Courtney James Matthew Winston Tulloch (born 6 October 1995) is a currently active English international

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, representing Great Britain and England since 2012, and is a specialist in

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and vault. Tulloch is the double

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champion on rings in 2018 and 2022, and a silver medallist on vault in 2018, all representing England. He was also part of the gold medal-winning England team at the Commonwealth Games of 2018 and 2022. Representing Great Britain, he was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2022 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and a three-time European medal winner on rings. In November 2022 he became the first British gymnast ever to win a global medal on rings, a bronze, at the 2022 World Championships, having helped Great Britain to bronze, and Olympic qualification, in the team event days earlier.

Background

Tulloch trains at South Essex Gymnastics Club under coaches Anthony Wise & Scott Hann. He used to train at Pegasus Gymnastics Club in Maidstone under coaches Ovi Rugina & Ionut Trandaburu.

Junior career

During his junior career he was a two time all-around champion at the UK School Games and won several titles on rings. He was also part of the Junior British team that won the European title at the 2012 European Championships in

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, as well as winning a gold medal on the rings.

Senior career

In 2013, he won a silver medal at the World Cup in

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on the rings. In 2014, he was chosen to represent

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at the

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where he helped the men's team qualify to the final with performances on

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, rings and

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. He also qualified in 5th place for the rings final with a score of 15.700. In 2018, he was selected to compete at the

in Gold Coast,

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. He took gold in the rings, and also won gold in the men's artistic team all-around. In the vault, he won silver. At the

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, Tulloch won a bronze in the rings. He also won a silver as part of the team. Tulloch was part of the England team that won gold in the team competition at the

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. Tulloch is credited with an eponymous skill with an 'F' difficulty classification. He is part of the Castore Sportswear Academy.

References

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British Gymnastics British Gymnastics (BG) is the sports governing body for gymnastics disciplines in the United Kingdom including Acrobatic Gymnastics, Aerobic Gymnastics, Disability Gymnastics, Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, TeamGym, Tramp ...