Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English
Club
Pegasus Gymnastics Club [Maidstone, ENG]
Coach
Ionut Trandaburu [club]
Injuries
He injured his shoulder at the 2019 European Championships in Szczecin, Poland. He returned to training in July 2019. (NewMed Ltd YouTube channel, 09 Jul 2019; teamgb.com, 14 Apr 2019)
He injured his back in early 2018. The problem continued to affect him at the 2019 European championships. (bbc.co.uk, 10 Apr 2019)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age six. (maidstonesdream.co.uk, 01 Dec 2010)
Reason for taking up the sport
He was encouraged to try the sport by a coach from a recreational gym class at school. (maidstonesdream.co.uk, 01 Dec 2010)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Outside of sport, he would like to become a police officer. (kentonline.co.uk, 08 Oct 2019; telegraph.co.uk, 05 Oct 2019)
Trainings
He trains for a minimum of 24 hours a week and, sometimes, for more than 30 hours a week. (british-gymnastics.org, 09 Jun 2021)
Hero / Idol
British artistic gymnast Kristian Thomas. (telegraph.co.uk, 05 Oct 2019)
Philosophy / Motto
"All of the guys take a risk, and that's how you make finals and get noticed and get the rewards. It's all well and good to be steady and the average guy all the time, but I want to be up there with the world's best." (intlgymnast.com, 01 Jun 2017)
Additional information
General
FROM AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND
Born in Bankstown, NSW, Australia, his family moved to Kent, England, in 1997. (kentonline.co.uk, 28 May 2021)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2018 he became an ambassador for the Young Lives Foundation, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children in Kent, England. (ylf.org.uk, 24 Sep 2018)
Last update : 2021-09-28
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