Max Whitlock

This was the first time the British men's team had won an Olympic medal since 1912.

He also won the bronze medal in the pommel horse event final behind Hungary's Krisztián Berki and teammate Smith.

Whitlock began the season at the Internationaux de France where he won the silver medal on the pommel horse behind Olympic champion Krisztián Berki.

He then competed at the European Championships in Moscow.

In the all-around final, he won the silver medal behind David Belyavskiy.

He then won Great Britain's first European floor title by tying with Israel's Alexander Shatilov.

Then in the pommel horse final, he won the bronze medal.

At the Anadia World Challenge Cup, he was upset in the pommel horse final by Colombia's Jhonny Perez.

At the World Championships, Whitlock finished fourth in the all-around final, only 0.300 behind the bronze medalist.

Then in the pommel horse final, he tied for the silver medal with Mexico's Daniel Corral.

At the European Championships in Sofia, Whitlock and his Great Britain teammates won the team silver medal behind Russia.

In event finals, he won the gold medal in pommel horse ahead of the defending Olympic champion Krisztián Berki.

He also finished fifth in the floor exercise final.

The British team won the event and qualified as a team for the Olympic Games for the first time since 1992.

He won the silver medal in the pommel horse final behind teammate Louis Smith.

In March, he won the bronze medal on the pommel horse at the Cottbus World Challenge Cup.

He competed with the British team that won the gold medal at the European Championships.

This was the first time the British men's team had won team gold at a major championship.

Individually, Whitlock qualified for the pommel horse final, where he finished in sixth place.

Max Antony Whitlock (born 13 January 1993) is a British artistic gymnast.

With fourteen medals and six titles in Olympic and World Championships, Whitlock is the most successful gymnast in his nation's history.

He is also the most successful pommel horse worker in gymnastics history with five Olympic and World titles.

Whitlock is a six-time Olympic medalist (all-around, team, floor exercise and three times on his signature piece, pommel horse), winning three golds and three bronzes, and a five-time world medalist on the pommel horse with three gold and two silvers.

Whitlock was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, on 13 January 1993.

He was introduced to gymnastics by a friend from a swimming club when he was seven and joined the Sapphire School of Gymnastics in Hemel Hempstead.

When he was twelve, his coach Klemen Bedenik returned to Slovenia, and Whitlock followed him to Maribor to continue training.

He returned three months later and joined South Essex Gymnastics Club in Basildon, where he is currently coached by his brother-in-law Scott Hann.

Whitlock's wife, Leah, has also worked as a coach at the club.

He attended Longdean School in Hemel Hempstead.

Whitlock won gold on pommel horse and floor exercise and silver in the all-around at the 2010 Junior European Championships held in Birmingham.

In October, he was part of the team that won the silver medal for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

He also won the silver medal on the pommel horse and a bronze medal on the horizontal bar.

Whitlock was an alternate for the British men's team at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo.

Whitlock was selected for the British team that competed at the Olympic Test Event, the final opportunity to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Whitlock represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London alongside Smith, Sam Oldham, Daniel Purvis, and Kristian Thomas.

The team initially finished second in the team final, but the Japanese team submitted an inquiry that raised their score, so the British team received the bronze medal.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Whitlock and his England teammates won the team gold.

In the all-around final, Whitlock won the gold medal with a score of 90.631 points.

He became Great Britain's first-ever Olympic gold medalist in artistic gymnastics when he won both the floor exercise and pommel horse at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He is a four-time European champion and a four-time Commonwealth Games champion representing England.