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Harry Hepworth

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Harry Hepworth
Hepworth in 2024
Personal information
Full nameHarry James Hepworth
Born (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)
United Kingdom
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Great Britain
(2022–present (GBR))
Training locationLeeds, West Yorkshire
ClubLeeds Gymnastics Club[1]
Head coach(es)Andy Butcher
David Murray
Tom Rawlinson
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Vault
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rimini Team
Silver medal – second place 2025 Leipzig Floor exericse
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 2 1
World Challenge Cup 2 1 0
Total 3 3 1

Harry James Hepworth (born 6 December 2003) is a British artistic gymnast. He is the 2024 men's Olympic vault bronze medalist. He won gold as a member of the Great Britain team at the 2025 European Championships and silver with the team at the 2023 European Championships.[2] He also participated at the 2023 World Championships where the team placed fourth.[3]

Early life and education

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At the age of five Hepworth was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease which sidelined him from sporting activity for three years.[4] He then took up artistic gymnastics shortly after this.

He attended Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley.[5]

Gymnastics career

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2023

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Hepworth was selected to attend the 2023 Baku World Cup, where he won silver on vault and placed 8th in the floor final.[6] He then won gold on vault at the 2023 DTB Pokal Team Challenge. Hepworth attended the 2023 European Championships as an individual where he placed 4th on floor and 7th on vault.[6] He won gold on vault at the 2023 Paris Challenge Cup.[6] Hepworth was named in the British team for the 2023 World Championships alongside Max Whitlock, Jake Jarman, Courtney Tulloch and James Hall. The team placed 4th and Hepworth made the floor, vault and steel ring finals placing 6th, 7th and 8th respectively.[6]

2024

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At the 2024 European Championships Hepworth helped Great Britain finish second as a team behind Ukraine. In June of that year he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Jake Jarman, Joe Fraser, Luke Whitehouse, and Max Whitlock.[7] Hepworth won bronze in the vault at the Games in Paris, becoming the first British man to claim an Olympic medal in the discipline.[8][9][10]

2025

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At the Osijek World Cup Hepworth won silver on vault and also made the steel ring and floor finals. He was selected to attend the 2025 European Championships alongside Jake Jarman, Jamie Lewis, Jonas Rushworth and Luke Whitehouse where he contributed on floor exercise, still rings and vault to help Britain win their third ever European team title.[11] He also qualified for the floor exercise, still rings and vault finals, winning silver on floor behind teammate Luke Whitehouse and placing fifth on still rings and fourth on vault.[12][13]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Senior
2022 British Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Koper Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 British Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Baku World Cup 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 4 7
Paris Challenge Cup 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 4 6 8 7
2024 British Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4
Baku World Cup 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 4 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025 British Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup 7 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4

References

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  1. ^ "HEPWORTH Harry – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ Gunston, Jo. "Italy crowned men's artistic gymnastics European team champions at Antalya 2023". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ "World Gymnastics Championships: Great Britain miss out on medal in men's final". BBC Newsround. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Harry Hepworth: Meet the Leeds medal-winning gymnast who overcame Legg–Calve–Perthes disease". Yorkshire Evening Post. 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ Birkinshaw, Alan (11 May 2017). "Prince Henry's student Harry Hepworth is lord of the rings". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "FIG Results - 17109". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. ^ "And your Team GB Paris 2024 gymnasts are..." British Gymnastics. 13 June 2024.
  8. ^ "GB's Hepworth takes historic bronze in vault". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Harry Hepworth vows men's vault bronze on Olympic debut is 'just the start'". The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Olympics 2024: Harry Hepworth wins historic vault bronze". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Gymnastics: Great Britain's men win European gold in Germany". BBC Sport. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  12. ^ "European Gymnastics Championships: GB's Whitehouse retains floor title for third successive year". BBC Sport. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  13. ^ "European Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Britain's Jake Jarman wins vault silver". BBC Sport. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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