Charlotte Drury

Charlotte Drury
Personal information
Full nameCharlotte Frances Drury
Nickname(s)Char, Charlie, Charizard[1]
Born (1996-06-04) June 4, 1996[2]
Laguna Beach, California
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportGymnastics
RetiredJuly 30, 2021
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
2014 Mississauga Synchro
FIG World Cup
2014 Minsk Trampoline
2014 Minsk Synchro

Charlotte Frances Drury (born June 4, 1996) is an American trampoline gymnast. She is the first person with type 1 diabetes to be on an Olympic gymnastics team.[3]

Early life

Drury was born in Laguna Beach, California. She has three siblings. She graduated from University of California, Irvine in 2021.[4]

Career

Drury started artistic gymnastics when she was three years old. When she was five years old, she started training in Aliso Viejo, California. Drury switched to trampoline gymnastics after quitting her artistic gymnastics class.[5]

In August 2014, Drury represented the United States at the Pan American Games Championships in Toronto, Canada. She was 20th place.[6]

In 2016, Drury had to withdraw from a competition after breaking her foot.[7]

In 2021, Drury was second place at the US Nationals.[8] She was picked to be an alternate at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]

Personal life

Drury's hobbies are photography, writing, hiking, swimming,[10] and freediving.[3]

Two months before the 2020 Summer Olympics, Drury was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.[3]

Since December 2020, Drury has been dating American gymnast Laurie Hernandez.[11]

References

  1. "Q&A with Charlotte Drury". Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  2. "USOC Athlete Profile". Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "5 Minutes With Elite Athlete Charlotte Drury". DiaTribe. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  4. Shackleford, Stacey. "Large Contingent Of Anteaters Head To Tokyo". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  5. "Drury's turn in the spotlight". Orange County Register. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  6. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.rezman.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  7. "Olympic disappointment for Charlotte Drury, top U.S. trampoline athlete, after broken foot". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  8. "USA Gymnastics | Athletes". members.usagym.org. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  9. "Team USA's Charlotte Drury reflects on Olympic journey after recent diabetes diagnosis". TODAY.com. 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  10. "Charlotte Drury". Team USA. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  11. Emmanuele, Julia (2022-03-20). "Laurie Hernandez and Charlotte Drury's Relationship Timeline". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

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