Amanda Yap
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| Born | 3 November 2009 Singapore[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Amanda Yap (born 3 November 2009)[2] is a Singaporean artistic gymnast. She qualified for the balance beam final at the 2025 World Championships, becoming Singapore's first World Artistic Gymnastics Championships finalist. She is the 2025 Singaporean all-around champion and the 2024 Singaporean junior all-around champion.
Gymnastics career
Yap began training with the Singapore national team in 2022.[3]
Yap won the junior all-around title at the 2024 Singapore Championships.[4] At the 2024 Junior Asian Championships, Yap placed ninth in the balance beam qualifications but advanced into the final due to the two-per-country rule. She went on to win the silver medal in the final.[3] She also placed eighth in the floor exercise final, seventh in the all-around, and fourth in the team competition.[5]
Yap became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2025 and won the senior all-around title at the 2025 Singapore Championships.[6] She then made her senior international debut at the Asian Championships and placed 15th in the all-around.[7] She made her World Championships debut in Jakarta and advanced to the balance beam final in seventh place with a score of 13.300. This made her the first-ever gymnast from Singapore to advance into a World Championships final.[8][9] In between the qualifications and the final, Yap flew back to Singapore to take her O-Level exams.[9] She went on to place sixth in the final with a personal-best score of 13.333.[10][11]
In December of 2025, Yap represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games. She competed on balance beam and won the silver medal on the event.[12]
On 19 March 2026, Yap received the inaugural Young Singaporean of the Year award from The Straits Times for the year 2025.[13]
Personal life
As of 2025, Yap is a student at the Methodist Girls’ School.[8] She has an older sister named Emma who also competes for Singapore's national gymnastics team.[3][9]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2022 | Singapore Championships | 9 | 9 | 7 | |||
| Singapore Open | 10 | 8 | |||||
| 2023 | Singapore Championships | ||||||
| Singapore Open | 8 | 6 | |||||
| Junior Asian Championships | 6 | 15 | |||||
| 2024 | Singapore Championships | ||||||
| Junior Asian Championships | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
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| 2025 | Singapore Championships | ||||||
| Asian Championships | 7 | 15 | |||||
| World Championships | 6 | ||||||
| Southeast Asian Games |
Accolades
- The Straits Times Young Singaporean of the Year 2025[13]
References
- ^ "Yap Amanda – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Jakarta (INA), 19 - 25 October 2025 Women Entry List by NOC". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Tianbao, Lin (26 May 2024). "14-year-old wins unprecedented silver for Singapore at Junior Women's Artistic Gymnastics Asian C'ships". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 March 2024). "2024 Singapore Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 May 2024). "2024 Asian Championships Junior Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (23 March 2025). "2025 Singapore Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (16 June 2025). "2025 Asian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Singapore's 15-year-old gymnast Amanda Yap makes historic breakthrough into world championship final". Yahoo News Malaysia. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Kwek, Kimberly (23 October 2025). "Amanda Yap, 15, makes history as first S'pore gymnast to qualify for world c'ships final". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Tauber, Rebecca (25 October 2025). "Amanda Yap made gymnastics history for Singapore, in between school exams". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Singapore's Amanda Yap sixth in Artistic Gymnastics World Championships final". The Straits Times. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "33rd SEA Games 2025". wrs.gmsmate.com. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ a b "Gymnast Amanda Yap named Young Singaporean of the Year". The Straits Times. 2026-03-19. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ "Amanda Yap". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
External links
- Amanda Yap at World Gymnastics
- Amanda Yap at InterSportStats