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Kristian Thomas

Men's Artistic Gymnast
  • Born: 1989-02-14 (Age 29)
  • Birthplace: Wolverhampton
  • Lives: Wolverhampton
  • Club: No Primary Club
  • Coach: Michelle Bradley and Andrei Popov.
  • Career Highlights: 2012 Olympic Games team bronze, 2015 European Championships floor champion and 2015 World Championships team silver
  • Website: www.kristianthomas.co.uk

Profile

In 2017 Kristian retired from elite gymnastics, bringing an end to a career that resulted in him winning 10 medals at major championships, including being part of the team that won a historic bronze medal at London 2012. Since retiring, Kristian has become only the second person to be inducted in to the British Gymnastics Hall of Fame. An exceptional all-around gymnast, particularly strong on floor and vault, Kristian has won multiple medals at British, European and World Championships.

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  • 2017 inducted in to the British Gymnastics Hall of Fame
  • 2016 Olympic Games team 4th, floor 7th
  • 2016 European Championships team and high bar silver
  • 2016 British Championships vault champion, high bar silver
  • 2016 Stuttgart World Cup team challenge champion
  • 2015 World Championships team silver
  • 2015 European Championships floor gold
  • 2015 British vault, floor and high bar champion, rings bronze, Masters vault and high bar silver, rings bronze
  • 2015 English Championships floor and high bar champion, vault silver
  • 2014 Commonwealth Games (Team England) team gold, high bar and vault silver
  • 2014 European Championship team silver, high bar bronze
  • 2014 British Championships high bar champion
  • 2013 World Championships vault bronze
  • 2012 Olympic Games team bronze
  • 2012 British Championships all-around 4th, Masters vault and floor champion
  • 2012 European Championships team gold
  • 2011 British Championships all-around bronze
  • 2011 European Championships floor 4th, all-around 11th
  • 2011 English Championships floor champion
  • 2010 European Championships team silver, floor final
  • 2009 World Championships all-around 6th
  • 2008 European Championships floor 8th
  • 2008 Stuttgart Grand Prix floor silver
  • 2008 British Championships all-around champion
  • 2007 Youth Olympics floor and vault silver, team bronze
  • 2007 British Championships under 18 all-around champion
  • 2007 Stuttgart Grand Prix floor and vault finals
  • 2007 Glasgow Grand Prix floor bronze
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games (Team England) team bronze

Major Championship Medals

2Gold 2 European
3Bronze 1 Olympic,
1 World,
1 European
5Silver 4 European,
1 World
Kristian Thomas inducted in to Hall of Fame
Kristian Thomas inducted in to Hall of Fame 24 Oct 2017 Multiple major championship medallist, Kristian Thomas, has been inducted in to the British Gymnastics Hall of Fame at the 2017 National Awards held in Duxford, Cambridge. ...
Olympic hero Kristian Thomas retires
Olympic hero Kristian Thomas retires 19 Oct 2017 Kristian Thomas has announced his retirement from elite gymnastics ending a career that saw him take multiple individual honours at World Championships, European Championships and...
2018 Gymnastics World Cup announced
2018 Gymnastics World Cup announced 28 Sep 2017 British Gymnastics is delighted to announce it has chosen Birmingham as the host city for the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup. It’s another win for Birmingham who hope to stage...
New ambassador role for Kristian Thomas
New ambassador role for Kristian Thomas 12 Apr 2017 We are delighted to announce Kristian Thomas as the new ambassador for the British Gymnastics Foundation’s Love to Move programme, which is making life changing differences...
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