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Emma Yap
Yap in at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameEmma Ee-Lin Yap
Born (2005-01-30) January 30, 2005 (age 21)
Singapore
RelativesAmanda Yap (sister)
Gymnastics career
Country represented
ClubFriends of Gymnastics
Head coaches
Zhang Zhen
Zhou Qun
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Women's artistic gymnastics
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2025 ThailandFloor exercise
Bronze medal – third place2021 VietnamTeam

Emma Ee-Lin Yap (born January 30, 2005)[1] is a Singaporean artistic gymnast. She was the 2025 Southeast Asian Games silver medalist on floor exercise. She represented Singapore at the 2019 Junior World Championships, as well as at the 2023 and 2025 World Championships.[2]

Early life

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Yap began gymnastics in 2007 at the age of two, after taking a mother-daughter class. Her younger sister, Amanda Yap, is also an elite gymnast, and Emma grew up helping Amanda develop her skills.[1][3]

Junior career

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2018-2019

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Yap received her first accolades as a junior gymnast at the 2018 Singapore Championships, where she won the bronze medal in the all-around. She made her international debut the following month at the Asian Junior Championships.[4] In addition to contributing to Singapore's sixth-place finish as a team, she placed 14th on uneven bars.[2][5]

In June of 2019, Yap won the all-around silver medal at the Asian Junior Cup.[6] At the same competition, she won silver on balance beam and bronze on uneven bars.[4]

A few weeks later, Yap competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships in Győr, Hungary, alongside teammates Kaitlyn Lim and Rachel Anne Liew. Singapore placed 29th as a team.[7] Individually, Yap finished 95th in the all-around and 63rd on balance beam.[2]

Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Yap at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior career

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2022

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At the 2022 Singapore Championships, Yap's first major competition as a senior gymnast, she became the National Balance Beam Champion. She also won silver on vault as well as bronze on uneven bars and in the all-around.[4]

Yap was apart of the bronze-medal winning Singaporean team at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, held in 2022. She competed in the all-around, placing ninth, and qualified for the balance beam final, finishing seventh.[8] She was also selected to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[9] Team Singapore achieved a seventh-place finish, and Yap qualified for the all-around final, where she placed 15th.[10]

2023

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Yap began the 2023 season at the Singapore Championships, where she once again won the gold medal on balance beam, in addition to bronze on uneven bars and in the all-around.[4] She next competed at the Asian Championships, where she placed 14th in the individual all-around.[6] This allowed Yap to qualify for the 2023 World Championships, her first senior competition on the world stage, alongside teammate Nadine Joy Nathan.[11][12]

With Nathan, Kaitlyn Lim, and Shandy Poh, Yap competed for Singapore at the 2022 Asian Games. The Singaporean team placed seventh, and Yap had to leave to prepare for the World Championships directly after the qualification round.[13]

At the World Championships, Yap performed routines on all four events, placing 92nd in the all-around. Her best individual apparatus result was 71st on balance beam.[2]

2025

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After not competing in 2024, Yap returned to competition at the 2025 Singapore Championships. She won the silver medal in the all-around and picked up her first national title on floor exercise, in addition to winning bronze on balance beam.[4]

Yap helped the Singaporean team place seventh at the 2025 Asian Championships. Individually, she finished 10th in the all-around and was second reserve for the floor exercise final.[14]

In October, Yap competed at the 2025 World Championships with Amanda Yap, Emma Goh, and Alena Tan.[15] She greatly improved her all-around and balance beam rankings from the 2023 World Championships, finishing 61st and 24th, respectively.[2]

Yap concluded 2025 at the Southeast Asian Games in December. She won the silver medal on floor exercise, marking Singapore's first SEA Games medal on the event since 2011.[16]

2026

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With Amanda Yap, Alena Tan, Emma Goh, and Charlotte Phoon, Yap contributed to Singapore's seventh-place finish at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. She was also second reserve for the floor exercise final.[17]

In September, Yap participated in her second Asian Games. She and her sister Amanda, along with teammates Goh, Tan, and Colleen Hong, qualified Singapore for the team final, where they ultimately finished eighth.[18] Individually, Yap placed 13th in the all-around.[19]

Competitive history

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Competitive history of Emma Yap at the junior level[2][4]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018 Singapore Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)676
Asian Junior Championships6
Singapore Open1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Singapore Open1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Junior Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior World Championships29958263104
Competitive history of Emma Yap at the senior level[2][4]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2022 Singapore Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)53rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Southeast Asian Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)97
Singapore Open3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)65
Commonwealth Games715
2023 Singapore Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)
Singapore Open3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships614
Asian Games7
World Championships9213571109
2025 Singapore Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Singapore Open2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships710R2
World ChampionshipsN/a619924100
Southeast Asian Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2026 Singapore Open1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games7
Asian Games813R2

References

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  1. 1 2 "Emma Yap". www.singaporegymnastics.org.sg. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "YAP Emma - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. ↑ Lee, David; Ganesan, Deepanraj; Kwek, Kimberly (2026-10-03). "4 sports, 4 sibling pairs: Team Singapore's athletes share more than a love for sport". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Emma Yap". The Gymternet. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (2018-04-30). "2018 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  6. 1 2 "Emma Yap En-Lin | Athlete | Team Singapore". www.teamsingapore.sg. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. ↑ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships - Women's Team Final Results" (PDF). usagym.org. World Gymnastics. 2019-06-28.
  8. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (2022-05-17). "2021 Southeast Asian Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. ↑ "2022 Commonwealth Games Gymnastics Team". www.singaporegymnastics.org.sg. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (2022-08-03). "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. ↑ "2023 Artistic Gymnastic World Championships". www.singaporegymnastics.org.sg. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. ↑ Crumlish, John (2023-07-01). "Singapore's Nadine Joy Nathan on road to Paris 2024: 'I trust the process and the coaches'". International Gymnast Magazine Online. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. ↑ Ong, Jeremiah (2023-09-25). "Hangzhou 2022: Asiad to Antwerp for Artistic Gymnasts". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  14. ↑ "2025 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Senior WAG Results Book" (PDF). World Gymnastics. 2025-06-15. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  15. ↑ "Final Teams for the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". www.singaporegymnastics.org.sg. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  16. ↑ "Sisters shine for Singapore as Amanda and Emma Yap clinch artistic gymnastics silvers at SEA Games". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  17. ↑ Ong, Jeremiah (2026-07-26). "Commonwealth Games 2026: Teen Gymnast Charlotte Embraces Games Debut". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  18. ↑ Chia, Nicole (2026-09-23). "Asian Games 2026: Team finals an experience to remember for artistic gymnasts". Sport Singapore. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  19. ↑ "20th Asian Games - Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2026 Asian Games.
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