Stella Umeh
Full nameStella Umeh
Country represented Canada
Born (1975-05-27) May 27, 1975
Toronto, Ontario
HometownMississauga, Ontario
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
College teamUCLA Bruins (1994-1998)
Retired1998
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandTeam
Gold medal – first place1994 VictoriaAll-Around
Gold medal – first place1994 VictoriaVault
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaTeam
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaUneven Bars
Representing UCLA
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 AthensFloor
Gold medal – first place1997 GainesvilleTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 LAFloor
Silver medal – second place1995 AthensBeam
Silver medal – second place1996 TuscaloosaTeam
Silver medal – second place1996 TuscaloosaBeam
Bronze medal – third place 1995 AthensAll Around
Notable workVarekai

Stella Umeh (born 27 May 1975) is a Canadian former artistic gymnast and current actress and performer. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics placing 16th in the all-around.[1] She is of Guyanese and Nigerian descent.[2]

Gymnastics career

Umeh's first big international meet was at the 1989 American Cup in Fairfax, Virginia where she finished fifth.[3] She then competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games but was originally an alternate.[4] She won a gold medal with the Canadian team.[5] She competed at the American Cup again in 1991 but placed 8th.[6] She went to the 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She finished 17th in the all-around.[7] In 1992, Stella started her season at the American Cup in Orlando, Florida, USA and finished 7th.[8] In April, she competed at the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Paris, France. She qualified to Vault and Beam finals but placed 8th and 5th.[9] Later, she qualified to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She finished 16th in the all-around and 10th with the Canadian team.[10] In 1993, she went to Worlds and placed 15th AA and 8th in the FX final. In 1994, she went to the 1994 Commonwealth Games and won 2 golds and 2 silvers as well as placing 4th and 5th in Floor and Beam finals.

College career

In 1994, she accepted a college scholarship to UCLA and started attending the school in 1994.[11]

Throughout her four years at college, she won three golds, three silvers and one bronze at the NCAA Championships. She was twice the Pac-12 conference all-around champion.[12]

Acting and Entertainment

Stella studied Theatre at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the hopes of becoming an actress.[13] In 2000, she joined Cirque du Soleil and performed Mystère in Las Vegas. In 2002, she performed in Fire Within and then in Varekai as a triple trapeze in 2003.[14] She played small roles in Ghostly Encounters and Delroy Kincaid. She recently had a leading role in a stage play called, 'Pinteresque' which will be in the SummerWorks Performance Festival.[15]

Currently, Stella lives in Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Dan Gutman (1 August 1998). Gymnastics. Penguin Young Readers Group. pp. 112–. ISBN 978-1-101-16065-7.
  3. ↑ http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/americancup_results_1989.pdf
  4. ↑ "May Birthday Profile: Stella Umeh | the Couch GymnastThe Couch Gymnast". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  5. ↑ 1990 Commonwealth Games#Artistic
  6. ↑ http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/americancup_results_1991.pdf
  7. ↑ 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  8. ↑ http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/americancup_results_1992.pdf
  9. ↑ 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships#Women
  10. ↑ http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/1992_olympic_results_20080430_031223.pdf
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2014-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ List of Pac-12 Conference champions#Gymnastics
  13. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Stella Umeh". IMDb.
  15. ↑ "Stella Umeh - Athletes - Welcome to Motivate Canada!". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
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