper, Ruby Evans and Frances Stone.[14] She competed on the vault and uneven bars and helped the team place sixth.[15]
2026
editShe competed in the all-around competition at Welsh Championships, where she won gold in the open competition. At English Championships she finished fourth in the all-around, winning gold on balance beam and silver on vault.[16]
Stacey was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 American Cup alongside Abigail Martin, Emily Roper, Oakley Banks, Sam Mostowfi and Sol Scott.[17] The team placed fifth overall.[18]
At British Championships Stacey won silver in the all-around competition and on the balance beam.[19]
Competition history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | English Championships |  | |  |  | ||
| British Championships | | | | 6 | |||
| Olympic Hopes Cup | | 7 | | | |||
| 2019 | Welsh Championships (guest) | | | | | | |
| English Championships | 14 | ||||||
| British Championships | 6 | ||||||
| FIT Challenge | 4 | 25 | |||||
| Junior World Championships | 6[a] | ||||||
| British Team Championships | | ||||||
| Top Gym Tournament | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||||||
| World Championships | 15 | ||||||
| British Championships | | | |||||
| 2022 | Koper Challenge Cup | | |||||
| British Team Championships | | | |||||
| Mersin Challenge Cup | 5 | ||||||
| 2023 | English Championships | | | | |||
| Doha World Cup | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Welsh Championships (guest) | | ||||||
| Paris Challenge Cup | 8 | ||||||
| Rushmoor Rose Bowl | | | |||||
| 2024 | English Championships | 11 | |||||
| British Championships | 7 | | |||||
| Antayla Challenge Cup | 7 | ||||||
| 2025 | English Championships | | | | |||
| Varna World Challenge Cup | | | |||||
| European Championships | 6 | ||||||
| 2026 | Welsh Championships (open) | | |||||
| English Championships | 4 | | | 5 | |||
| American Cup | 5 | ||||||
| British Championships | | 4 | 6 | | |||
| Osijek World Cup | 5 | 5 |
- ↑ Stacey was the team GBR alternate
References
edit- 1 2 "Ruby Stacey". 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "FIG Live Scoring - All-Around Final". live.gymnastics.sport.
- ↑ says, Anon (3 December 2018). "2018 Olympic Hopes Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- 1 2 "World all-around final for Ruby and Georgia-Mae". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ondine the new British all-around champion". www.british-gymnastics.org. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ Barlow, Craig (22 June 2022). "World Challenge Cup silver medal caps dream week for Poppy". Welsh Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "2022 Mersin Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "2023 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "2023 Doha World Cup Results". The Gymternet. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "2023 Paris Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "A spectacular Sunday at the 2024 British Championships". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Antalya Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "We're the National Governing Body for gymnastics in the UK". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Teams announced for the 2025 Artistic European Championships". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "6th place for GB women's team in Leipzig". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "2026 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ Steinke, Matt (30 January 2026). "Olympians and World champions set to take stage at 2026 American Cup • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ Steinke, Matt (8 March 2026). "Team China clinches 2026 American Cup title; USA earns silver • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "British Gymnastics Championships 2026 – All results and scores – complete list". Olympics.com. 12 April 2026.