Hamish Carter (gymnast)

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Hamish Carter
Full nameHamish Alexander Carter
Born (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998 (age 26)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
College team Illinois Fighting Illini [1]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Northern European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tórshavn Floor Exercise
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tórshavn Horizontal Bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Tórshavn Rings
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Halmstad Floor Exercise
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Tórshavn All Around

Hamish Alexander Carter (born 24 November 1998) is a British artistic gymnast. He won gold in the team all-around and silver on the floor at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. He represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: he won a bronze medal in the team all around event alongside Frank Baines, Daniel Purvis, David Weir and Kelvin Cham, placed 6th in the individual all around event, and placed 4th in the individual floor event. [2] [3] [4]

Carter was born on 24 November 1998 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. [2] He has Scottish heritage through his mother. [4] He was educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, a state grammar school in Sutton Coldfield. [5]

References

  1. "Hamish Carter". Fighting Illini Men's Gymnastics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Hamish Carter". www.teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. "Hamish Carter Gymnast Profile". British Gymnastics. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Gordon, Moira (4 April 2018). "Gymnast Hamish Carter dressed for success in his first kilt". The Scotsman . Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. "Hamish Carter". TresA Magazine. 30 August 2017.