Wray "Nik" Stuart, MBE (20 July 1927 – 24 June 2002) was a British gymnast. He competed at the

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in all artistic gymnastics events. His best achievement was 19th place all-around with the British team in 1960.Nik Stuart
sports-reference.com He was born the tenth child in a family of 12. In his teens he assisted his father, a plumber, and worked as a bricklayer. In 1946 he joined the army where he trained in boxing, diving and pole vaulting. Only in 1952, while stationed in Singapore, he became interested in gymnastics and later won nine consecutive British titles between 1956 and 1964. In 1962 he was appointed MBE for his achievements in sport. Two years later he left the army to become the head coach of the British gymnastics team. Between 1964 and 1989 he published about a dozen of books on training in artistic gymnastics.Google Books by Nik Stuart
google.com He retired in 1985, but continued to train himself and others at a local gym.
Obituary by the Telegraph (29 June 2002) The last two years of his life he suffered from

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.Nik Stuart passed away peacefully...
Obituary by Alan Sommerville, Chief Executive – British Gymnastics (24 June 2002) He married twice and had three children with his first wife, Edna. In 1987 he married second time, to Terry Liddle (née Henderson).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Nik 1927 births 2002 deaths Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics British male artistic gymnasts English male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain Royal Army Physical Training Corps soldiers Military personnel from North Yorkshire 20th-century British Army personnel Sportspeople from Thirsk Sportspeople from North Yorkshire 20th-century English sportsmen Members_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire