Louis Smith MBE
Louis is Britain’s most successful ever Olympic gymnast, having won a hat trick of medals in Beijing (Bronze, Pommel Horse) and London (Silver, Pommel Horse and Bronze, Team). He was the first Briton to win a medal in the individual gymnastics at the Olympic Games since Walter Tysall in 1908 and made history in London 2012 as an integral member of the GB Team which earned Britain’s first team medal in a century. Following his success in London, Louis took to the dance floor in BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and waltzed his way to the coveted Glitterball Trophy.
Bio
D.O.B.: 22/4/1989
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 76kg
Home Town: Peterborough
Club: Huntingdon Gymnastics Club
Coach: Paul Hall
Achievements
2012, Olympic Games, London, Silver (Pommel Horse) and Bronze (Team)2011, World Cup Event, Paris, Gold 2011, English Championships, Gold 2010, Toyota Cup, Tokyo, Gold 2010, Grand Prix, Glasgow, Gold 2010, World Cup Event, Ghent, Silver 2010, British Championships, Gold 2010, World Championships, Rotterdam, Silver 2010, European Championships, 2x Silver (Team & Individual) 2009, European Championships, Silver 2009, British Championships, Gold 2009, Grand Prix, Glasgow, Gold 2008, World Cup Event, Moscow, Silver 2008, Olympic Games, Beijing, Bronze 2008, Glasgow Grand Prix, Silver
2008, British Championships, Gold
2007, Pommel Horse, World Cup, Ghent, Silver2007, Pommel Horse, European Championships, 4th
2007, World Championships (Stuttgart), Bronze
2007, World Cup Series in Paris, 4th 2007, World Cup Series in Moscow, 4th 2006, Commonwealth Games, Gold
2006, Junior European Championships, Gold
2006, British Championships, Gold
2006, World Cup Final in Brazil, 5th place 2005, Glasgow Grand Prix, Bronze 2004, Junior European Championships, Gold Tweet
