James Hall (gymnast)

James Robert Hall (born 6 October 1995)[1] is an English artistic gymnast. A member of the British Senior team since 2014, he has won all-around bronze in the European Artistic Gymnastic Championships and a team gold and an individual all-round silver in the Commonwealth Games.

James Hall
Full nameJames Robert Hall
Country represented Great Britain
 England
Born (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995
Bankstown, Australia
ResidenceMaidstone, Kent
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national teamGreat Britain
ClubPegasus GC
Head coach(es)Ionut Trandaburu, Ovi Rugina
World ranking8th
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Artistic gymnastics
European Championships
2018 GlasgowTeam
2017 Cluj-NapocaAll-around
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
2018 Gold CoastAll-Around
2018 Gold CoastHorizontal bar

Personal life

Hall was born 6 October 1995 in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. His family moved to Kent, England in 1997.[2]

He began gymnastics at age six after a coach encouraged him to so do.[2]

In 2018, Hall became an ambassador for the Young Lives Foundation, a charity that helps disadvantaged youth in Kent, England.[2]

Career

2015

Hall was the alternate for the silver medal winning GB team at the 2015 Glasgow world championships.

2017

Hall won the all-around bronze medal at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in April 2017, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[3]

2018

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Hall was part of the team that won gold in the team event.[4] He also won silver on the individual all-around competition[5] as well as horizontal bar, both behind Nile Wilson.[6]

At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Hall won a silver as part of the team.[7]

2019

In March 2019, Hall won the All-Around title at the British Championships.[8]

He also competed at the European Championships in Szczecin, Poland, as well as the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[2]

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Hall competed for Great Britain. The team took fourth place with a score of 255.76.

He also competed in the all around final where he finished in 8th position, one place ahead of teammate Joe Fraser. [9]

References
  1. "James Hall". British Gymnastics.
  2. "Artistic Gymnastics HALL James". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. "Vernyayev Rallies To Defend European All-Around Title". International Gymnast Magazine Online.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: England win gold in men's team final". BBC Sport. 5 April 2018.
  5. "Commonwealth Games: England's Nile Wilson wins all-around gold, James Hall silver". BBC Sport. 7 April 2018.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: Nile Wilson wins third gold as Alice Kinsella seals first Commonwealth title". 9 April 2018.
  7. "High bar falls cost British gymnasts as Russia takes European team gold". ESPN. 11 August 2018.
  8. "James Hall Crowned British All-around Champion". British Gymnastics. 22 March 2019.
  9. "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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