Max Whitlock

Artistic Gymnastics

Fact File

Name:- Max Whitlock
Date of Birth:- 13/01/93
Born:- Hemel Hempstead
Lives:- Hemel Hempstead

Biography

Max Whitlock is an English gymnast from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. In October 2010 he was part of the team which won the silver medal for England in the gymnastics in the men's artistic all-around team event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He also won the silver medal in the men's pommel horse and a bronze medal in the men's horizontal bar at the same games.

He was an alternate for the British men's team at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2012, he helped the British men's team qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics in first place at the London Prepares Olympic test event giving clean routines on all 6 events, and scoring the highest on Pommel horse beating his teammate, the current Olympic & World Bronze medallist Louis Smith. He went on to win a silver medal in the Pommel Horse final behind Louis Smith  beating world silver medallist Cyril Tommasone.

(Courtesy of Wikipedia)

Key Olympic Dates

Saturday July 28^th
Time:- 11.00 Qualification

Monday July 30^th
Time:- 16.30 Team Final