Imogen Jayne Cairns was born on 26 January 1989 and is a British former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
19 Facts About Imogen Cairns
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In March, Imogen Cairns competed for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
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Imogen Cairns contributed an all-around score of 54.800 towards the English team's second-place finish and won the vault final with a score of 14.325.
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The British team placed seventh, and Imogen Cairns placed eighth on vault with a score of 13.850.
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Imogen Cairns broke her wrist in April 2007 and was in a cast for twelve weeks.
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Imogen Cairns tried to pull up and crashed into the vault and broke her ankle.
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Imogen Cairns was named as an alternate for the 2008 Summer Olympics, and made the team after Laura Jones was injured.
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Imogen Cairns helped the British team finish in ninth place and finished 33rd in the individual all-around with a score of 57.050.
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Imogen Cairns won the vault final, scoring 14.000, and placed fourth on balance beam and floor.
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At the beginning of October, Imogen Cairns competed for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.
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Imogen Cairns contributed an all-around score of 53.500 towards the English team's second-place finish.
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Later in October, Imogen Cairns competed at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.
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Imogen Cairns contributed a vault score of 14.633, a balance beam score of 11.833, and a floor score of 14.033 towards the British team's seventh-place finish, and placed eighth in the vault final with a score of 13.999.
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In May, Imogen Cairns was set to compete at the 2012 European Championships but was replaced with teammate Ruby Harrold to allow Imogen Cairns more time to recuperate from minor injuries.
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Imogen Cairns placed fifth in the all-around with a score of 54.350 and third on floor with a score of 13.500.
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Imogen Cairns placed fourth in the all-around with a score of 55.500.
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At the beginning of July, Imogen Cairns was selected to represent the United Kingdom at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, along with Tweddle, Whelan, Jennifer Pinches and Rebecca Tunney.
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At the Olympics, Imogen Cairns contributed scores of 14.266 on vault and 13.500 on balance beam towards the British team's sixth-place finish.
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Imogen Cairns retired from elite gymnastics soon after the 2012 Olympics.