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Harry Hepworth

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Harry Hepworth
Hepworth in 2024
Personal information
Born (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)
United Kingdom
HometownLeeds, West Yorkshire, England[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Great Britain
Years on national team2022–present (GBR)
Training locationLeeds, West Yorkshire
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubLeeds Gymnastics Club[2]
Head coach(es)Andy Butcher
David Murray
Tom Rawlinson
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Vault
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rimini Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 1 1
World Challenge Cup 2 1 0
Total 3 2 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 silver as a member of the Great Britain team at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[3] He also participated at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[4]

Early life and education

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At the age of five Hepworth was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease which sidelined him from sporting activity for three years. He then took up artistic gymnastics shortly after this.

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

Gymnastics career

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

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Senior
2022 Koper Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Baku World Cup 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 4 7
Paris Challenge Cup 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 4 6 8 7
2024 Cottbus World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4
Baku World Cup 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 4 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ Morley, Tom. "Cookridge gymnast Harry Hepworth sets sights on Commonwealth and Olympic glory". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ "HEPWORTH Harry – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ Gunston, Jo. "Italy crowned men's artistic gymnastics European team champions at Antalya 2023". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ "World Gymnastics Championships: Great Britain miss out on medal in men's final". BBC Newsround. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ Birkinshaw, Alan (11 May 2017). "Prince Henry's student Harry Hepworth is lord of the rings". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics. 13 June 2024.
  7. ^ "GB's Hepworth takes historic bronze in vault". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Harry Hepworth vows men's vault bronze on Olympic debut is 'just the start'". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Olympics 2024: Harry Hepworth wins historic vault bronze". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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