John Smethurst

John Smethurst
Full name	John James Smethurst
Born	(1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 48) Middleton, Greater Manchester, England
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	England
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team 2002 Manchester Team 1998 Kuala Lumpur Floor 2002 Manchester Parallel bars

John James Smethurst (born 12 July 1977 ^[1] ) is a male former British gymnast.

Gymnastics career

Smethurst represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the floor, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^{[2] [3]} Four years later he repeated the success of winning team gold and secured another bronze in the parallel bars at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. ^[4] He is the head of gymnastics at the City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics. ^[5]

References

1. "Athlete biography". CGF 2002 Manchester.
2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "Meet Our Team • City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG)". City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG). Retrieved 13 December 2024.

External links

• John Smethurst at the International Gymnastics Federation