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Max Whitlock MBE

Men's Artistic Gymnast
  • Born: 1993-01-13 (Age 25)
  • Birthplace: Hemel Hempstead
  • Lives: Hemel Hempstead
  • Club: South Essex Gymnastics Club
  • Coach: Scott Hann
  • Career Highlights: 2012 Olympic Games team and pommel bronze, 2015 World pommel champion and team silver, 2016 Olympic Games floor and pommel champion, all-around bronze

Profile

Max is the most successful British male artistic gymnast in history and continues to raise the bar year on year. In 2016 he became a double-Olympic champion, winning the floor and pommel titles as well as an all-around bronze medal. Then in 2017 he became the first British gymnast to defend a world title, taking pommel gold with a near faultless routine having won it for the first time in 2015 in Glasgow.

Achievements
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  • 2018 Commonwealth Games (Team England) team gold, pommel silver
  • 2018 British Championships pommel champion, floor silver, Masters floor and pommel champion
  • 2017 World Championships pommel gold
  • 2016 Olympic Games floor and pommel champion, all-around bronze, team 4th
  • 2016 British Championships all-around, floor, pommel horse and high bar champion, rings bronze, Masters floor and pommel horse champion, parallel bars and high bar silver, rings bronze
  • 2016 English Championships pommel champion
  • 2016 Glasgow World Cup gold
  • 2015 World Championship pommel champion, team and floor silver
  • 2015 British Championships pommel silver, Masters pommel silver
  • 2015 English Championships pommel champion
  • 2014 World Championship all-around silver
  • 2014 Commonwealth Games (Team England) team gold, all-around and floor champion, pommel silver, parallel bars bronze
  • 2014 European Championships pommel champion, team silver
  • 2014 British Championships all-around champion
  • 2013 World Championships pommel silver, all-around 4th
  • 2013 European Championships floor champion, all-around silver, pommel bronze
  • 2013 British Championships all-around and floor champion
  • 2013 English Championships all-around champion
  • 2012 Olympic Games team and pommel bronze
  • 2012 British Championships all-around 5th, Masters pommel silver
  • 2012 European Championships team gold, pommel final
  • 2011 British Championships Masters vault silver
  • 2010 Commonwealth Games (Team England) team and pommel silver, high bar bronze
  • 2010 Junior European Championships team gold, floor and pommel champion, all-around silver

Major Championship Medals

7Gold 3 European,
2 World,
2 Olympic
4Bronze 3 Olympic,
1 European
6Silver 4 World,
2 European
Commonwealth Games teams announced
Commonwealth Games teams announced 20 Feb 2018 The 21st Commonwealth Games in 2018 will be held in Queensland, Australia and will run over 11 days from 4 to 15 April 2018 with competition in 275 events and over 18 sports. ...
2018 British Championships tickets on sale
2018 British Championships tickets on sale 30 Oct 2017 Tickets are now on sale here for the 2018 Artistic Gymnastics British Championships taking place at Echo Arena, Liverpool from 8-11th March. This is your chance to see our Olympic,...
Max retains World pommel title in style
Max retains World pommel title in style 07 Oct 2017 Olympic champion Max Whitlock MBE has again proven himself to be the greatest pommel horse gymnast in the world by successfully defending his title at the artistic gymnastics...
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