Isabelle "Izzy" Songhurst (born 16 January 1999) is a British trampoline gymnast. She is an eight-time medalist at the World Championships, including a gold medalist in the all-around team event. With Bryony Page, she is a two-time European champion (2022, 2024) and the 2023 World bronze medalist in synchronized trampoline. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing 14th in the qualification round.
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| Nickname(s) | Izzy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1999 Poole, Dorset, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Poole Gymnastics and Trampolining Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Brian Camp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
editSonghurst began trampoline gymnastics when she was two years old because her mother was a coach.[1] Her younger sister Maddy has also competed internationally in the sport.[2]
Junior
editSonghurst competed at the 2013 World Age Group Competition, finishing seventh as an individual and fourth in the synchro event among the 13-14 age group.[2] She then won an individual silver medal at the 2015 World Age Group Competition by 0.070 points behind Japan's Hikaru Mori.[3]
Senior
editSonghurst competed at her first senior-level World Championships in 2017 and won a bronze medal in the team event alongside Laura Gallagher and Kat Driscoll.[4] She dislocated her ankle the day before the 2018 European Championships and had surgery in Baku.[1] At the 2019 World Championships, she won a silver medal in the team event with Gallagher, Driscoll, and Bryony Page.[5]
At the 2022 European Championships, Songhurst and Page won the synchro title.[6] She also won the individual title at the 2022 British Championships.[7] Then at the 2022 World Championships, Songhurst, Page, and Louise Brownsey won a silver medal in the trampoline team event, behind China.[8] She also won a gold medal in the all-around team event, and she finished eighth in the synchro final with Page.[9]
Songhurst successfully defended her individual title at the 2023 British Championships.[7][10] Songhurst and Page won the synchro event at the 2023 Varna World Cup after finishing fourth at the Palm Beach World Cup.[11] At the 2023 World Championships, she placed seventh in the individual event and won a bronze medal in the synchro event with Page.[12] Her individual result ensured a second berth for Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13] Additionally, she won a bronze medal in the all-around team event.[14]
Songhurst and Page won the synchro title at the 2024 European Championships,[15] where she also placed seventh in the individual final.[16] She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics and finished 14th, meaning she did not advance to the final.[17]
At the 2025 World Championships, Songhurst and Page won the synchro silver medal. Additionally, she helped Great Britain win the bronze medal in the all-around team event.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Isabelle Songhurst". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b Goodall, Andy (29 November 2013). "Trampolining: Sisters on song in world age championships". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "24th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competition Odense Denmark, December 3 – 6, 2015 Individual trampoline — 15-16 Women — Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. p. 6. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Trampoline World Championships: Britain win women's team bronze". BBC Sport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "GB win double gold at Trampoline, Tumbling and DMT World Championships". BBC Sport. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (4 June 2022). "Britain and Germany claim synchronised titles at trampoline European Championships in Rimini". Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ a b Tanner, Jack (18 September 2023). "Izzy Songhurst retains British Women's Trampoline crown in Birmingham". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Portuguese, Chinese teams take World Trampoline gold on eventful night in Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Page claims sensational World Championship silver". Team GB. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Izzy Songhurst, Bryony Page and Kirsty Way eyeing world trampoline glory". BBC Sport. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "A clean sweep for China in Varna". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ Crocker, Tom (13 November 2023). "Poole's Izzy Songhurst wins bronze at World Trampoline Championships". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Olympic qualification and World podium finishes – an exciting day at the WTGC 2023". British Gymnastics. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "USA cleans up as most successful nation at 2023 Trampoline World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Great Britain claim both senior European synchronised trampoline titles". BBC Sport. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ Knapton, Ben (7 April 2024). "GB's Bryony Page wins second European trampoline title in two days". Sports Mole. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Oxley, Sonia (2 August 2024). "Page wins Team GB's first trampoline gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympic champion Page among medals at Worlds". BBC Sport. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.