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) is an English artistic gymnast. With fourteen medals and six titles in Olympic and World Championships, Whitlock is the most successful gymnast in British history.[4] He is also the most successful pommel horse worker in Olympic Games history, with two gold medals and one bronze.[5]

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.

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  3. ^ "Max Whitlock OBE confirms end of incredible gymnastics journey". British Gymnastics. 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Max Whitlock MBE". Team England. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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  5. ^ Clargo, Bethan (1 August 2021). "Olympics 2020: Max Whitlock defends pommel horse title". ESPN. Retrieved 21 March 2024.