UPCOTT Adam
Great Britain
GBR
Title
Mr
Lastname
UPCOTT
Firstname
Adam
Gender
male
Country
Great Britain
Place of birth
Egham
Year of birth
2000 (26 y.o.)
Discipline(s)
Acrobatic Gymnastics
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Spoken languages
English
Sporting relatives
His older brother Edward won a gold medal in acrobatics [all-around pairs] at the 2010 World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland, and his older sister Alice won a gold medal in the sport [all-around pairs mixed] at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia. (british-gymnastics.org, 21 Jul 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jul 2013)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I love my discipline [acrobatics] because unlike other gymnastic disciplines I get to work very close as a team. Working together allows us to motivate each other and push through the rough patches."
Additional information
RETIREMENT
In November 2019 he announced his retirement from acrobatics after competing alongside pairs partner Charlie Tate at the 2019 European Championships in Holon, Israel. He made the decision to retire due to a growth spurt which made it harder to work with partner Charlie Tate in the pairs competition. "I think, normally, in senior pairs the base is a few years older than the top, so there's a height difference, but there's only eight months difference between me and Charlie. I'm getting taller and the size difference is just not working out. We're still aiming at working together in the future. Not necessarily at competitions but in shows around the world." (ueg.org, 01 Nov 2019)

SUPPORT ACT
He has experience working on television and movie sets, and hopes to pursue this further once his sporting career is over. "I occasionally work in the film industry doubling actors, and this is something I intend to pursue once my competitive career is over, not for a few years yet though." (fig-gymnastics.com, 12 Apr 2018)

Last update : 2024-09-09

The World Games

2017 - 10th The World Games 2017 WROCLAW (POL)

Men Group
Rank Final
1
Score Final
30.450
Rank Qualif.
1
Score Qualif.
59.050
World Championships

2018 - 26th FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships ANTWERP (BEL)

Men Pair
Rank Final
3
Score Final
28.950
Rank Qualif.
5
Score Qualif.
83.820

2016 - 25th FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships PUTIAN CITY (CHN)

Men Group
Rank Final
3
Score Final
28.685
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
84.930
Team
Rank Final
5
Score Final
53.000
Rank Qualif.
-
Score Qualif.
-
Continental Championships

2017 - 28th Senior and 12th Junior European Championships 2017 RZESZOW (POL)

Men Group
Rank Final
2
Score Final
88.800
Rank Qualif.
1
Score Qualif.
58.550
World / Challenge Cup

2018 - FIG World Cup 2018 MAIA (POR)

Men Pair
Rank Final
-
Score Final
-
Rank Qualif.
7
Score Qualif.
55.390

2017 - FIG World Cup 2017 PUURS (BEL)

Men Group
Rank Final
1
Score Final
29.910
Rank Qualif.
1
Score Qualif.
58.550

2017 - FIG World Cup 2017 MAIA (POR)

Men Group
Rank Final
2
Score Final
29.100
Rank Qualif.
2
Score Qualif.
57.790