Emma Goh

Name: Emma Goh

Name in Chinese Character: 吴紫溪

Date of Birth: 02-04-2009

Height: 148cm 

Current School: CHIJ Secondary Toa Payoh 

Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: 4 years old. I was very energetic so my mum signed me up for gymnastic classes. 

First Club: Prime Gymnastics Club

First Coach: Coach Tina

Current Club: National Training Centre

Current Coach: Coach Zhang Zhen and Zhao Qun.

Favourite apparatus: Floor Exercise

Favourite skill: Front tuck. 

Most difficult skill to learn so far: Round-off backhand spring layout double.

Personal Best Recorded and the Event in which it was recorded: 10.6 on floor, national championships 2022.

Major Sporting Achievements:

• National championship 2021, Level 7 – 1st for IAA, Floor & Bars; 2nd for Beam & Vault. 

Sporting motto or saying: When you feel like giving up, think about why you stayed on for so long.

Most admired sports person: Sunisa Lee

Who is your favourite gymnast and why ? : Colleen Hong because she’s very good at gym.

Favourite music: Pop songs

Favourite movie: I like most movies, especially marvel or Disney movies.

My favourite local dish is: Roti prata.

My main support group consist of: My teammates, coaches and parents.

If I was not an athlete, I would like to be: A video game tester or a skier.

One interesting fact that most people do not know about me is: I can make tiramisu.

What is the greatest challenge you have faced in your sporting career? How did you overcome that?

Fracturing my finger. Slowly get back to training.