South Essex Gymnastics Club
British Gymnastics club in Basildon, Essex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Essex Gymnastics Club is a British artistic gymnastics club based in Basildon, Essex. The club emerged through the merger of Basildon, Castle Point, and Magna Carta Gymnastics Clubs.[1] It has trained many British men's and women's national team members including 6 time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock.[2]
| Full name | South Essex Gymnastics Club |
|---|---|
| Short name | SEGC |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Location | Basildon, Essex |
| Home ground | Basildon Sporting Village |
| Head coach | Scott Hann Anthony Wise (MAG) Ross Falsetta (WAG) |
| Members | Max Whitlock (formerly) Georgia-Mae Fenton Courtney Tulloch |
| Website | www |
The club trains at Basildon Sporting Village which served as a pre-games training venue for the 2012 London Olympics and hosted competitors from several international teams including Ireland, Holland, New Zealand, Austria, Guatemala, Czech Republic, and Japan.[1][2]
Notable gymnasts
MAG
- Max Whitlock - 6 x Olympic medallist (3 gold) and 8 x World medallist (3 gold). The most successful British male artistic gymnast in history.[3]
- Courtney Tulloch - 2 x Bronze World medallist and 8 x European medallist.[4]
- Brinn Bevan - 2016 Olympian, 2015 World silver medallist and 2015 European bronze medallist.[5]
- Danny Lawrence - 2010 Commonwealth silver medallist.
- Reiss Beckford - 3 x Commonwealth medallist.
WAG
- Georgia-Mae Fenton - 2024 Olympian, 2022 World silver medallist and 4 x European medallist.[6]
- Amy Tinkler - 2016 Olympic bronze medallist and 2015 World bronze medallist.[7]
- Shannon Archer - 2022 Commonwealth medallist for Scotland.[8]
- Annika Reeder - 1996 and 2000 Olympian, 5 x Commonwealth medallist. [9]
- Nicola Willis - 2004 Olympian and Commonwealth silver medallist.[10]
References
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