Gymnast height (for you ingymmom)

canadiangymmom · #1 02-05-2008, 08:19 AM

Ingymmom asked me how tall Rayna is. She's at school, so my most recent measurement is from the wall marking made January 1/08. She's almost 46 inches. So far we haven't come across a shorter 9 year old, although some have been fairly close.

How tall are the other gymmies on the board?

Canadian Gym Mom

Ingymmom · #2 02-05-2008, 09:16 AM

too cute - she is so little... she has a build like my little one, which just makes her look even younger lol.

my gymmie is 6 yrs and almost 43". We have a little one in dd's gym that will turn 9 in March - she is about 47"

mariposamama · #3 02-05-2008, 10:13 AM

She really is so cute. Being small makes her seem younger and she tumbles so well.

My little one is 5 1/2 years old and is 42" tall as of 12/07.

Blackie6 · #4 02-05-2008, 11:48 AM

Hey at least you have some idea, LOL, I have no clue how tall my DD is! Wow, your DD is nine? I was wondering after seeing her video...she is a very good tumbler. I don't dare show my DD or she might get some ideas. Maybe tonight... after practice... I let her watch.

My DD was the youngest on the team, but not the smallest. We had a 7 yr old that was soooo tiny the GK Child's small competition leo was even too big for her. Had to special order an X-small for her. She just moved up to L5 so I guess my DD gets the small spot now.

lagymmom · #5 02-05-2008, 12:04 PM

My daughter will be six on Sunday and she is just at 42". I know this because we're getting ready for a spring trip to Disney and I had to see if she was tall enough to ride anything---which thankfully, she will get to ride some of the cool rides. Neat thread! She is terribly disappointed though, because she wants a pair of Heelies for her birthday and her foot is not quite long enough. The smallest size we've found is a 13, and she is just now in size 11 shoes. I told her to just hang on and her foot will eventually grow!

la gym mom

canadiangymmom · #6 02-05-2008, 12:22 PM

La gym mom,
My daughter's a size 12, so I guess Heelies are out here too! Have fun at Disney.

Blackie6,
Rayna's got the title for smallest AND youngest on her team, this year anyways. Here you have to be 9 to compete in the provincial stream.

Ingymmom, and Mariposamama,
I agree, she looks very young for her age, and it makes it look more impressive than it is

She's actually a lot more mature than most kids here age, even moreso than my soon to be 11 year old. I think the training has made her more focussed.
Oh, and thank you for the compliment on her tumbling. Hard to believe that 2 years ago she could only do self-taught walkovers and cartwheels! (cute, but not pretty!)

mariposamama · #7 02-05-2008, 09:35 PM


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Originally Posted by lagymmom My daughter will be six on Sunday and she is just at 42". I know this because we're getting ready for a spring trip to Disney and I had to see if she was tall enough to ride anything---which thankfully, she will get to ride some of the cool rides. Neat thread! She is terribly disappointed though, because she wants a pair of Heelies for her birthday and her foot is not quite long enough. The smallest size we've found is a 13, and she is just now in size 11 shoes. I told her to just hang on and her foot will eventually grow! la gym mom

how funny. we just were doing her height in december to check if she was big enough for a local place that has rides. and she wants heelies so bad, too, and i am thrilled that she doesn't fit in them. she is a size 10 right now. am hoping her feet grow slow. i do not want her to have heelies. for some reason they bug me. so at least for now i can get away with not letting her get them. LOL

Aussie_coach · #8 02-06-2008, 03:58 AM

I just had a look at my old measurements when I was a kid. I was 47 inches tall at the age of 9 and probably one of the smallest 9 year olds around at the time. Kids are even taller now so at 46 inches she must be tiny.

Ingymmom · #9 02-06-2008, 06:03 AM


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Originally Posted by lagymmom My daughter will be six on Sunday and she is just at 42". I know this because we're getting ready for a spring trip to Disney and I had to see if she was tall enough to ride anything---which thankfully, she will get to ride some of the cool rides. Neat thread! She is terribly disappointed though, because she wants a pair of Heelies for her birthday and her foot is not quite long enough. The smallest size we've found is a 13, and she is just now in size 11 shoes. I told her to just hang on and her foot will eventually grow! la gym mom

We went to disney is Dec & dd was bummed because she was limited to so many rides... on their measurements she just hit the 42" mark w/shoes on

- she was disappointed she could not go on Rock n roller coaster, but did end up LOVING the Tower of Terror - her absolute favorite though was Test track at Epcot - have fun at disney!

gymmomntc2e6 · #10 02-06-2008, 06:28 AM

my dd is 7 and 46 inches. mostly leg !!! Only 42lbs.

have fun @ disney - we go all the time. If you are staying @ a Disney resort - find out about extended hours at each park for guests who are staying in a Disney resort. Each park will have extended hours on different days. About 2hours before closing of the park those folks who are staying at a Disney resort can go get a bracelet (they have lines set up). Then after the park officially closes - those w/ bracelets can ride and hang out for another 2-3 hours (they also open an hour early for resort guests - some - again you have to find out which ones have the extended hours on which day). No bracelet, no ride.

We found it great to schedule which park we went to on which day by the one that had extended hours. We even went back to the resort to swim for a while in the middle of the day because we knew we had extra time at night when it would not be quite as busy.