John Smethurst

John James Smethurst (born 12 July 1977^[1]) is a male former British gymnast.

John Smethurst
Full name	John James Smethurst
Born	(1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 48) Middleton, Greater Manchester, England
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	England
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team 2002 Manchester Team 1998 Kuala Lumpur Floor 2002 Manchester Parallel bars

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4] He is the head of gymnastics at the City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics.^[5]