James Hall (gymnast)

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James Hall
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Personal information
Full nameJames Robert Hall
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of England.svg  England
Born (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995 (age 28)
Bankstown, Australia
Residence Maidstone, Kent
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2014–present (GBR)
ClubPegasus GC
Head coach(es)Ionut Trandaburu, Ovi Rugina
World ranking 8th
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Liverpool Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Munich Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Cluj-Napoca All-around
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast All-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Horizontal bar
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham All-around

James Robert Hall (born 6 October 1995) [1] is an English artistic gymnast. A member of the English and British Senior teams since 2014, he has best known as an all-around and team gymnast, having won all-around bronze and team gold and silver in the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships and two team golds and an individual all-round silver in the Commonwealth Games. His signature piece is horizontal bar, in which he has won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Personal life

Hall was born 6 October 1995 in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. His family moved to Kent, England in 1997. [2]

He began gymnastics at age six after a coach encouraged him to so do. [2]

In 2018, Hall became an ambassador for the Young Lives Foundation, a charity that helps disadvantaged youth in Kent, England. [2]

Career

2015

Hall was the alternate for the silver medal winning GB team at the 2015 Glasgow world championships.

2017

Hall won the all-around bronze medal at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in April 2017, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. [3]

2018

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Hall was part of the team that won gold in the team event. [4] He also won silver on the individual all-around competition [5] as well as horizontal bar, both behind Nile Wilson. [6]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Hall won a silver as part of the team. [7]

2019

In March 2019, Hall won the All-Around title at the British Championships. [8]

He also competed at the European Championships in Szczecin, Poland, as well as the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [2]

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Hall competed for Great Britain. The team took fourth place with a score of 255.76.

He also competed in the all around final where he finished in 8th position, one place ahead of teammate Joe Fraser. [9]

2022

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Hall was again part of the England team that won gold in the team event. [10] Despite sustaining an ankle injury during the competition, Hall also won silver in the individual all-around behind compatriot Jake Jarman. [11] [12]

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