British Gymnastics announced the men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics teams selected to represent Great Britain at the 2014 World Championships that will be held in Nanning, China from October 3-12. 
 

Leading the British men’s team is 2014 all-around British, Commonwealth, and European Champion Max Whitlock. Whitlock's English Commonwealth gold medal teammates Nile Wilson and Kristian Thomas are also on the team. Commonwealth p-bars champion for Scotland Daniel Purvis also takes a spot, as does his teammate 2014 Commonwealth pommel horse Champion Daniel Keatings and double junior European Champion Courtney Tulloch. The reserve is 2012 Junior European Champion Frank Baines.
 

The women’s team includes 2014 European silver medallists and Commonwealth Champions Becky Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, and Hannah Whelan along with member of the English Commonwealth winning team Kelly Simm, 2013 British Champion Gabby Jupp and 2013 British silver medallist Charlie Fellows. The reserve will be named at a later date.

 

 

Men

Max Whitlock (21) South Essex GC – Basildon – 2012 double Olympic bronze medallist

Dan Keatings (24) Huntingdon GC – Corby – 2008 Olympian and two-time European pommel horse Champion

Dan Purvis (23) Southport YMCA – Southport - 2012 Olympic bronze medallist

Nile Wilson (18) Leeds GC – Leeds – Five–time 2014 junior European Champion

Kristian Thomas (25) Earls GC – Wolverhampton - 2012 Olympic bronze medallist

Courtney Tulloch (18) Pegasus GC – Maidstone – Double 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Champion

Reserve: Frank Baines (19) Southport YMCA – Liverpool – 2012 Junior European Champion

 

Women

Becky Downie (22) Notts GC - Nottingham – 2008 Olympian and 2014 European uneven bars Champion

Hannah Whelan (22) City of Liverpool - Liverpool - 2008 and 2012 Olympian

Ruby Harrold (18) The Academy - Bristol – European team silver medallist and world bar finalist

Claudia Fragapane (16) Bristol Hawks - Bristol - Four times 2014 Commonwealth Champion

Gabby Jupp (17) Sapphire GC - Borhamwood - 2013 Senior British Champion

Kelly Simm (19) Dynamo GC - Whitely – 2014 Vault British Champion and Commonwealth team gold

Charlie Fellows (17) City of Liverpool - Crewe – 2013 Senior British silver medallist


Release via British Gymnastics


Related:
Worlds WAG and MAG Nominative Lists