John Smethurst

John Smethurst

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 47) [1] Middleton, Greater Manchester
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics
Medal record Gymnastics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur team event 1998 Kuala Lumpur floor 2002 Manchester team event 2002 Manchester parallel bars

John James Smethurst (born 1977) 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 now serves as 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.