Jordan Ramos
{{Short description|British athlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jordan Ramos
| image = Sprinter Jordan Ramos.jpg
| caption = Ramos preparing to race
| nationality = {{flagicon|UK}}British, {{BRA}}ian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1995|07|18}}
| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| website =
| country = {{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom
| sport = Track and Field, gymnastics
| event = 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, Tumbling (gymnastics)
| club = Liverpool Harriers & Athletic Club, Wakefield Gymnastic Club
| coach = Alan Prescott, Craig Lowther
| retired = 2010
| worlds = 2009 Russia 4th place Tumbling (gymnastics)
2007 Canada 6th place Tumbling (gymnastics)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | International Tumbling (gymnastics) Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Portugal |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Poland |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalBronze| 2006 Bulgaria|Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|Tumbling Team 2010 France |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalCompetition|National Championships }}
{{MedalGold|2005 British
open Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalGold|2005 British
Tumbling Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalSilver|2006 British
open Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalGold|2006 British
Tumbling Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 British
open Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 British
Tumbling Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalGold|2008 British
Tumbling Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalGold|2009 British
Tumbling Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 British
Tumbling Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalCompetition|Regional Championships }}
{{MedalGold|2006 Yorkshire Tumbling Championships |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
{{MedalGold|2006 (5 region Championships) |Tumbling (gymnastics)}}
}}
Jordan Ramos (born 18 July 1995 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a British sprinter,{{
cite web
|date = 3 February 2013
|title = Jordan Ramos – Power of 10
|url = http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=528692
|publisher = thepowerof10
|accessdate = 1 May 2013
}} former British Gymnast, five-times British Tumbling (gymnastics) Champion, a European Silver Medallist,{{cite web|title=gymmedia|url=http://www.gymmedia.com/TR/ECh10-Varna/results/JECh10-TUM-boys-teams.pdf|publisher=gymmedia.com|accessdate=2 May 2013}} a Guinness World Records Breaker for the longest slam dunk from a trampoline.{{cite web | url=http://sky1.sky.com/furthest-trampoline-slam-dunk | title=FURTHEST TRAMPOLINE SLAM DUNK | work=sky1.sky.com | date=19 April 2009 | accessdate=1 May 2013}}{{
cite web
|author = GuinnessWorldRecords
|date = 2 September 2010
|title = Farthest Basketball Slam Dunk
|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWfF36gzQ-s
|publisher = GuinnessWorldRecords
|accessdate = 1 May 2013
}}
Biography
Ramos is the son of Brazilian stuntman "Marcelo The Daredevil" and acrobat and keep-fit instructor Anita Grosvenor Ramos. He is their eldest son, with two younger brothers. He also participates in the family act The Ramos Acrobats alongside his parents and one brother.
Sports
=Gymnastics=
Jordan began training gymnastics and acrobatics with his dad at the age of 2, and by the time he had reached his 10th birthday he became a British Tumbling (gymnastics) Champion.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Jordan has represented Great Britain in 2 World Junior Championships and 1 European Championship. Ranking top six in two of the World Tumbling (gymnastics) Championships and winning a gold medal at the Loule World Cup in Portugal in 2007. He also went on to win a Silver European medal in France in 2010.
Reality TV
= Guinness world record broken =
In 2008 he was set a challenge by Sky1 to try to beat the record for the longest slam dunk performed from a trampoline.{{cite web|last=Deena|first=Campbell|title=Teen Breaks Record For Longest Slam Dunk|url=http://news.sky.com/story/686039/teen-breaks-record-for-longest-slam-dunk|work=news.sky.com|publisher=Sky News|accessdate=6 May 2013|date=17 April 2009}} He rose to the challenge and live on TV at Pinewood Studio, Ramos became the Guinness World Record Breaker. He held onto the record for three years, performing on programs such as Blue Peter, China Central Television{{cite news|title=Jordan breaks own record in China|url=http://www.looklocal.org.uk/detail.php?id=1949|accessdate=6 May 2013|newspaper=looklocal|date=6 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130615203044/http://www.looklocal.org.uk/detail.php?id=1949|archivedate=15 June 2013}} and Italian television. In 2011 he entered the Guinness Book of Records.{{cite news|title=Jordan's spectacular jump is now officially in the record books|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/jordan-s-spectacular-jump-is-now-officially-in-the-record-books-1-2963951|accessdate=6 May 2013|newspaper=thestar|date=17 September 2010}}
=Wife Swap Controversy=
On 29 June 2009, Ramos, his parents, and brother Samuel appeared on the last series of the British program Wife Swap on Channel 4.{{cite web|title="Wife Swap" The Ramos and the Griffiths|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707772/combined|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=5 May 2013|date=29 June 2009}} In the program the swapping mother was not happy because the thirteen- and five-year-old boys spent over nine hours each week training in trampolining and tumbling. She made the boys stay at home to bake cakes instead of training in gymnastics.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130518215043/http://jordanramos.co.uk/ Jordan Ramos official website]
- [http://deramosacrobats.com/ Acrobats – Jordan is part of The Ramos Acrobats]
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Category:Sportspeople from Liverpool
Category:British male trampolinists
Category:Gymnasts from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Category:Athletes from Rio de Janeiro (city)