Great Britain men's national artistic gymnastics team

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Great Britain men's national gymnastics team
Continental union European Gymnastics Union
Olympic Games
Appearances13
Medals Bronze medal.svg Bronze: 1912, 2012
World Championships
Medals Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver: 2015
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze: 2022
European Championships
Medals Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold: 2012, 2022
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver: 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze: 2023
Junior World Championships
Appearances2

The Great Britain men's national artistic gymnastics team represents Great Britain in FIG international competitions.

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History

British gymnasts first competed at the Olympic Games in 1908. [1] They won their first Olympic team medal, a bronze, at the 1912 Olympic Games. [2] They would win their second team medal, another bronze, 100 years later at the 2012 Olympic Games. [3]

Team competition results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Junior World Championships

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all British male artistic gymnasts who have won at least two medals at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined.

RankGymnastTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB Olympic Total World TotalTotal
1 Max Whitlock Bronze medal olympic.svg 2012
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Bronze medal olympic.svg 2016
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2014
Gold medal olympic.svg 2016
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Gold medal olympic.svg 2016
Gold medal olympic.svg 2020
Bronze medal olympic.svg 2012
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2017
Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2019
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2013
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2018
6814
2 Louis Smith Bronze medal olympic.svg 2012
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Silver medal olympic.svg 2012
Silver medal olympic.svg 2016
Bronze medal olympic.svg 2008
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2010
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2007
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2011
459
3 Daniel Purvis Bronze medal olympic.svg 2012
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2010 123
Kristian Thomas Bronze medal olympic.svg 2012
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2013 123
5 Joe Fraser Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2022 Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2019 022
Jake Jarman Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2022 Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2023 022
Giarnni Regini-Moran Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2022 Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2022 022
8 Neil Thomas Silver medal world centered-2.svg 1993
Silver medal world centered-2.svg 1994
022
9 James Hall Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2022
022
Nile Wilson Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2015 Bronze medal olympic.svg 2016 112
11 Courtney Tulloch Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2022 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 2022 022

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References

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  2. "Olympics 1912: the other British gymnastic team to strike bronze". The Guardian . 31 July 2012.
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