Frances Stone

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Frances Stone
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Full nameFrances Stone
Nickname(s)Frank
Born (2009-12-21) 21 December 2009 (age 16)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Great Britain
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
(2025–Present (GBR))
Former countries representedFile:Flag of England.svg England (2022-2023)
ClubAmber Valley Gymnastics Academy
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
Northern European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Halmstad Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Halmstad Vault

Frances 'Frank' Stone (born 21 December 2009) is a Welsh artistic gymnast and British national team member. As a senior she was balance beam champion at the 2025 British Gymnastics Championships and represented Great Britain at the 2025 European Championships.[1][2][3]

Stone trains at Amber Valley Gymnastics Academy.[1]

Junior gymnastics career

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Espoir 2021–2022

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At the 2022 English Championships, Stone placed 5th in the all-around competition.[4]

Junior 2023–2024

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In her first year as a junior, Stone placed 36th in the all-around at the 2023 English Championships.[5] She was named in the team selected to represent England at the 2023 Northern European Gymnastics Championships in Sweden, she won silver in the team competition and on vault, as well as finishing seventh in the individual all-around.[6]

At the 2024 Welsh Championships Stone won silver on vault and placed seventh in the all-around.[7] Later at English Championships she won silver on floor exercise, bronze on vault and placed sixth in the all-around.[8] At the 2024 British Championships, Stone won silver on balance beam, bronze on vault and placed 5th in the all-around.[9]

Senior gymnastics career

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Stone competed at the 2025 Welsh Championships as a first year senior, winning silver in the all-around behind Ruby Evans.[10] She also won gold on balance beam, silver on uneven bars and bronze on floor exercise.[10] Later that month at the 2025 English Championships Stone again won silver in the all-around alongside gold on balance beam, silver on floor exercise and bronze on uneven bars.[11] Stone went on to be named balance beam champion at the 2025 British Gymnastics Championships and also won silver in the all-around and on vault.[1][12]

Stone was selected to represent Great Britain alongside Ema Kandalova, Shantae-Eve Amanakwaah, Tilly Wright and Grace Davies at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge in Stuttgart where the team won bronze. [13]

She was selected for her first senior major international championships as part of the British squad for the 2025 European Championships alongside Alia Leat, Emily Roper, Ruby Evans and Ruby Stacey.[2][14] At 15 years, 5 months and 5 days Stone was the youngest competitor in the competition. She competed in the all-around and helped the team place sixth.[3]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England  Great Britain
2022 English Championships 5
Junior
2023 English Championships 36
Northern European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Representing File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales  Great Britain
2024 Welsh Championships 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
English Championships (guest) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2025 Welsh Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
English Championships (guest) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
British Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 6

References

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