John Smethurst
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1977 [1] Middleton, Greater Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John James Smethurst (born 1977) is a male former British gymnast.
Gymnastics career
[edit]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 now serves as the Head of Gymnastics at the City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete biography". CGF 2002 Manchester.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Meet Our Team • City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG)". City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- British male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Gymnasts at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- English male artistic gymnasts