MEN’S ARTISTIC – SENIOR
1986 – PRESENT
MEN’S ARTISTIC – TEAM
1900 – PRESENT
MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS - SENIOR CHAMPIONS
From 1896 onwards, the British Gymnastics Men’s Champions trophy is the oldest in the sport.
Photo shows Ian Neale, British Champion in 1976 & 1978
| Year | Gymnast | Club | Coached by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | CAIN Henry | ORION London | |
| 1897 | CAIN Henry | ORION London | |
| 1898 | GREEN S | DOLOBRAN AC Birmingham | |
| 1899 | BAKER ROBERTS AW | ORION London | |
| 1900 | BURSCH JF | DOLOBRAN AC Birmingham | |
| 1901 | BRADLEY Alfred | BRADFORD | |
| 1902 | BRADLEY Alfred | BRADFORD | |
| 1903 | BRADLEY Alfred | BRADFORD | |
| 1904 | COLLINS JC | HALIFAX | |
| 1905 | MARSLAND G | HALIFAX | |
| 1906 | TYSALL Walter | CENTAU Birmingham | |
| 1907 | TYSALL Walter | CENTAU Birmingham | |
| 1908 | TYSALL Walter | CENTAU Birmingham | |
| 1909 | HODGETTS Samuel | DOLOBRAN AC Birmingham | |
| 1910 | PEPPER Edward E | BIRMINGHAM | |
| 1911 | HANSEN Leonard | BRADFORD | |
| 1912 | POTTS Edward W | LONDON N.P.I (Northampton Poly. Inst.) | Rudolf Oberholzer |
| 1913 | HANSEN Leonard | BRADFORD | |
| 1914 | POTTS Edward W | LONDON N.P.I (Northampton Poly. Inst.) | Rudolf Oberholzer |
| 1915 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1916 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1917 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1918 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1919 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1920 | COCKSEDGE AG | N.P.I LONDON | Rudolf Oberholzer |
| 1921 | ANDREW Sidney H | N.P.I LONDON | Rudolf Oberholzer |
| 1922 | LEIGH Stanley | SWANSEA YMCA | Walter Standish |
| 1923 | LEIGH Stanley | SWANSEA YMCA | Walter Standish |
| 1924 | LEIGH Stanley | SWANSEA YMCA | |
| 1925 | FINCHETT Henry J | BIRMINGHAM YMCA | Alfred Bradley |
| 1926 | BROWN Harold | N.P.I LONDON | Possible Bill King |
| 1927 | FINCHETT Henry J | BIRMINGHAM YMCA | Alfred Bradley |
| 1928 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1929 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1930 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1931 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1932 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1933 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1934 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1935 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1936 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SWANSEA YMCA & SKETTY OL. GC | Walter Standish |
| 1937 | WALES Alec | N.P.I LONDON | Bill King |
| 1938 | FLAHERTY Jack | ARDWICK LADS CLUB | |
| 1939 | WHITFORD Arthur J | SKETTY OLYMPIC GC | Walter Standish |
| 1940 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1941 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1942 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1943 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1944 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1945 | NO CONTEST DUE TO WAR | - | - |
| 1947 | WHITFORD Jack | SKETTY OLYMPIC GC | Arthur Whitford |
| 1948 | WHITFORD Jack | SKETTY OLYMPIC GC | Arthur Whitford |
| 1949 | TURNER Frank C | LONDON BROAD ST | Bill Downing, Jim Wright |
| 1950 | TURNER Frank C | LONDON BROAD ST | Bill Downing, Jim Wright |
| 1951 | TURNER Frank C | LONDON BROAD ST | Bill Downing, Jim Wright |
| 1952 | WHITFORD Jack | SKETTY OLYMPIC GC | Arthur Whitford |
| 1953 | TURNER Frank C | LONDON, | Bill Downing, Jim Wright |
| 1954 | GRUNDER M | SWITZERLAND (LONDON GC) | |
| 1955 | BUFFIN Ken | CENTRAL BOYS CLUB Cardiff, Bill Buffin | |
| 1956 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1957 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1958 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1959 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1960 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1961 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1962 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1963 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1964 | STUART Wray “Nik” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1965 | CAWTHORNE Bernie | HULL | self taught |
| 1966 | PANCOTT John “Jack” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | Nik Stuart |
| 1967 | WILLIAMS Robert “Bobbie” | SWANSEA YMCA | Walter Walsh |
| 1968 | BOOTH Michael | HUDDERSFIELD | Stan Booth (father) |
| 1969 | WILD Stanley | LEEDS | Dick Gradley |
| 1970 | WILD Stanley | LEEDS | Dick Gradley |
| 1971 | WILD Stanley | LEEDS | Dick Gradley |
| 1972 | NORGROVE William “Bill” | ASPT (army school of P.T) | |
| 1973 | WILD Stanley | LEEDS | Dick Gradley |
| 1974 | WILD Stanley | LEEDS | Dick Gradley |
| 1975 | WILSON Thomas “Tommy” | HENDON | Evan Tuck |
| 1976 | NEALE Ian | COVENTRY | John Atkinson |
| 1977 | ARNOLD Edward “Eddie” | LEEDS Al (Athletic Inst.) | Dick Gradley |
| 1978 | NEALE Ian | COVENTRY | John Atkinson |
| 1979 | DAVIS Jeffery “Jeff” | BUSH HARLOW | Mitch Fenner |
| 1980 | DAVIS Jeffery “Jeff” | BUSH HARLOW | Mitch Fenner |
| 1981 | LANGLEY Keith | COVENTRY | Geoff Langley (father) John Atkinson |
| 1982 | WINCH Barry | BUSH HARLOW | Mitch Fenner |
| 1983 | MORRIS Andrew | SWANSEA | Leigh Jones |
| 1984 | MORRIS Andrew | SWANSEA | Leigh Jones |
| 1985 | BARTLETT Terry | SOUTHAMPTON | Bill Cosgrave/ Keith Richardson |
| 1986 | MORRIS Andrew | SWANSEA | Leigh Jones |
| 1987 | MORRIS Andrew | SWANSEA | Leigh Jones |
| 1988 | MORRIS Andrew | SWANSEA | Leigh Jones |
| 1989 | MAY James | BRISTOL HAWKS G.C. | Stephen, May (brother) |
| 1990 | THOMAS Neil | LILLESHALL N.S.C. | Eddie Van Hoof / Mike Weinstock |
| 1991 | BOWLER Paul | CENTRAL MANCHESTER | Colin Leigh |
| 1992 | THOMAS Neil | LILLESHALL N.S.C. | Eddie Van Hoof |
| 1993 | CAMPBELL Marvin | CENTRAL MANCHESTER | Colin Leigh |
| 1994 | McDERMOTT Lee | WOKING | Simon Moore |
| 1995 | CAMPBELL Marvin | CENTRAL MANCHESTER | Colin Leigh |
| 1996 | McDERMOTT Lee | WOKING | Simon Moore |
| 1997 | ATHERTON Kevin | WIGAN | Martin Reddin |
| 1998 | HEAP Craig | NORTH TYNE | Mike Redmond |
| 1999 | HEAP Craig | NORTH TYNE | Mike Redmond |
| 2000 | JACKSON Kanukai | HARROW | Carol Ford, Eddie van Hoof |
| 2001 | EATON David | HINCKLEY, GC | Alexander Shiryaev, Trevor Low |
| 2002 | JACKSON Kanukai | HARROW | Carol Ford, Eddie van Hoof |
| 2003 | BREWER Ross | SUTTON GC | Simon Moore |
| 2004 | BREWER Ross | SUTTON GC | Simon Moore |
| 2005 | BREWER Ross | SUTTON GC | Simon Moore |
| 2006 | BREWER Ross | SUTTON GC | Simon Moore |
| 2007 | KEATINGS Daniel | HUNTINGDON | Paul Hall |
| 2008 | THOMAS Kristian | EARLS Gymnastics Club | Michelle Bradley, Andre Popov |
| 2009 | KEATINGS Daniel | HUNTINGDON | Paul Hall |
| 2010 | PURVIS Daniel & HUNTER Sam | SOUTHPORT YMCA GC (Dan Purvis) NOTTINGHAM School Of Gym & HINCKLEY GC (Sam Hunter) | Jeffrey Brooks, Andre Popov (Dan Purvis) Sergey Sizhanov, Alexander Shiryaev (Sam Hunter) |
| 2011 | PURVIS Daniel | SOUTHPORT YMCA GC | Jeffrey Brooks, Andre Popov |
| 2012 | PURVIS Daniel | SOUTHPORT YMCA GC | Jeffrey Brooks, Andre Popov |
| 2013 | WHITLOCK Max | SOUTH ESSEX GC | Scott Hann |
| 2014 | WHITLOCK Max | SOUTH ESSEX GC | Scott Hann |
| 2015 | PURVIS Daniel | SOUTHPORT YMCA GC | Jeffrey Brooks, Andre Popov |
| 2016 | WHITLOCK Max | SOUTH ESSEX GC | Scott Hann |
| 2017 | FRASER Joe | BIRMINGHAM | Lee Woolls |
| 2018 | BEVAN Brinn | SOUTH ESSEX GC | Scott Hann |
| 2019 | HALL James | PEGASUS GC | Ionut Trandaburu |
MOST SUCCESSFUL British Gymnastics Mens Champions
Arthur J Whitford
Nik Stuart
Andrew Morris and Stan Wild
Ross Brewer, Dan Purvis and Frank C Turner
Gallery of British Gymnastics Mens Champions
Frank Turner
4 times British Champion 1949, ’50, ’51 and ’53
John (Jack) Pancott
British Champion in 1966
Nik Stuart
9x British Gymnastics Champion
Ian Neale
British Mens Artistic Gymnastics Champion 1976 and 1978
Andrew Morris
5 times British Champion – Andrew Morris competing on Pommel Horse.
Neil Thomas
British Champion 1990 & 1992 and first World medallist
Craig Heap
British Champion in 1998, 1999 and here competing in the 2000 Olympics
Kanukai Jackson
British Champion in 2000
David Eaton
British Champion in 2001. David Eaton competing on Pommel Horse at the World Championships in 2003.
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