British male artistic gymnasts have competed in gymnastics at the Olympic Games since its inauguration in 1896 where Launceston Elliot placed fifth in rope climbing. [1] Walter Tysall won Great Britain its first medal in artistic gymnastics, a silver in the all-around at the 1908 Olympic Games. [2] Max Whitlock is currently the most decorated British male Olympic gymnast with six Olympic medals, three of which are gold. [3]
| Gymnast | Years |
|---|---|
| Sidney Andrew | 1920 |
| Eddie Arnold | 1972 |
| Edmund Aspinall | 1908 |
| George Bailey | 1908 |
| Terry Bartlett | 1984, 1988, 1992 |
| Otto Bauscher | 1908 |
| Albert Betts | 1912, 1920 |
| Brinn Bevan | 2016 |
| Richard Benyon | 1984 |
| Michael Booth | 1968 |
| Paul Bowler | 1992 |
| Dominic Brindle | 1996 |
| Charles Brodbeck | 1900 |
| Harold Brown | 1924 |
| Ken Buffin | 1948, 1952, 1960 |
| Marvin Campbell | 1992 |
| Arthur Cocksedge | 1920 |
| William Connor | 1900 |
| Joseph Cook | 1908, 1912 |
| James Cotterell | 1908, 1920 |
| William Cowhig | 1908, 1912, 1920 |
| David Cox | 1992 |
| Bert Cronin | 1928 |
| Sidney Cross | 1912, 1920 |
| Jeff Davis | 1976 |
| Horace Dawswell | 1920 |
| Thomas Dick | 1908 |
| Harry Dickason | 1912 |
| James Dingley | 1920 |
| Sidney Domville | 1908, 1920 |
| Hedley Doncaster | 1920 |
| Herbert Drury | 1908, 1912 |
| Edgar Dyson | 1908 |
| Reginald Edgecombe | 1920 |
| Wyndham Edwards | 1920 |
| Launceston Elliot | 1896 |
| William Fergus | 1908 |
| Harry Finchett | 1920, 1924, 1928 |
| Jack Flaherty | 1948 |
| A. V. Ford | 1908 |
| Bernard Franklin | 1912, 1920 |
| Joe Fraser | 2020, 2024 |
| Dick Gradley | 1960 |
| Jamie Graham | 1908 |
| James Hall | 2020 |
| Robert Hanley | 1908 |
| Leonard Hanson | 1908, 1912 |
| Graham Harcourt | 1952 |
| J. Harris | 1920 |
| Fred Hawkins | 1924 |
| Craig Heap | 2000 |
| Harry Hepworth | 2024 |
| Henry Hiatt | 1900 |
| Alfred Hodges | 1908 |
| Samuel Hodgetts | 1908, 1912, 1920 |
| Glyn Hopkins | 1948 |
| Thomas Hopkins | 1924 |
| Stan Humphreys | 1924, 1928 |
| Jake Jarman | 2024 |
| Daniel Keatings | 2008 |
| Keith Langley | 1980, 1984 |
| Ernest Leigh | 1924 |
| Stanley Leigh | 1920, 1924 |
| Charles Luck | 1912 |
| William MacKune | 1912 |
| George Masters | 1920 |
| James May | 1992 |
| Percy May | 1948 |
| Lee McDermott | 1996 |
| Ronald McLean | 1912, 1920 |
| George Meade | 1908 |
| Alfred Messenger | 1912 |
| Andrew Morris | 1984, 1988 |
| Oliver Morris | 1920 |
| John Mulhall | 1960, 1964 |
| Ian Neale | 1976 |
| Ted Ness | 1920 |
| Bill Norgrave | 1972 |
| Henry Oberholzer | 1912 |
| Sam Oldham | 2012 |
| A.E. Page | 1920 |
| Jack Pancott | 1960, 1964 |
| Tom Parkinson | 1928 |
| William Pearce | 1900 |
| Edward Pepper | 1912 |
| William Lloyd Phillips | 1900 |
| Alfred Pinner | 1920 |
| Edward Potts | 1908, 1912 |
| Reginald Potts | 1912 |
| Teddy Pugh | 1920 |
| Daniel Purvis | 2012 |
| Gilbert Raynes | 1928 |
| Giarnni Regini-Moran | 2020 |
| George Ross | 1908, 1912 |
| Charles Simmons | 1912 |
| Charles Smith | 1908 |
| Louis Smith | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| Arthur Southern | 1912 |
| Alfred Spencer | 1924 |
| Peter Starling | 1952, 1960 |
| Nik Stuart | 1956, 1960 |
| H.W. Taylor | 1920 |
| Kristian Thomas | 2012, 2016 |
| Neil Thomas | 1992 |
| William Titt | 1908, 1912 |
| Frank Turner | 1948, 1952, 1956 |
| Walter Tysall | 1908 |
| Eddie Van Hoof | 1984 |
| Ivor Vice | 1948 |
| Charles Vigurs | 1908, 1912 |
| Alec Wales | 1948 |
| John Walker | 1920 |
| Samuel Walker | 1912 |
| Edgar Walton | 1928 |
| Ted Warren | 1928 |
| John Watters | 1908 |
| William Watters | 1908 |
| George Weedon | 1948, 1952 |
| John Whitaker | 1908, 1912 |
| Luke Whitehouse | 2024 |
| Arthur Whitford | 1928 |
| Jack Whitford | 1952 |
| Max Whitlock | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| Stan Wild | 1968, 1972 |
| Nile Wilson | 2016 |
| Tommy Wilson | 1976, 1980 |
| Barry Winch | 1980, 1984 |
| Ralph Yandell | 1920 |
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Tysall | | Men's all-around | |
| Betts, Cowhig, Cross, Dickason, Drury, Franklin, Hanson, Hodgetts, Luck, MacKune, McLean, Messenger, Oberholzer, Pepper, Potts, Potts, Ross, Simmons, Southern, Titt, Vigurs, Walker, Whitaker | | Men's team | |
| Louis Smith | | Men's pommel horse | |
| Oldham, Purvis, Smith, Thomas, Whitlock | | Men's team | |
| Louis Smith | Men's pommel horse | ||
| Max Whitlock | |||
| Max Whitlock | | Men's all-around | |
| Max Whitlock | Men's floor exercise | ||
| Max Whitlock | Men's pommel horse | ||
| Louis Smith | |||
| Nile Wilson | Men's horizontal bar | ||
| Max Whitlock | | Men's pommel horse | |
| Jake Jarman | | Men's floor exercise | |
| Harry Hepworth | Men's vault |