| Max Whitlock Nickname(s) Maxi Country represented Great Britain Born13 January 1993 (age 19) Hemel Hempstead Hometown Hemel Hempstead Height 167 cm Weight 56 kg Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics Club South Essex Head coach(es) Scott Hann Medal record Competitor for United Kingdom Artistic Gymnastics Olympic Games Bronze 2012 LondonTeam Bronze 2012 LondonPommel horse European Championships Gold 2012 Montpellier Team Commonwealth Games Competitor for England Silver 2010 Delhi Team Silver 2010 Delhi Pommel Horse Bronze 2010 Delhi Horizontal Bar |  |
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
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 second place at the London Prepares Olympic test event giving clean routines on all six events, and scoring the highest on pommel horse beating his teammate Louis Smith.[4]He went on to win a bronze medal in the Pommel Horse final behind Louis Smith[5] beating world silver medallist Cyril Tommasone.
In May, he was part of the team that won Gold in the European Championships in Montpelier. This was the first time the British men's team had won a Team Gold, beating both Russia and Romania[6]. He also qualified for the Pommel Horse final, where he finished in 6th place[7].
[edit]2012 Summer OlympicsWhitlock was a member of Britain's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he helped the team claim a bronze medal at the team final on 30th July 2012 at the North Greenwich Arena. This was the first time the men's team had won a medal since 1912. He also claimed the bronze medal in the pommel event final, once again beating the 2011 world silver medallist,Cyril Tommasone.[8]
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 second place at the London Prepares Olympic test event giving clean routines on all six events, and scoring the highest on pommel horse beating his teammate Louis Smith.[4]He went on to win a bronze medal in the Pommel Horse final behind Louis Smith[5] beating world silver medallist Cyril Tommasone.
In May, he was part of the team that won Gold in the European Championships in Montpelier. This was the first time the British men's team had won a Team Gold, beating both Russia and Romania[6]. He also qualified for the Pommel Horse final, where he finished in 6th place[7].
[edit]2012 Summer OlympicsWhitlock was a member of Britain's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he helped the team claim a bronze medal at the team final on 30th July 2012 at the North Greenwich Arena. This was the first time the men's team had won a medal since 1912. He also claimed the bronze medal in the pommel event final, once again beating the 2011 world silver medallist,Cyril Tommasone.[8]
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