Somerset Olympian Laura Gallagher confirms trampoline retirement

World championship trampolinist Laura Gallagher has introduced her retirement from the game after greater than 20 years.

Ms Gallagher, 35, received her first world championship in 2007, and went on to compete within the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, that had been finally held in 2021.

She mentioned her retirement has come “on the proper time”, and might now “look forward to different issues in my life”.

The gymnast skilled for a part of her profession at Quayside Gymanstics Membership in Bridgwater and now coaches trampolining at Bridgwater and Taunton Faculty.

Chatting with BBC Radio Somerset, Ms Gallagher mentioned: “It is simply been a extremely very long time.

“I am not leaving the game as a result of I’ve misplaced the love for it. I simply needed to be dwelling just a little bit extra with my woman and my household.

“I do not need to really feel responsible after I go to coaching.”

Trying again on her profession, she mentioned: “It has been superb. It has been actually robust, and there is been some actually unimaginable moments in there as properly.

“I simply assume it is given me a lot in that it is made me who I’m in the present day.

“Elite sport is hard, it is extra than simply the game.”

She added she is grateful she had a quick day out of the game in 2016 as a result of it led her to the Tokyo Olympics.

She additionally thanked her “long-suffering husband”, in addition to her former coach, Sue Bramble.

Ms Bramble began coaching Ms Gallagher when she was 15, and mentioned she was “immensely” happy with her success.

“I am very, very happy with how she’s left the game, not simply in what she’s achieved however in serving to different folks as properly.”

Chatting with Ms Gallagher on BBC Radio Somerset, Ms Bramble added: “Take the remainder of your life and when you give it 1 / 4 of what you’ve got given to this point, you are going to be a really glad particular person.