2014 European Championships Held from 12-26th May at the Arena Armeec, the 2014 artistic gymnastics European Championships includes competitions for women and men, senior and juniors. The junior gymnasts will compete for all-around and apparatus titles with the senior gymnast competing for team and apparatus titles, this is the same format as the 2012 European Championships in Montpellier. Schedule Wednesday 14th May - junior women’s qualifications Thursday 15th May - senior women’s qualifications Friday 16th May - junior women’s all-around final Saturday 17th May - senior women’s team final Sunday 18th May – senior and junior apparatus finals Wednesday 21st May – junior men’s qualifications Thursday 22nd May – senior men’s qualifications Friday 23rd May – junior men’s all-around final Saturday 24th May – senior men’s team final Sunday 25th May - senior and junior apparatus finals Best achievements of Great Britain at European Championships MEN Senior individual records - 3 Gold, 8 Silver, 6 Bronze (17 medals) Nik Stuart Silver medal 1957 Paris (FRA) - first European medal / GBR men Neil Thomas Bronze medal 1990 (SUI) Kanukai Jackson Bronze medal vault 2002 Patras (GRE) Daniel Keatings Silver medal pommels 2007 Amsterdam (NED) Daniel Keatings Silver medal all-around 2009 (ITA) - first European all-around medal Silver medal pommels 2009 Milan (ITA) Daniel Keatings Bronze medal pommels 2009 Milan (ITA) Daniel Keatings Gold on pommels 2010 Birmingham (GBR) first European title / GB men Louis Smith Silver medal pommels 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Dan Purvis Bronze floor 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Bronze all-around 2011 (GER) Louis Smith Silver pommels 2012 Montpellier (FRA) Daniel Keatings Gold pommels 2013 Moscow (RUS) - first doubled European title/” Gold Floor /tie A. Shatilov 2013 Moscow Max Whitlock Silver all-around 2013 Moscow Max Whitlock Bronze pommels 2013 Moscow Silver medal high bar 2013 Moscow Senior team records:1 Gold, 1 Silver Montpellier 2012 - the British Senior team won the first ever Team Gold medal (Daniel Purvis, , Louis Smith, Ruslan Panteleymonov and Max Whitlock). Birmingham 2010 – Silver (Daniel Keatings, Louis Smith, Samuel Hunter, Daniel Purvis, Kristian Thomas) 2

Junior individual records - 13 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze (19 medals) Mark Freeman Gold medal Rings 2002 Patras (GRE) - first European Gold for GBR Louis Smith: Gold medals Pommels 2004 Ljubljana (SLO) Louis Smith: Gold medals Pommels 2006 Volos (GRE) Kristian Thomas: Bronze medal Vault 2006 Volos (GRE) Daniel Keatings Gold medal All-around 2008 Lausanne (SUI) - first European All-around title Daniel Keatings Gold medal Pommels 2008 Lausanne (SUI) Daniel Keatings Gold medal P. Bars 2008 Lausanne (SUI) Daniel Purvis Silver medal 2008 Lausanne (SUI) Sam Oldham Gold All-around 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Sam Oldham Gold High Bar 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Matt Whitlock Silver All-around 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Matt Whitlock Gold Floor 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Matt Whitlock Gold Pommels 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Reiss Beckford Bronze High Bar (in a tie with =F. Gonzales (ESP) 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Reiss Beckford Bronze Rings 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Frank Baines Gold All-around 2012 Montpellier (FRA) Silver All-around 2012 Montpellier (FRA) Jay Thompson Gold Pommels 2012 Montpellier (FRA) Gold Rings 2012 Montpellier (FRA) Gold P. Bars 2012 Montpellier (FRA) Junior team records: 3 Gold medals Lausanne 2008 - the first ever Team Gold for the GBR Juniors (Daniel Keatings, Daniel Purvis, Theo Seager, Sam Oldham, Reece Pearson) Birmingham 2010 – second Junior European title (Sam Oldham, Max Whitlock, Reiss Beckford, Frank Baines, Cameron Mackenzie) Montpellier 2012 – third Junior European title- a record 5 gold and 1 silver medal- total of 6 medals (Frank Baines, Nile Wilson, Jay Thompson, Brinn Bevan, Courtney Tulloch) WOMEN Senior individual records - 6 gold, 3 silver, 3 Bronze medals (12 medals) Bronze A.bars 2002 Patras (GRE) - first European medal for GB women Beth Tweddle Silver A.bars 2004 Amsterdam (NED) Beth Tweddle Gold A. bars 2006 Volos (GRE) - first European title for GB women Beth Tweddle Silver Floor 2007 Amsterdam (NED) Beth Tweddle Silver Floor 2008 Clermont Ferrand (FRA) Beth Tweddle Gold Floor 2009 Milan (ITA) Beth Tweddle Gold A. bars 2009 Milan (ITA) – first double title for GB women Beth Tweddle Gold A. bars 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Beth Tweddle Gold Floor 2010 Birmingham (GBR) Beth Tweddle Gold A.bars 2011 Berlin (GER) Hannah Whelan Bronze Floor 2012 Brussells (BEL) Hannah Whelan Bronze Beam 2012 (BEL) Senior team records: 1 Silver medal 2010 Birmingham (GBR) First European Team medal for GBR women (Rebecca Downie, Nicole Hibbert, Niamh Rippin, Beth Tweddle) 3

Junior individual records: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze medal Rhian Pugh Gold A. Bars 2004 Amsterdam (NED) – first gold medal for GB Junior Women Gabby Jupp Bronze Floor 2012 Brussels (BEL) Junior team record: 4th place 2012 Brussels (BEL) Gabby Jupp, Charlie Fellows, Angel Romaeo, Raer Theaker, Georgina Hockenull.