David Bishop (gymnast)

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David Bishop
Personal information
Full nameDavid Bishop
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 34)
Auckland, New Zealand [1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Artistic gymnastics
EventAll apparatus
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Men's Artistic gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Men's floor
Updated on 1 August 2014

David Bishop (born 13 January 1990) is a New Zealand gymnast. He competed in the Men's floor event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the bronze medal. [2]

David trained at Tri Star gymnastics club in Auckland, coached by David Phillips (a former Commonwealth Games medallist for New Zealand) [3]

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References

  1. "David Bishop". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. Shock bronze medal on floor for Kiwi gymnast stuff.co.nz, 1 August 2014
  3. "NZ gymnast David Bishop floored by success". Stuff. Retrieved 15 September 2018.