Daniel Purvis
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Daniel Scott Purvis is an international elite gymnast from the UK from Crosby
, Liverpool, and 2-time British all-around champion in Men's Artistic Gymnastics. He trains at Southport YMCA and is coached by Jeff Brookes and Andrei Popov.
in Birmingham, UK, and won a silver medal as part of the British team, and a bronze medal on floor. At the World Gymnastics Championships
in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he won another bronze medal on floor. In 2011, he once again won the All-Around title in the British Championships. He obtained a bronze medal in the all-around competition at the European Gymnastics Championships
in Berlin, Germany; and won the 2011 FIG World Cup Event in Glasgow, beating Philipp Boy
who later pipped him to 4th place at the World Championships in Tokyo At the World Championships
In October, Great Britain's Mens team hoped to qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics
but had a surprisingly awful time in the Preliminary rounds. Despite his teammates making several costly mistakes and falls, Dan was a steady rock for the team performing consistently in every event, qualifying for the all-around finals. Purvis came fourth in the All-Around competition, missing out on a medal by 0.323 marks.
Crosby
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, Liverpool, and 2-time British all-around champion in Men's Artistic Gymnastics. He trains at Southport YMCA and is coached by Jeff Brookes and Andrei Popov.
Junior Career
During his time as a Junior he came 4th in the team for Great Britain at the Junior European Championships in Greece in 2006. Two years later in Lausanne he helped the British team win the Gold medal, and individually won the All-Around silver at the Junior European Championships again.Senior career
In 2010, Dan became the British Men's All Around champion with Samuel Hunter. In the same year, Purvis attended the European Gymnastics ChampionshipsEuropean Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics.-List:-External links:*...
in Birmingham, UK, and won a silver medal as part of the British team, and a bronze medal on floor. At the World Gymnastics Championships
World Gymnastics Championships
The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique organises World Gymnastics Championships for each of the gymnastic disciplines:...
in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he won another bronze medal on floor. In 2011, he once again won the All-Around title in the British Championships. He obtained a bronze medal in the all-around competition at the European Gymnastics Championships
European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics.-List:-External links:*...
in Berlin, Germany; and won the 2011 FIG World Cup Event in Glasgow, beating Philipp Boy
Philipp Boy
Philipp Boy is a German gymnast.He Helped German's Team Placed Third Behind China and Japan,Placed Second Behind Kōhei Uchimura In Men's All-Around and Fourth at the horizontal bar, at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.-References:*-External links:...
who later pipped him to 4th place at the World Championships in Tokyo At the World Championships
2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was...
In October, Great Britain's Mens team hoped to qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
but had a surprisingly awful time in the Preliminary rounds. Despite his teammates making several costly mistakes and falls, Dan was a steady rock for the team performing consistently in every event, qualifying for the all-around finals. Purvis came fourth in the All-Around competition, missing out on a medal by 0.323 marks.