Harry Hepworth

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Harry Hepworth
Harry Hepworth Paris Olympics.jpg
Hepworth in 2024
Personal information
Born (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)
United Kingdom
Hometown Leeds, West Yorkshire, England [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Years on national team2022–present (GBR)
Training locationLeeds, West Yorkshire
ClubLeeds Gymnastics Club [2]
Head coach(es)Andy Butcher
David Murray
Tom Rawlinson
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Vault
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rimini Team
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup111
World Challenge Cup210
Total321

Harry James Hepworth (born 6 December 2003) is a British artistic gymnast. He is the 2024 men's Olympic vault bronze medalist. He won silver as a member of the Great Britain team at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. [3] He also participated at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. [4]

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Early life and education

At the age of five Hepworth was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease which sidelined him from sporting activity for three years. He then took up artistic gymnastics shortly after this.

He attended Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley. [5]

Gymnastics career

At the 2024 European Championships Hepworth helped Great Britain finish second as a team behind Ukraine. In June of that year he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Jake Jarman, Joe Fraser, Luke Whitehouse, and Max Whitlock. [6] Hepworth won bronze in the vault at the Games in Paris, becoming the first British man to claim an Olympic medal in the discipline. [7] [8] [9]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Senior
2022 Koper Challenge Cup Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2023 Baku World Cup 8Silver medal icon.svg
DTB Pokal Team Challenge Gold medal icon.svg
European Championships 47
Paris Challenge Cup 5Gold medal icon.svg
World Championships 4687
2024 Cottbus World Cup Gold medal icon.svg74
Baku World Cup 6Bronze medal icon.svg
European Championships Silver medal icon.svg
Olympic Games 47Bronze medal icon.svg

References

  1. Morley, Tom. "Cookridge gymnast Harry Hepworth sets sights on Commonwealth and Olympic glory". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. "HEPWORTH Harry – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. Gunston, Jo. "Italy crowned men's artistic gymnastics European team champions at Antalya 2023". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. "World Gymnastics Championships: Great Britain miss out on medal in men's final". BBC Newsround. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. Birkinshaw, Alan (11 May 2017). "Prince Henry's student Harry Hepworth is lord of the rings". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics . 13 June 2024.
  7. "GB's Hepworth takes historic bronze in vault". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. "Harry Hepworth vows men's vault bronze on Olympic debut is 'just the start'". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. "Olympics 2024: Harry Hepworth wins historic vault bronze". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2024.