Rebecca Tunney
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| Full name | Rebecca Naomi Tunney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Twiggy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Great Britain England
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| Born |
26 October 1996 Ashton-under-Lyne, England, United Kingdom |
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| Hometown | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 35 kg (77 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Claire Duffy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Tunney (born 26 October 1996) is a British artistic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Tunney moved to the City of Liverpool gymnastics club when she was ten years old to train with coach, Claire Duffy. Duffy said, "She was tiny, quite scruffy and overwhelmed by the environment, but keen and excited to get in there and give it a go. When she first won a medal, you could see how she loved to train to win. She'd had a taste of medals and that was exactly what she wanted to do: she wanted to be a champion."
Tunney formerly attended Droylsden Academy Secondary School. She said, "I've not been to school for quite a long time but they know why I'm away and where I'm going, they're supportive about everything and I sometimes take work with me."
After formerly living in Manchester, it was felt with the 2016 Summer Olympics in mind, she should be based nearer to her gym. In September 2012, she moved to live in Liverpool with the family of her coach. She also switched schools, leaving Droylsden to join The Belvedere Academy. In an interview with The Guardian, Tunney said "After school I just walk down (to the City of Liverpool club) – it's only 10 minutes."
At the end of April, Tunney competed at the 2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She contributed an all around score of 50.600 toward the British team's fifth-place finish.
In July, Tunney competed at the British Championships in Guildford, United Kingdom. She placed second in the all around competition with a score of 53.900. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 13.750 and fifth on floor scoring 12.850. Tunney said, "I'm really happy. I got a bit nervous at times but I wanted to prove myself again after the Europeans and I think I've done that today."
In May, Tunney competed at the British Teams competition. She contributed an all around score of 50.450 to help City of Liverpool win first place.
In July, Tunney competed at the British Championships in Liverpool, United Kingdom. She won the all around competition with a score of 54.850 and in event finals she placed first on uneven bars scoring 13.450, sixth on balance beam scoring 12.850, and first on floor scoring 13.900. "I wasn't expecting to win at all so I'm really pleased," Tunney said. "I've competed on podiums before and always find it such great experience and it was great having the support of my club here in its hometown. All the younger gymnasts from my club were able to watch and were cheering me on it was great."
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