John Smethurst
| John Smethurst | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John James Smethurst |
| Born | 12 July 1977 Middleton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented | |
Medal record | |
John James Smethurst (born 12 July 1977[1]) 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 is 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.
External links
[edit]- John Smethurst at World Gymnastics
- John Smethurst at InterSportStats
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 gymnasts for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- English male artistic gymnasts
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in gymnastics
- 21st-century English sportsmen