Max Whitlock

Max Whitlock
OBE
Whitlock in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMax Antony Whitlock[1]
Nickname(s)Maxi
Country represented Great Britain
 England
Born (1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 (age 31)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
SpouseLeah Hickton (m. 2017)[2]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2010–2024 (GBR)
ClubSouth Essex Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Scott Hann
Retired3 August 2024[3]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 3
World Championships 3 5 0
European Championships 4 3 1
Commonwealth Games 4 4 2
Total 14 12 6
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 2017 Montreal Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 2019 Stuttgart Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2013 Antwerp Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanning All-around
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2018 Doha Pommel horse
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Montpellier Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szczecin Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow All-around
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sofia Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Pommel horse
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow All-around
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Horizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Parallel bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around World Cup 1 0 0
World Cup 0 1 0
World Challenge Cup 0 1 1
Total 1 2 1
AwardsLongines Prize for Elegance (2015)

Max Antony Whitlock OBE (born 13 January 1993)[4] is a retired English artistic gymnast. With fourteen medals and six titles in Olympic and World Championships, Whitlock is the most successful gymnast in British history.[5] He is also the most successful pommel horse worker in Olympic Games history, with two gold medals and one bronze.[6]

Whitlock is a six-time Olympic medallist (all-around, team, floor exercise and three times on his signature piece, pommel horse), winning three golds and three bronzes, and a five-time world medallist on the pommel horse with three gold and two silvers. He became Great Britain's first-ever Olympic gold medallist in artistic gymnastics when he won both the floor exercise and pommel horse at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a four-time European champion and a four-time Commonwealth Games champion representing England.

  1. ^ a b "Whitlock, Max (GBR)". International Gymnastics Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ Bregman, Scott (11 September 2021). "Inspired by his daughter, Max Whitlock looks toward Paris 2024". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Max Whitlock OBE confirms end of incredible gymnastics journey". British Gymnastics. 3 August 2024.
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  5. ^ "Max Whitlock MBE". Team England. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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    Gunston, Jo (4 October 2023). "Max Whitlock on coming full circle at the same arena he made his Worlds debut a decade ago". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ Clargo, Bethan (1 August 2021). "Olympics 2020: Max Whitlock defends pommel horse title". ESPN. Retrieved 21 March 2024.