John James Smethurst (born 1977) is a male former British gymnast.

John Smethurst
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 46) [1]
Middleton, Greater Manchester
ChildrenMillie Smethurst, sofi Hodgson, holly burns, Olivia burns, Jamie burns, millie burns
Sport
SportGymnastics
Medal record
Gymnastics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur team event
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur floor
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester team event
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester parallel bars

Gymnastics career edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Athlete biography". CGF 2002 Manchester.
  2. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.