Becky Downie

Becky Downie made her Olympic debut at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. She qualified for the all-round final and placed twelfth. Downie started gymnastics when she was seven years old at Bigwood Gymnastics Club. Downie won her first British title when s...

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Daniel Keatings

Daniel Keatings made British history at the 2009 World Championships when he finished in second place in the men all-around final, winning Britain's first all-around medal. He won the silver medal at the O2 Arena in London. At the 2008 Junior European C...

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Daniel Purvis

Daniel Purvis has won three consecutive national all- around titles and was ranked number one in the world across all apparatus in 2011. His gymnastics idol is London 2012 rival Kohei Uchimura ‘because he makes gymnastics look easy’. A Liverpoo...

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Elizabeth Tweddle

Beth Tweddle is Britain’s most successful ever gymnast with three world gold medals in her collection, along with six European titles. Tweddle made her Olympic debut as a 19-year-old in Athens but didn’t make any finals and she finished fourth ...

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Hannah Whelan

Hannah Whelan is a former national all-around champion and was the youngest member of the British team at the 2008 Beijing Games.At the age of six, she persuaded her mum to take her to gymnastic classes and she was spotted as a talent and started training u...

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Imogen Cairns

Imogen Cairns had to overcome numerous injury problems to secure her place at London 2012. She couldn’t walk for several months after breaking both legs shortly after her Olympic debut in Beijing but at the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won two golds an...

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Jennifer Pinches

Jennifer Pinches couldn’t have a better inspiration for success, training alongside three-time world champion Beth Tweddle and under her coach Amanda Reddin in Liverpool. She has had success in every age group and has international experience, winnin...

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Kristian Thomas

All-arounder Kristian Thomas rose to prominence when he was crowned British champion in 2008 and in 2009 he was sixth in the all-around event at the World Championships in London. He has achieved most of his aims within the sport, making a World Championsh...

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Louis Smith

In 2008, Louis Smith became the first British male gymnast to win an Olympic medal since Walter Tysall at London 1908. Smith wants to start his own fashion brand after London 2012 while he once auditioned for The X Factor. At the 2012 Olympics in London, ...

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Marissa King

Marisa took up gymnastics after going to an open evening and falling in love with the sport. She started out at South Cambs GC with coach Gordon Mitchell who she says gave her a great start in gymnastics. The revelation of 2007! Won medals on the World sta...

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