Sonia Lawrence
Some facts competition wise:
British Olympian 1996
Silver medal on Vault at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
8th place in the Team competition at the European Championships
in Birmingham�96
8th overall (out of 88 gymnasts) at the 1995 European
Youth Olympic Days in Bath (GB)
Two European Championships (1994 and 1996)
Two World Championships (Sabae, Japan 1995 and Lausanne,
Switzerland 1997)
1997 British Championships- 11th All-around; Bronze
medal on Vault; 5th on U Bars Gold Medal on Floor and with the English Team
at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Biographical Information
- Name:Sonia Lawrence
- Born: January 19, 1980
- Current Residence:Wales
- Favourite Event: Bars
- Coach:Garret Advise
- Club:Spelthorne
Competition Results
1994
At the Commonwealth Games Sonia Lawrence placed second in vault.
1995
At the National Championships, Annika Reeder places first, Zita Lusack second,
and Sonia Lawrence third.
At the Europeans, Britian achieved their best standing ever, 8th, with a team
of Annika Reeder, Zita Lusack, Sonia Lawrence, Gemma Cuff, and Jennie Thompson.
In the Olympics, neither Annika Reeder or Sonia Lawrence make the top 36 of
the all-around, and Sonia Lawrence places around 98th!
In October during the British Championships, Annika and Sonia were both sidelined
by injuries. 1997
At the World Championships, Britain, placed 13th in the team competition. No
athletes qualified for individual competitions.
At the Glasgow Grand Prix, Sonia Lawrence placed 7th on bars.