Charlotte Booth (born 22 September 2006) is an English-American artistic gymnast currently representing Great Britain in international competition. She was an alternate for the British 2024 Olympic team.
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| Full name | Charlotte Booth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former countries represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 2006 Orlando, Florida, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Clermont, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021–2022 (USA) 2024–present (GBR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics (USA) Park Wrekin School of Gymnastics (GBR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn Tigers (2026–29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editBooth was born in Orlando, Florida to Erin and Mark Booth.[1]
Gymnastics career
editJunior: 2019–2021
editBooth made her elite debut at the 2019 American Classic where she finished twenty-second in the all-around.[2] At the 2021 Winter Cup Booth won bronze on vault behind Katelyn Jong and Ashlee Sullivan. Additionally she placed fourth in the all-around.[3] At the 2021 National Championships Booth won bronze on uneven bars behind Jong and Madray Johnson. Additionally she finished sixth in the all-around and was added to the junior national team.[4]
Senior: 2022–present
editThroughout 2022–2023 Booth competed at various US domestic meets. In 2024 Booth began training at Park Wrekin School of Gymnastics in England. She competed at the 2024 Welsh Championships in the Senior Open division, placing sixth in the all-around.[5] She followed it up competing at the English Championships and the British Championships; she was added to the British Senior Development squad.[6] In May the International Gymnastics Federation approved Booth's change of nationality so she could represent Great Britain in international competitions.[7] The following month Booth was named as alternate for the 2024 Olympic team.[8][9] In October Booth made her international debut at the 2024 Szombathely Challenge Cup where she won gold on the uneven bars and bronze on balance beam behind Tonya Paulsson and Leni Bohle.[10]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Representing the United States 
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| Junior | |||||||
| 2019 | American Classic | 22 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
| U.S. Classic | 28 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 2021 | Winter Cup | 4 |  |
4 | 6 | 12 | |
| National Team Camp |  |
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4 | 5 | ||
| U.S. Classic | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 6 | 5 | |
9 | 12 | ||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2022 | Winter Cup | 18 | 15 | 24 | 18 | ||
| National Team Camp | 9 | ||||||
| U.S. Classic | |
9 | |||||
| U.S. National Championships | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 2023 | Winter Cup | 8 | |
12 | 22 | ||
| U.S. Classic | 11 | 9 | 22 | 11 | |||
| U.S. National Championships | 24 | 10 | 26 | 25 | |||
| Representing Great Britain
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| 2024 | Welsh Championships | 6 | |
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29 | 10 | |
| English Championships | 4 | ||||||
| British Championships | 5 | ||||||
| Szombathely Challenge Cup | |
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7 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "USAG Profile: Charlotte Booth". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "Torrez, Alipio win all-around titles at 2019 American Classic". USA Gymnastics. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Chiles, Parker claim 2021 Winter Cup senior and junior all-around titles, four senior and five junior gymnasts named to U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Jong pulls away from field to claim 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships junior all-around title, Junior Pan American Championships team named". USA Gymnastics. 6 June 2021.
- ^ "2024 Welsh Championships Results". The Gymternet. 19 February 2024.
- ^ @brandyjohnsonsgymnastics (9 April 2024). "Congratulations to Charlotte for making the British National Team!" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Official news from the Executive Committee - May 2024". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 June 2024.
- ^ "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Here are the 2024 Paris olympians who have ties to Auburn athletics". Montgomery Advertiser. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Career bests cap splendid World Cup series closer in Szombathely". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 October 2024.