John Smethurst

John Smethurst
Full nameJohn James Smethurst
Born (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977
Middleton, Greater Manchester, England
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
England England
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 ManchesterTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurFloor
Bronze medal – third place2002 ManchesterParallel bars

John James Smethurst (born 12 July 1977[1]) is a male former British gymnast.

Gymnastics career

Smethurst represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the floor, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3] Four years later he repeated the success of winning team gold and secured another bronze in the parallel bars at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4] He is the head of gymnastics at the City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete biography". CGF 2002 Manchester.
  2. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "Meet Our Team • City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG)". City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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