Nickname
Andy (Douglas Gymnastics Club Facebook page, 19 Nov 2017)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
Douglas Gymnastics Club: Cork, IRL
Coach
Luke Carson [national]
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age five in Nottingham, England, and began taking the sport more seriously at age eight.
Reason for taking up the sport
"I was a very high energy kid. My parents sent me off to gymnastics to tire me out a bit and things just went on from there."
Hero / Idol
Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov. (fulltwist.net, 05 Dec 2012)
Awards
In November 2017 he received a special recognition award from Gymnastics Ireland for his services to the sport. (gymnasticsireland.com, 20 Oct 2017)
Additional information
REPRESENTING IRELAND
Born in Nottingham, England, he is eligible to represent Ireland due to his mother's family background. "I was born in Nottingham and that is where I began my gymnastics training. My Irish roots come from my mum's parents who were both fully Irish. My grandmother came from Sligo, and my granddad from County Down. Also, my mum spent a lot of her childhood in Dublin and the west of Ireland, and a lot of my family is still live there, so I have always had very strong connection to Ireland." (intlgymnast.com, 16 Mar 2013; fulltwist.net, 05 Dec 2012)
Last update : 2024-07-22
32
0
123