RUTTY Raegan

Cayman Islands

Artistic Gymnastics

Date of Birth: 14 Jan 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Place of birth: GEORGE TOWN

Birth Country:

Cayman Islands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Artistic Gymnastics	Women's All-Around
	Women's Vault
	Women's Uneven Bars
	Women's Balance Beam
	Women's Floor Exercise

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	BB	FX	UB	AA
2019	Stuttgart, GER	166	188	180	158
2018	Doha, QAT	181	168	173	136

Pan American Games

Year	Location	BB	FX	UB	AA
2019	Lima, PER	46	46	49	38

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	BB	FX	UB	VT	AA
2021	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	37	37	32	29	35
2018	Lima, PER	61	46	48	-	40

Legend
BB - Balance Beam, FX - Floor Excercise, UB - Uneven Bars, VT - Vault, AA - Individual All-Around, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Nickname:

Pookie (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Socialising with friends, spending time outdoors. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Student

Education:

Psychology - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Grace Gymnastics [Katy, TX, USA]

Coach:

Johnnie Umphrey [club]; Eddie Umphrey [club]

Debut:

2016 for Cayman Islands (chalkwarrior.com, 06 Apr 2018)

Injuries:

She sustained an ankle injury in the weeks before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

She sustained an elbow injury in 2017. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

She has been affected by persistent shin pain during her career. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Start:

She got involved in gymnastics at age four at Motions Unlimited Gymnastics Studio in George Town, Cayman Islands. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Reason:

She followed her sister into the sport, and was inspired after watching US artistic gymnast Shawn Johnson performing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (chalkwarrior.com, 06 Apr 2018; katytimes.com, 02 Jun 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (caymaniantimes.ky, 29 Jul 2019)

Training:

She trains for 38 hours a week. (chalkwarrior.com, 01 Jan 2019; katytimes.com, 02 Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Being selected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Hero:

US artistic gymnast Maggie Nichols. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"You can do anything you put your mind to." (Athlete, 26 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO TEXAS
In 2016 she decided to relocate to the United States of America to pursue her career as a gymnast. She first relocated to Dallas, Texas, and later to Katy on the outskirts of Houston, Texas. She met coaches Eddie and Johnnie Umphrey and joined their gymnastics structure Grace Gymnastics. (katytimes.com, 02 Jun 2021)

ONLINE STUDY
She completed her high school studies online. "There are days when you are training for seven hours and missing a lot of school. But I also want to focus on my education as well as gymnastics, so by being smart between the two I can balance them out properly." She later started her studies at the University of Florida, also online. (caymansportsbuzz.com, 04 Oct 2018; cayman27.ky, 12 Jul 2017; katytimes.com, 02 Jun 2021)

Milestones

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo she will become the first artistic gymnast from the Cayman Islands to compete in the sport at the Olympic Games. (katytimes.com, 02 Jun 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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