Harry Hepworth

Harry Hepworth
Hepworth in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Harry James Hepworth
Born	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) United Kingdom
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Great Britain (2022–present)
Training location	Leeds, West Yorkshire
Club	Leeds Gymnastics Club [1]
Head coach(es)	Andy Butcher David Murray Tom Rawlinson
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2024 Paris Vault European Championships 2025 Leipzig Team 2024 Rimini Team 2025 Leipzig Floor exericse FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd Apparatus World Cup 1 2 1 World Challenge Cup 2 1 0 Total 3 3 1

Harry James Hepworth (born 6 December 2003) is a British artistic gymnast. He is the 2024 men's Olympic vault bronze medalist. He won gold as a member of the Great Britain team at the 2025 European Championships and silver with the team at the 2023 European Championships. ^[2] He also participated at the 2023 World Championships where the team placed fourth. ^[3]

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. ^[4] He then took up artistic gymnastics shortly after this.

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

Gymnastics career

2023

Hepworth was selected to attend the 2023 Baku World Cup, where he won silver on vault and placed 8th in the floor final. ^[6] He then won gold on vault at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge. Hepworth attended the 2023 European Championships as an individual where he placed 4th on floor and 7th on vault. ^[6] He won gold on vault at the 2023 Paris Challenge Cup. ^[6] Hepworth was named in the British team for the 2023 World Championships alongside Max Whitlock, Jake Jarman, Courtney Tulloch and James Hall. The team placed 4th and Hepworth made the floor, vault and steel ring finals placing 6th, 7th and 8th respectively. ^[6]

2024

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. ^[7] Hepworth won bronze in the vault at the Games in Paris, becoming the first British man to claim an Olympic medal in the discipline. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

2025

At the Osijek World Cup Hepworth won silver on vault and also made the steel ring and floor finals. He was selected to attend the 2025 European Championships alongside Jake Jarman, Jamie Lewis, Jonas Rushworth and Luke Whitehouse where he contributed on floor exercise, still rings and vault to help Britain win their third ever European team title. ^[11] He also qualified for the floor exercise, still rings and vault finals, winning silver on floor behind teammate Luke Whitehouse and placing fifth on still rings and fourth on vault. ^{[12] [13]}

Competitive history

Competitive history of Harry Hepworth

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2022	British Championships
	Koper Challenge Cup
2023	British Championships
	Baku World Cup			8
	DTB Pokal Team Challenge
	European Championships			4			7
	Paris Challenge Cup					5
	World Championships	4		6		8	7
2024	British Championships
	Cottbus World Cup					7	4
	Baku World Cup					6
	European Championships
	Olympic Games	4				7
2025	British Championships
	Osijek World Cup			7		4
	European Championships					5	4

References

1. "HEPWORTH Harry – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
2. Gunston, Jo. "Italy crowned men's artistic gymnastics European team champions at Antalya 2023". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
3. "World Gymnastics Championships: Great Britain miss out on medal in men's final". BBC Newsround. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
4. "Harry Hepworth: Meet the Leeds medal-winning gymnast who overcame Legg–Calve–Perthes disease". Yorkshire Evening Post . 16 August 2024.
5. Birkinshaw, Alan (11 May 2017). "Prince Henry's student Harry Hepworth is lord of the rings". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
6. "FIG Results - 17109". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
7. "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics . 13 June 2024.
8. "GB's Hepworth takes historic bronze in vault". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
9. "Harry Hepworth vows men's vault bronze on Olympic debut is 'just the start'". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
10. "Olympics 2024: Harry Hepworth wins historic vault bronze". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
11. "Gymnastics: Great Britain's men win European gold in Germany". BBC Sport. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
12. "European Gymnastics Championships: GB's Whitehouse retains floor title for third successive year". BBC Sport. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
13. "European Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Britain's Jake Jarman wins vault silver". BBC Sport. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.