# Marissa King

Marissa Petra King (born 20 April 1991) is an English gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as well as the 2007 and 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Marissa is the daughter of a British father and Thai mother and began gymnastics at age 8. During her elite career she trained at the Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club and competed for the University of Florida Gators NCAA gymnastics team. In 2011, she became the NCAA National Champion on vault with a score of 9.875 as well as being an 11-time All American.

## Elite career history

| Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
| 2010 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Vault | 2 | 13.775 | 2 | 14.450 |
| 2010 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Floor | 8 | 12.050 | 3= | 14.200 |
| 2009 | British Championships | Guildford, England | All Around | 3 | 53.100 | | |
| 2009 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Vault | 1 | 13.925 | | |
| 2009 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Bars | 3 | 13.400 | | |
| 2009 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Beam | 4 | 12.700 | | |
| 2009 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Floor | 3 | 13.450 | | |
| 2009 | Stuttgart World Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | Vault | 4 | 13.550 | 2 | 13.800 |
| 2009 | World Championships | London, England | Vault | | | | 13.850 |
| 2009 | World Championships | London, England | Beam | | | | 13.400 |
| 2008 | British Championships | Guildford, England | All Around | 6 | 55.100 | | |
| 2008 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Vault | 2 | 14.175 | | |
| 2008 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Bars | 7 | 12.800 | | |
| 2008 | British Championships | Guildford, England | Floor | 7 | 13.300 | | |
| 2008 | European Championships | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Vault | | | 10 | 14.050 |
| 2008 | European Championships | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Beam | | | 19 | 14.450 |
| 2008 | European Championships | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Floor | | | 34 | 13.700 |
| 2008 | Glasgow Grand Prix | Glasgow, Scotland | Vault | 6 | 12.912 | 4 | 13.675 |
| 2008 | Glasgow Grand Prix | Glasgow, Scotland | Beam | 2 | 14.475 | 2 | 14.650 |
| 2008 | Maribor World Cup | Maribor, Slovenia | Vault | 2 | 14.075 | | |
| 2007 | Glasgow Grand Prix | Glasgow, Scotland | Vault | 1 | 14.237 | 2 | 13.862 |
| 2007 | Good Luck Beijing (Olympic Test Event) | Beijing, China | All Around | 8 | 56.225 | | |
| 2007 | Good Luck Beijing (Olympic Test Event) | Beijing, China | Vault | 3 | 14.187 | | |
| 2007 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Vault | 6 | 14.175 | 7 | 14.100 |
| 2007 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Beam | | | 56 | 12.775 |
| 2007 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Floor | | | 29 | 13.750 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | Team | 7 | 169.175 | 6 | 233.025 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | Vault | | | 17 | 13.600 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | Floor | | | 46 | 13.925 |
| 2007 | DTB Cup | | Vault | 4 | 14.237 | 8 | 13.450 |
| 2007 | DTB Cup | | Floor | 6 | 13.650 | 4 | 13.575 |

## NCAA career history

| Competition | Apparatus | Year | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
| NCAA Championships | Vault | 2011 | 1 | 9.875 | - | - |
| NCAA Championships | Team | 2013 | 1 | 197.575 | 1st | - |
| NCAA Championships | Team | Beam | 2013 | 7th | |