PAGE Bryony

General
RECOVERING FROM INJURIES
Ankle injuries kept her out of action for two years following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I went straight from the high of Rio, when I felt like I could do anything, to then going pretty much straight into injury rehab. That doubt just started to kick in about whether I was going to be able to get back to the standard I wanted to be at. That was the hard bit. Then once I was able to get to a standard, I felt like I was back up and competing and just starting to be able to enjoy that again. That's where the motivation came from - wanting to break that glass ceiling or wanting to break, and push past, what I've been able to achieve before." (bbc.co.uk, 09 Jul 2018; thenantwichnews.co.uk, 11 Jun 2021)

SOARING CONFIDENCE
She says winning the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio affirmed the talent that she, at a younger age, thought she might never fulfil. "I had always felt like someone who would never achieve her potential, so being able to do that in Rio took a bit of the weight off my shoulders, and allowed me to train with more freedom. It's given me greater confidence and self-belief." (winsfordguardian.co.uk, 10 Jun 2021)

UPSIDE TO LOCKDOWN
She says the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic gave her time to heal and recharge, physically and mentally. "I felt mentally quite strong working through things with a psychologist and have had amazing support from British Gymnastics and sport psychology. I found that having that extra year gave me a bit of an advantage to recover from being injured earlier in the cycle. I got physically fitter and mentally stronger as well." (thenantwichnews.co.uk, 11 Jun 2021)

OCCUPATION
She works as a coach at Graves Health and Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. (Facebook profile, 10 Jun 2021)

In 2016 she became the first British gymnast to win a medal in trampolining at the Olympic Games when she claimed silver in Rio de Janeiro. (ONS, 12 Aug 2016)