14 Facts About Ellis O'Reilly

Ellis Jacqueline O'Reilly was born on 23 February 1998 and is a retired English-born female artistic gymnast, who represented Ireland at international competitions, most notably at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Ellis O'Reilly has competed at world championships, including the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China.

Ellis O'Reilly was a three time silver medalist at the Northern European Championships.

In 2017, O'Reilly announced her retirement from the sport, at the age of nineteen.

Ellis O'Reilly trained in the Europa Gymnastics club, in Crayford, under coach Sam James.

Ellis O'Reilly made her International senior debut in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2014 at the European Championships.

Since then Ellis O'Reilly has attended two World Championships.

At the Northern Europeans in Limerick in 2015, Ellis O'Reilly claimed a number of silver medals including Individual All Around and with the Irish Team.

At the World Championships in Glasgow in October 2015, Ellis O'Reilly secured Ireland their first ever place for an Irish female gymnast at an Olympic test event.

Ellis O'Reilly became the first Irish female gymnast to ever secure Olympic qualification at the Aquecce Rio Test Event, the final qualifying event for the Rio de Janeiro games.

Ellis O'Reilly qualifies for Ireland through her County Armagh-born grandfather.

Ellis O'Reilly is currently studying for her A-levels and is aiming at earning a place in university to study physical education.

Ellis O'Reilly's older sister Jenna is a four-time amateur British boxing champion so she was given the honour of leading Katie Taylor into the ring for her gold medal fight in London 2012.

Ellis O'Reilly has two younger brothers, Frank and Reggie, who are boxers.