John Smethurst
{{Short description|British gymnast (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = John Smethurst
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| full_name = John James Smethurst
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Middleton, Greater Manchester, England
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| discipline = MAG
| country = England
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| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold|1998 Kuala Lumpur|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2002 Manchester|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|1998 Kuala Lumpur|Floor}}
{{MedalBronze|2002 Manchester|Parallel bars}}
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John James Smethurst (born 12 July 1977{{cite web|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=2888|title=Athlete biography|website=CGF 2002 Manchester}}) is a male former British gymnast.
Gymnastics career
Smethurst represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the floor, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}} Four years later he repeated the success of winning team gold and secured another bronze in the parallel bars at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46653|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}} He is the head of gymnastics at the City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics.{{Cite web |title=Meet Our Team • City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG) |url=https://cmig.uk/about-us/meet-our-team/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics (CMIG) |language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
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{{Footer Commonwealth Champions Artistic Gymnastics Team Men|1998|2002}}
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Category:British male artistic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Gymnasts at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:English male artistic gymnasts