Harry Hepworth

Harry Hepworth
Hepworth in 2024
Personal information
Full nameHarry James Hepworth
Born (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003
United Kingdom
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
United Kingdom Great Britain
(2022–present)
Training location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
ClubLeeds Gymnastics Club[1]
Head coaches
  • Andy Butcher
  • David Murray
  • Tom Rawlinson
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisVault
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 LeipzigTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 ZagrebTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 RiminiTeam
Silver medal – second place2025 LeipzigFloor exercise
Bronze medal – third place2026 ZagrebFloor exercise
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 2 4 1
World Challenge Cup 2 1 0
Total 4 5 1

Harry James Hepworth (born 6 December 2003) is a British artistic gymnast. He is the 2024 men's Olympic vault bronze medalist. He won gold as a member of the Great Britain team at the 2025 and 2026 European Championships and silver with the team at the 2023 European Championships.[2] He also participated at the 2023 World Championships where the team placed fourth.[3]

Early life and education

At the age of five Hepworth was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease which sidelined him from sporting activity for three years.[4] He then took up artistic gymnastics shortly after this.

He attended Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley.[5]

Gymnastics career

2023

Hepworth was selected to attend the 2023 Baku World Cup, where he won silver on vault and placed 8th in the floor final.[6] He then won gold on vault at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge. Hepworth attended the 2023 European Championships as an individual, where he placed 4th on floor and 7th on vault.[6] He won gold on vault at the 2023 Paris Challenge Cup.[6] Hepworth was named in the British team for the 2023 World Championships alongside Max Whitlock, Jake Jarman, Courtney Tulloch and James Hall. The team placed 4th and Hepworth made the floor, vault, and still ring finals, placing 6th, 7th, and 8th respectively.[6]

2024

At the 2024 European Championships, Hepworth helped Great Britain finish second as a team behind Ukraine. In June of that year he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Jake Jarman, Joe Fraser, Luke Whitehouse, and Max Whitlock.[7] Hepworth won bronze in the vault at the Games in Paris, becoming the first British man to claim an Olympic medal in the discipline.[8][9][10]

2025

At the Osijek World Cup, Hepworth won silver on vault and also made the steel ring and floor finals. He was selected to attend the 2025 European Championships alongside Jake Jarman, Jamie Lewis, Jonas Rushworth and Luke Whitehouse where he contributed on floor exercise, still rings and vault to help Britain win their third ever European team title.[11] He also qualified for the floor exercise, still rings and vault finals, winning silver on floor behind teammate Luke Whitehouse and placing fifth on still rings and fourth on vault.[12][13]

In late September, Hepworth was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Championships.[14]

2026

Hepworth competed at the 2026 European Championships alongside Courtney Tulloch, Joe Fraser, Sol Scott, and Jonas Rushworth. During event finals, he won bronze on floor exercise and placed eighth and sixth on rings and vault respectively.[15] On the final day of the competition, Hepworth helped Great Britain defend their European team title.[16]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Harry Hepworth
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2022 British Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Koper Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 British Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Baku World Cup82nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships47
Paris Challenge Cup51st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships4687
2024 British Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)74
Baku World Cup63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games473rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025 British Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup742nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)54
World ChampionshipsN/a8
2026 English Championships71st place, gold medalist(s)
British Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)86

References

  1. ↑ "HEPWORTH Harry – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Gunston, Jo. "Italy crowned men's artistic gymnastics European team champions at Antalya 2023". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "World Gymnastics Championships: Great Britain miss out on medal in men's final". BBC Newsround. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Harry Hepworth: Meet the Leeds medal-winning gymnast who overcame Legg–Calve–Perthes disease". Yorkshire Evening Post. 16 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Birkinshaw, Alan (11 May 2017). "Prince Henry's student Harry Hepworth is lord of the rings". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "FIG Results - 17109". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics. 13 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "GB's Hepworth takes historic bronze in vault". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Harry Hepworth vows men's vault bronze on Olympic debut is 'just the start'". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Olympics 2024: Harry Hepworth wins historic vault bronze". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gymnastics: Great Britain's men win European gold in Germany". BBC Sport. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "European Gymnastics Championships: GB's Whitehouse retains floor title for third successive year". BBC Sport. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "European Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Britain's Jake Jarman wins vault silver". BBC Sport. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "GB team set for Jakarta gymnastics World Championships". British Gymnastics. 23 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "2026 European Gymnastics Championships: Dolgopyat, Targhetta and Avetisyan claim first three apparatus finals". International Olympic Committee. 21 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "European Gymnastics Championships 2026: GB win men's team gold in a contest that went down to the wire in Zagreb". International Olympic Committee. 23 August 2026.
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