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List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for Great Britain

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Max Whitlock and Louis Smith with their 2012 Olympic medals

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]

Gymnasts

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Gymnast 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

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Medalists

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Medal Name Year Event
 Silver Walter Tysall United Kingdom 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 Sweden 1912 Stockholm Men's team
 Bronze Louis Smith China 2008 Beijing Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Oldham, Purvis, Smith, Thomas, Whitlock United Kingdom 2012 London Men's team
 Silver Louis Smith Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Max Whitlock
 Bronze Max Whitlock Brazil 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 Japan 2020 Tokyo Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Jake Jarman France 2024 Paris Men's floor exercise
 Bronze Harry Hepworth Men's vault

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rope Climbing, Men". Olympedia.
  2. ^ "Birmingham women reunited by 1908 Olympic medallist Walter Tysall". Birmingham Mail. July 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jake Jarman claims bronze but Max Whitlock misses out on fairytale ending". The Guardian. August 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Great Britain in Artistic Gymnastics". Olympedia.