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{{short description|Canadian artistic gymnast}}
{{About|the Canadian artistic gymnast|the British television presenter|Rachel Riley|the American reality show contestant|Rachel Reilly}}
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| birth_place = [[Anqing]], China
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| discipline = WAG
| natlteam = 2018–21
| club = Bluewater Gymnastics
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| collegeteam = [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights]] (2023–26)
| headcoach = Pilar Maldonado
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'''Rachael Riley''' (born 2004) is a Canadian artistic gymnast and member of the [[Canada women's national gymnastics team|Canadian national gymnastics team]].

== Early life ==
Riley was born in [[Anqing]], China in 2004.<ref name=cangym-profile>{{cite web|url=http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/womens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams/rachael-riley|title=National Teams Rachael Riley|work=GymCan}}</ref> She attended [[St. Patrick's Catholic High School]] in [[Sarnia]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theobserver.ca/sports/local-sports/gymnast-riley-sets-sights-on-2024-olympics|title=Gymnast Riley sets sights on 2024 Olympics|work=[[The Observer]]|date=February 6, 2020}}</ref>

== Gymnastics career ==
=== Junior ===
==== 2017====
Riley competed at the Canadian Championships in the Novice division where she placed first in the all-around and on vault and second on floor exercise. Riley competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed twenty-fourth in the open all-around.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/11/17/2017-elite-gym-massilia-results/|title=2017 Elite Gym Massilia Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> She also competed at the Top Gym where she placed twenty-seventh in the all-around, seventh on the balance beam and in the team final, and tenth on vault.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/11/29/2017-top-gym-tournament-results/|title=2017 Top Gym Tournament Results|work=The Gymternet|date=November 29, 2017}}</ref>

====2018====
In February Riley competed at Elite Canada where she placed fourth in the all-around behind [[Emma Spence]], [[Imogen Paterson]], and [[Kyra Cato]]. During event finals she won gold on vault, placed fifth on balance beam, and fourth on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/02/03/2018-elite-canada-results/|title=2018 Elite Canada Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 3, 2018}}</ref> At the Canadian Championships in May Riley placed fourth in the all-around behind [[Zoé Allaire-Bourgie]], Spence, and [[Quinn Skrupa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/05/28/2018-canadian-championships-results/|title=2018 Canadian Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> As a result she was added to the junior national team for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sprucegroveexaminer.com/sports/local-sports/riley-named-to-gymnastics-canada-junior-national-team/wcm/417ec656-2cd4-4793-a0ba-13c14a509921|title=Riley named to Gymnastics Canada junior national team|work=[[Spruce Grove#Media|The Grove Examiner]]|date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> In November Riley competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed thirteenth in the all-around and won silver on vault behind [[Lilia Akhaimova]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/12/02/2018-elite-gym-massilia-results/|title=20188 Elite Gym Massilia Results|work=The Gymternet|date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> She ended the season competing at the Top Gym Tournament where she placed tenth in the all-around, second on vault behind [[Silviana Sfiringu]], and eighth on uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/12/01/2018-top-gym-tournament-results/|title=2018 Top Gym Tournament Results|work=The Gymternet|date=December 1, 2018}}</ref>

==== 2019 ====
Riley competed at Elite Canada where she placed twelfth but recorded the highest score on vault.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/02/02/2019-elite-canada-results/|title=2019 Elite Canada Results|work=The Gymternet|date=February 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewhig.com/sports/local-sports/sports-briefs-wrestling-rugby-gymnastics-basketball/wcm/a342971e-a251-4895-a927-5b0bc3de5761|title=Sports briefs: wrestling, rugby, gymnastics, basketball|work=[[Kingston Whig-Standard]]|date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> In March she competed at the [[2019 L'International Gymnix]]. She helped Canada win the bronze medal behind the United States and Belgium. Individually Riley won bronze on vault behind [[Skye Blakely]] and [[Olivia Greaves]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/14/2019-international-gymnix-results/|work=The Gymternet|date=March 8, 2019|title=2019 International Gymnix Results}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockergymnastics.com/womens-gymnastics/2019/3/11/eaker-allaire-bourgie-light-up-linternational-gymnix|title=Eaker, Allaire-bourgie Light Up L'international Gymnix|work=Rocker Gymnastics|date=March 11, 2019}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Senior===
==== 2020 ====
Riley turned senior in 2020 and was scheduled to make her senior debut at Elite Canada but had to withdraw from the competition due to illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sarniathisweek.com/sports/local-sports/sarnia-gymnast-still-aiming-for-paris-2024|title=Sarnia gymnast still aiming for Paris 2024|work=[[Sarnia#Media|Sarnia this Week]]|date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> She made her debut at the [[2020 L'International Gymnix]] competition where she was part of one of three Canadian teams. Her team finished sixth in the team final and Riley did not qualify to any individual event finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25320|title=USA wins senior and junior team titles, 10 individual titles at 2020 Gymnix International|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> Riley was set to compete at a friendly competition in [[Indianapolis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/sports/local-sports/sports-briefs-gymnastics-basketball-powerlifting/wcm/3a6751d0-40bf-472c-9a13-0dc61d59c81a|work=[[Woodstock Sentinel-Review]]|title=Sports briefs: gymnastics, basketball, powerlifting|date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> but that was later canceled due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=25367|title=Coronavirus Update: March 16 - Event Cancellations and Postponements|work=[[USA Gymnastics]]|date=March 16, 2020}}</ref>

==== 2021 ====
Riley returned to competition at the [[2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#Women|Koper Challenge Cup]] in September. While there she qualified to both the vault and balance beam finals; she placed seventh on both.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2021/09/06/2021-koper-challenge-cup-results/|title=2021 Koper Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 6, 2021}}</ref>

== Competitive history ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|-
! align=center | Year
! align=center | Event
! style="width:30px;" | Team
! style="width:30px;" | AA
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics vault|VT]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics uneven bars|UB]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics balance beam|BB]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics floor|FX]]
|-
! colspan="8" | '''Espoir'''
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''[[2017 in artistic gymnastics|2017]]''' || align=left | Canadian Championships (novice) || || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || || || {{silver2}}
|-
| align=left | Elite Gym Massilia || || 24 || || || ||
|-
| align=left | Top Gym || 7 || 27 || 10 || || 7 ||
|-
! colspan="8" | '''Junior'''
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''[[2018 in artistic gymnastics|2018]]''' || align=left | Elite Canada || || 4 || {{gold1}} || || 5 || 4
|-
| align=left | Canadian Championships || || 4 || || || ||
|-
| align=left | Elite Gym Massilia || || 13 || {{silver2}} || || ||
|-
| align=left | Top Gym Tournament || || 10 || {{silver2}} || 8 || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[2019 in artistic gymnastics|2019]]''' || align=left| Elite Canada || || 12 || || || ||
|-
| align=left| [[2019 L'International Gymnix|International Gymnix]] || {{bronze3}} || 16 || {{bronze3}} || || ||
|-
! colspan="8" | '''Senior'''
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''[[2020 in artistic gymnastics|2020]]''' || align=left | [[2020 L'International Gymnix|International Gymnix]] || 6 || || || || ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | '''[[2021 in artistic gymnastics|2021]]''' || align=left | [[2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series#Women|Koper Challenge Cup]] || || || 7 || || 7 ||
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/womens-artistic-gymnastics/national-teams/rachael-riley Rachael Riley] at Gymnastics Canada
* {{FIG|bio=68791|name=Rachael Riley}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Rachael}}
[[Category:2004 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian female artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:Gymnastics people from Ontario]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen]]

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