Jordan Ramos

Jordan Ramos (born 18 July 1995 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a British sprinter,^[1] former British Gymnast, five-times British Tumbling (gymnastics) Champion, a European Silver Medallist,^[2] a Guinness World Records Breaker for the longest slam dunk from a trampoline.^[3][4]

Jordan Ramos

Ramos preparing to race
Personal information
Nationality	British,  Brazilian
Born	(1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 30) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Track and Field, gymnastics
Event(s)	60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, Tumbling (gymnastics)
Club	Liverpool Harriers & Athletic Club, Wakefield Gymnastic Club
Coached by	Alan Prescott, Craig Lowther
Retired	2010
Achievements and titles
World finals	2009 Russia 4th place Tumbling (gymnastics) 2007 Canada 6th place Tumbling (gymnastics)
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom International Tumbling (gymnastics) Championships 2008 Portugal Tumbling (gymnastics) 2007 Poland Tumbling (gymnastics) 2006 Bulgaria Tumbling (gymnastics) European Championships Tumbling Team 2010 France Tumbling (gymnastics) National Championships 2005 British open Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2005 British Tumbling Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2006 British open Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2006 British Tumbling Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2007 British open Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2007 British Tumbling Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2008 British Tumbling Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2009 British Tumbling Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2010 British Tumbling Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) Regional Championships 2006 Yorkshire Tumbling Championships Tumbling (gymnastics) 2006 (5 region Championships) Tumbling (gymnastics)

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]} 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.^[5] 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^[6] and Italian television. In 2011 he entered the Guinness Book of Records.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.