Adam Buckingham | |||||||||||||||
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Country represented | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 29 July 1988||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Acrobatic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Level | International | ||||||||||||||
Club | Heathrow Gymnastics Club[1] | ||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Neil Griffiths[1] | ||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Andrew Griffiths[1] | ||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Nicola Yellop[1] | ||||||||||||||
Retired | yes[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Adam Buckingham (born 29 July 1988)[1] is a British acrobatic gymnast who won the title of world men's fours champion with Adam McAssey, Alex Uttley and Jonathan Stranks in July 2010 in Poland.[2]
McAssey was a member of Spelbound, the gymnastic group who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent.[3][4][5] The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance.
The last day of the World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Wrozlaw, Poland was marked by truly unique British success - both our Men's Pair and Men's Four won World titles in their respective categories.
•Men's Pair: Douglas Fordyce & Edward Upcott
•Men's Four: Adam Buckingham, Adam McAssey, Alex Uttley, Jonathan Stranks
Over 19million TV viewers flinched as they watched Edward Upcott soar over the heads of Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell.
Having been the bookies' favourite for most of the series, the gymnast troupe beat comic dance duo Twist & Pulse.
Judge Simon Cowell said "the right boys and girls won on the night". He likened Spelbound's routine to an Olympic gold medal-winning performance and said it was one of the most astonishing things he had ever seen on live TV.