British male artistic gymnasts have competed in gymnastics at the Olympic Games since its inauguration in 1896 where Launceston Elliot placed fifth in rope climbing.[1] Walter Tysall won Great Britain its first medal in artistic gymnastics, a silver in the all-around at the 1908 Olympics Games.[2] Max Whitlock is currently the most decorated British male Olympic gymnast with six Olympic medals, three of which are gold.[3]
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Gymnasts
editGymnast | Years |
---|---|
Sidney Andrew | 1920 |
Eddie Arnold | 1972 |
Edmund Aspinall | 1908 |
George Bailey | 1908 |
Terry Bartlett | 1984, 1988, 1992 |
Otto Bauscher | 1908 |
Albert Betts | 1912, 1920 |
Brinn Bevan | 2016 |
Richard Benyon | 1984 |
Michael Booth | 1968 |
Paul Bowler | 1992 |
Dominic Brindle | 1996 |
Charles Brodbeck | 1900 |
Harold Brown | 1924 |
Ken Buffin | 1948, 1952, 1960 |
Marvin Campbell | 1992 |
Arthur Cocksedge | 1920 |
William Connor | 1900 |
Joseph Cook | 1908, 1912 |
James Cotterell | 1908, 1920 |
William Cowhig | 1908, 1912, 1920 |
David Cox | 1992 |
Bert Cronin | 1928 |
Sidney Cross | 1912, 1920 |
Jeff Davis | 1976 |
Horace Dawswell | 1920 |
Thomas Dick | 1908 |
Harry Dickason | 1912 |
James Dingley | 1920 |
Sidney Domville | 1908, 1920 |
Hedley Doncaster | 1920 |
Herbert Drury | 1908, 1912 |
Edgar Dyson | 1908 |
Reginald Edgecombe | 1920 |
Wyndham Edwards | 1920 |
Launceston Elliot | 1896 |
William Fergus | 1908 |
Harry Finchett | 1920, 1924, 1928 |
Jack Flaherty | 1948 |
A. V. Ford | 1908 |
Bernard Franklin | 1912, 1920 |
Joe Fraser | 2020, 2024 |
Dick Gradley | 1960 |
Jamie Graham | 1908 |
James Hall | 2020 |
Robert Hanley | 1908 |
Leonard Hanson | 1908, 1912 |
Graham Harcourt | 1952 |
J. Harris | 1920 |
Fred Hawkins | 1924 |
Craig Heap | 2000 |
Harry Hepworth | 2024 |
Henry Hiatt | 1900 |
Alfred Hodges | 1908 |
Samuel Hodgetts | 1908, 1912, 1920 |
Glyn Hopkins | 1948 |
Thomas Hopkins | 1924 |
Stan Humphreys | 1924, 1928 |
Jake Jarman | 2024 |
Daniel Keatings | 2008 |
Keith Langley | 1980, 1984 |
Ernest Leigh | 1924 |
Stanley Leigh | 1920, 1924 |
Charles Luck | 1912 |
William MacKune | 1912 |
George Masters | 1920 |
James May | 1992 |
Percy May | 1948 |
Lee McDermott | 1996 |
Ronald McLean | 1912, 1920 |
George Meade | 1908 |
Alfred Messenger | 1912 |
Andrew Morris | 1984, 1988 |
Oliver Morris | 1920 |
John Mulhall | 1960, 1964 |
Ian Neale | 1976 |
Ted Ness | 1920 |
Bill Norgrave | 1972 |
Henry Oberholzer | 1912 |
Sam Oldham | 2012 |
A.E. Page | 1920 |
Jack Pancott | 1960, 1964 |
Tom Parkinson | 1928 |
William Pearce | 1900 |
Edward Pepper | 1912 |
William Lloyd Phillips | 1900 |
Alfred Pinner | 1920 |
Edward Potts | 1908, 1912 |
Reginald Potts | 1912 |
Teddy Pugh | 1920 |
Daniel Purvis | 2012 |
Gilbert Raynes | 1928 |
Giarnni Regini-Moran | 2020 |
George Ross | 1908, 1912 |
Charles Simmons | 1912 |
Charles Smith | 1908 |
Louis Smith | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Arthur Southern | 1912 |
Alfred Spencer | 1924 |
Peter Starling | 1952, 1960 |
Nik Stuart | 1956, 1960 |
H.W. Taylor | 1920 |
Kristian Thomas | 2012, 2016 |
Neil Thomas | 1992 |
William Titt | 1908, 1912 |
Frank Turner | 1948, 1952, 1956 |
Walter Tysall | 1908 |
Eddie Van Hoof | 1984 |
Ivor Vice | 1948 |
Charles Vigurs | 1908, 1912 |
Alec Wales | 1948 |
John Walker | 1920 |
Samuel Walker | 1912 |
Edgar Walton | 1928 |
Ted Warren | 1928 |
John Watters | 1908 |
William Watters | 1908 |
George Weedon | 1948, 1952 |
John Whitaker | 1908, 1912 |
Luke Whitehouse | 2024 |
Arthur Whitford | 1928 |
Jack Whitford | 1952 |
Max Whitlock | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
Stan Wild | 1968, 1972 |
Nile Wilson | 2016 |
Tommy Wilson | 1976, 1980 |
Barry Winch | 1980, 1984 |
Ralph Yandell | 1920 |
Medalists
editMedal | Name | Year | Event |
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Silver | Walter Tysall | 1908 London | Men's all-around |
Bronze | Betts, Cowhig, Cross, Dickason, Drury, Frankllin, Hanson, Hodgetts, Luck, MacKune, McLean, Messenger, Oberholzer, Pepper, Potts, Potts, Ross, Simmons, Southern, Titt, Vigurs, Walker, Whitaker | 1912 Stockholm | Men's team |
Bronze | Louis Smith | 2008 Beijing | Men's pommel horse |
Bronze | Oldham, Purvis, Smith, Thomas, Whitlock | 2012 London | Men's team |
Silver | Louis Smith | Men's pommel horse | |
Bronze | Max Whitlock | ||
Bronze | Max Whitlock | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Men's all-around |
Gold | Max Whitlock | Men's floor exercise | |
Gold | Max Whitlock | Men's pommel horse | |
Silver | Louis Smith | ||
Bronze | Nile Wilson | Men's horizontal bar | |
Gold | Max Whitlock | 2020 Tokyo | Men's pommel horse |
Bronze | Jake Jarman | 2024 Paris | Men's floor exercise |
Bronze | Harry Hepworth | Men's vault |