Lynne Hutchison

Lynne Hutchison
— Gymnast —
Personal information
Country represented	United Kingdom
Born	10 November 1994 Tokyo, Japan
Residence	Bath, United Kingdom
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Club	City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)	Sarah Moon
Medal record Competitor for  England Rhythmic Gymnastics Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team

Lynne Hutchison (born 10 November 1994, Tokyo, Japan)^[1] is a British rhythmic gymnast. She represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, where she won a bronze medal in the team event.^[2] She also competed for Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

Hutchison was born in Tokyo to British father Brian and Japanese mother Kuniko. She moved to Britain with her family at the age of two.^[3] Hutchison, while attending primary school in Combe Down, Bath, was invited by Sarah Moon, the head coach of the City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, to come along to the gym. Hutchison started training at the club on the same day as Francesca Fox, who would later also represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4][5] Hutchison attended King Edward's School, Bath,^[6] and trained at the University of Bath.^[4]

References

1. "Lynne Hutchison - Olympic Athlete". LOCOG. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
2. "GYMNASTICS RHYTHMIC TEAM FINAL TEAM RESULTS" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
3. Hideaki Ishibashi (1 August 2012). "3 Olympians embrace roots in Japan, Britain". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
4. "Lynne Hutchison". University of Bath. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
5. "Journey's end for Bath's rhythmic gymnasts as dream comes true". Bath Chronicle. This is Bath. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
6. "Lynne given big send-off by fellow KES pupils". This is Bath. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

External links

• Lynne Hutchison at British Gymnastics