Beth Tweddle is the most successful British Gymnast to date, being the first British female to win a medal at the European Championships, World Championships, and Olympics. She has competed in three Olympics, and has won multiple accolades at five separate World Championships. Tweddle retired from gymnastics in August of 2013. 

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Below is the official Press Release of British Gymnastics concerning Beth Tweddle’s induction: 

 

18/10/14: Beth Tweddle MBE has been announced as the first ever inductee to the British Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

 

Beth holds an outstanding catalogue of achievements spanning three Olympic cycles, her accolades include three World and six European Championship titles and her crowning glory - Olympic bronze in London 2012. The first British woman to win Olympic, European or World Championship medals, Beth is considered to be the most successful British gymnast of all time.

 

Outside the gym, Beth has been an influential ambassador for the sport of gymnastics and British Gymnastics. She has devoted an enormous amount of her free time to helping promote the sport, as well as mentoring younger members of national squads/teams and inspiring future generations of children participating in clubs, schools and leisure centres around the country.

 

The Hall of Fame was unveiled at the British Gymnastics National Awards Evening at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, it celebrates the outstanding achievements of British gymnasts at the highest international stage; the culture of self-belief, tenacity and enthusiasm which they have shown and their ability to have inspired and become role models for the younger generation.  

 

Receiving the prestigious accolade from Baroness Sue Campbell, Beth said: “It’s a huge honour to be the first gymnast to be entered into the British Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Gymnastics has given me so much in life, not only the successes in competitions but also so many opportunities and amazing experiences.  It has taught me that hard work and dedication is so important to reaching your goals but also gymnastics has been brilliant fun to be involved in and I have made so many great friends along the way. I couldn’t have achieved my goals without the support of my teammates, my family and most importantly my coaches. Since my retirement from the sport I’ve been so impressed with the continuing strength of British Gymnastics and like everyone I’ve really enjoyed seeing our teams produce such amazing results and become such inspirational role models.”

 

The introduction of the Hall of Fame as the ultimate award within the British Gymnastics’ Awards List comes as a result of the extraordinary success of the British gymnasts achieved at the Olympic, World and European stage over the last decade. 

 

Beth Tweddle MBE

 

- Seven times British senior all-around champion (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

- Eleven FIG World Cup titles

- Commonwealth Games champion and two silver medals in Manchester 2002

- Three times World champion (asymmetric bars 2006 and 2010, floor 2009)

-  Six European Championships titles (asymmetric bars 2006, 2009 2010, 2011and floor 2009 , 2010)

   and five silver and one bronze medals

- Represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

- Bronze medal on asymmetric bars in London 2012

- Awarded Member of British Empire (MBE) in 2010.

- Elected member of the FIG Athlete’s commission in 2012