Reuben Ward
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.jpg) Ward at the 2022 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 July 2005 Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Great Britain Scotland (2022–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Manchester Academy of Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reuben Ward (born 19 July 2005) is a Scottish artistic gymnast. He is the 2026 Commonwealth Games all-around champion and pommel horse silver medalist.
Early life
[edit source]Ward was born in Crumpsall to Scottish parents, Brendan and Lisa Ward, who left East Kilbride before Ward was born. He was raised in Bury, Greater Manchester[1][2]
Gymnastics career
[edit source]Ward competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival where he helped Great Britain finish second as a team.[3] He next competed at the 2022 Junior European Championships where he helped Great Britain win bronze as a team. Individually he won bronze in the all-around behind Botond Molnár and Daniel Carrión.[4]
At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Ward became the first Scottish gymnast to win the all-around title.[5][6][7] The following day he won silver on pommel horse behind Jordan Carroll of Canada.[8]
Competitive history
[edit source]| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2018 | Scottish Championships (U-14) |  | | | | | | | |
| British Championships (U-14) | 5 |  | | | 8 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | British Championships (U-14) | | |||||||
| 2021 | British Championships (U-16) | 7 |  | ||||||
| 2022 | Scottish Championships (U-18) | | | | | 6 | | ||
| English Championships (guest) | | ||||||||
| British Championships (U-18) | | 4 | | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| European Youth Olympic Festival | | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Junior European Championships | | | 8 | ||||||
| 2023 | Scottish Championships (U-18) | | | 4 | 5 | 7 | | ||
| British Championships (U-18) | | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Austrian Future Cup | | | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Northern European Championships | 5 | 6 | | 6 | 9 | ||||
| 2024 | Scottish Championships | 4 | |||||||
| English Championships (guest) | | ||||||||
| British Championships | 4 | 4 | 7 | | |||||
| 2025 | Welsh Championships (guest) | 4 | |||||||
| Scottish Championships | | | | | |||||
| British Championships | 14 | 4 | |||||||
| Koper World Challenge Cup | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| British Team Championships | 8 | ||||||||
| 2026 | Welsh Championships (guest) | 4 | | ||||||
| Scottish Championships | | | | | | ||||
| English Championships (guest) | | ||||||||
| British Championships | 4 | | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Varna World Challenge Cup | 10 | 15 | |||||||
| British Team Championships | 6 | ||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | 4 | | 6 | |
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Gymnast Ward goes from Glasgow dreamer to gold medallist". Yahoo Sports. July 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Bury gymnast Reuben Ward becomes Scottish junior champion". Bury Times. March 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Team and all-around bronze for GB juniors". British Gymnastics. August 19, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics.
- ↑ "History Made as Reuben Ward is Crowned Commonwealth Champion". British Gymnastics. July 26, 2026.
- ↑ "'Do It For Gabe': Reuben Ward wins gymnastic gold as Langton returns after nasty fall". The Guardian. July 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Reuben Ward claims gymnastic gold in front of home crowd in Glasgow". ESPN. July 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland's Lynn surprises himself to join Ward on pommel podium". BBC. July 27, 2026.
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- Living people
- 2005 births
- Scottish male artistic gymnasts
- British male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in gymnastics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in gymnastics
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- 21st-century British sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Bury, Greater Manchester