The British Gymnastics Championships is an annual

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national competition held in the

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for elite-level gymnasts. It is organized by

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, the governing body for gymnastics in the United Kingdom. It is used as a selection event for the men's and women's national team. In recent years the competition has taken place near the end of March at the

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and includes men's, women's, junior and espoir competitions, with a joint qualification and all-around followed by apparatus finals.

History

The British Gymnastics Men’s trophy is the oldest in the sport, starting in 1896 with the first women's competition starting in 1924. The

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was the first major venue to host the championships, starting in 1961 until 1971.

Qualification

Senior gymnasts qualify by attaining an all-around ranking through a Home Nation Championships, with the top ranked gymnasts entering the competition (maximum 48). To achieve a ranking, gymnasts will need to be able to provide proof of achieving a minimum score of 41.50 from the previous years British Championships, Home Nations Competition, a regional FIG competition or Club Team Championships. They will then be ranked on their score achieved.https://a.storyblok.com/f/83342/x/937099f79b/qualifying-to-the-british-championship-mobility-and-eligibility.pdf

Women's Championships

Men's Championships

Modern Winners at the Men's British Gymnastics Championships (2000+)

Records (2000-present)

Beth Tweddle Elizabeth Kimberly Tweddle (born 1 April 1985) is a retired English Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. Renowned for her uneven bar and floor routines, she was the first female gymnast from Great Britain to win a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnas ...

has the most individual all-around titles with 7 and the most titles across all apparatus with 14.

Hannah Whelan Hannah Kate Whelan (born 1 July 1992) is a retired British artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Whelan won three European Championships medals and four British senior national titles, and was th ...

has the most medals in total with 17, followed by

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with 16.

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References

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