10th May 2008
I was part of the Great Britain squad who won the UEG European Junior Gymnastics Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland where we scored 265.475 points, ahead of Russia (263.3 points) and Germany (258.475 points), I also finished in seventh position with an overall score of 85.875 points.
Here's a very important part of the Great Britain fan club, they are;- Bobby, Dawn, Jack, Olivia, Isobel, Jenny (otherwise known as Dad, Mum, my brother, sisters and Grandma).
Quotes from the tournament...
"This is the greatest Team Britain has ever assembled! This is a Team for London 2012. The work and commitment of the gymnasts and their personal coaches has allowed British Gymnastics to help them them towards this European title"
Trevor Low, Chairman of the Men's TC.
“Today we are playing for 2 Gold medals. For sure the team event is between Russia and Great Britain and if we go clean then we will be 5 points clear with Gold. For Daniel Keatings there can be overall Gold and then a Pommels Gold. At this Europeans everyone is looking at Great Britain as a Champion Gymnastics Nation.”
Andre Popov, Great Britain Coach.
“ There is only one country to look at, Great Britain”.
Dieter Hoffman, former East German Head coach.
February 16th - 17th, 2008
Last weekend I competed for Great Britain in the International in Croatia. The tournament was held at Under 18 Level and was part of the selection criteria for the European Championships and I was really pleased to finish second overall, especially as it was my 15th birthday!! Overall, Great Britain took first and second place as Daniel Purvis (18) took first place.
In December, 2007 I also participated at the ERDGAS International in Liestal, Switzerland where over 40 gymnasts competed in the Under 16-17 section including many of the World’s best nations including Russia, Ukraine and Germany. During the competition I included some new moves into my routines and I was really pleased to have come second with a total score of 85.20.
The winner was Victor Stepanenko who scored 86.0 points.
November 5th, 2007
I am really proud to announce that I have just become the British Under 14 Champion where I scored a total of 85.65 points and also won individual titles in the rings, floor and parallel bars disciplines.
October 23rd, 2007
I have just returned with my Great Britain team mates from The Olympic Hopes Competition, Liberec, Czech Republic where we won the team gold ahead of the Ukraine and Hungary.
As this was an Under 18 competition, many of the teams were using this competition as preparation for the European Championships which take place in 2008 and as such, we had by far the youngest team.
Individually, this was a fantastic tournament for me following my recent ankle ligament injury and I scored my highest ever score on both the pommel horse and the rings.
My history to date
2004
Ranked No.1 Under 11 in Great Britain
2005
Ranked No.1 Under 12 in Great Britain
British Men’s Artistic Under 12 Champion 2005
British Artistic National Development Plan Under 12 Elite Champion 2005
Member of British World Class 2010 Squad
Member of British National 2005/06 Under 12 Squad
Gold Medal - Under 14 Future Cup Great Britain International Debut (aged 12), Linz, Austria - December 2005
Team Silver
2006
Individual Silver - Rings, floor and vault - Under 14’s Section. OBI International Cup, Berlin - March 2006
Individual Silver - Team Gold UK School Games, Glasgow - September 2006
Individual Gold - Senior Section Nottinghamshire County Championships, Nottingham - October 2006
Overall Gold (Under 16)
Individual Gold (floor)
Individual Gold (pommel horse)
Individual Gold (rings)
Individual Silver (parallel bars)
Individual Gold & All round Champion (Gold in floor, pommel horse and rings) -
Gymnastic Federation Invitational Cup. Porec, Croatia - 2006
Team Gold representing Notts in the British Under 14 Team Championships. Beckton, London - 2006
Team Silver - Under 16 4 Way International. Leipzig, Germany - 2006
Selected as one of two gymnasts to represent Great Britain at the UEG Training Camp in Terrania, Italy
2007
Gold - Under 14 Individual Champion OBI International Team Cup. Berlin - March 2007
Gold - Under 14 Individual Champion. London Open - March, 2007
Gymnast of the Competition - Stella Zakhorova Cup, Kiev - March 2007
Team Silver
Team Gold - Under 18 The Olympic Hopes Competition. Liberec, Czech Republic - October 2007
British Under 14 Champion - November, 2007
Individual Champion rings
Individual Champion floor
Individual Champion parallel bars
Silver Medal Under 16/17 ERDGAS International. Liestal, Switzerland - December 2007
2008
UEG European Junior Mens Gymnastics Team Gold
Part of the Great Britain Olympic Programme squad for 2008 and 2012