Amelia Hundley | |
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Full name | Amelia Magdalena Hundley |
Nickname(s) | Meels |
Country represented | United States |
Born |
Hamilton, Ohio |
January 21, 1998
Hometown | Hamilton, Ohio |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Discipline | Artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International Elite |
Years on national team | 2011-present (USA) |
Gym | Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy |
College team | Florida Gators |
Head coach(es) | Mary Lee Tracy |
Assistant coach(es) | Amy Wurth |
Choreographer | Dominic Zito |
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Amelia Magdalena Hundley (born January 21, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast. She won a gold, silver, and bronze medal at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She also won team gold medals competing for the United States at the 2012 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships and the City of Jesolo Trophy.
Hundley ended her elite gymnastics career at the 2016 Olympic gymnastics Trials in San Jose, California. She now attends the University of Florida on a full athletic scholarship and will compete for the Florida Gators gymnastics team in the NCAA.
Hundley trained at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy under coaches Mary Lee Tracy and Amy Wert, and fitness trainer Betsy McNally, before joining the Florida Gators gymnastics team in the Fall of 2016.
Born January 21, 1998, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hundley started tumbling at the age of four in the dance studio run by her mother, a professional tumbler. She proceeded into gymnastics and by age seven was competing in the level-5 (the second level of USAG competition) 2005 Gatlin Classic. In 2006, she won the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise titles at the Fiesta Bowl Invitational. By 2007, Hundley had advanced to compete as a level-7 gymnast, and in 2008 advanced again to compete as a level-10 gymnast.
Hundley, as a junior international elite gymnast from Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy (CGA) in Ohio, participated in the gold medal-winning United States team at the 2012 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. In June 2012 she competed in the VISA Championships, also known as the USA Gymnastics National Championships, improving her AA score from 56.750 to 57.250. In March 2013, Hundley participated with the United States national squad in its group performance in the City of Jesolo Trophy, in Jesolo, Italy.