Rhys mcclenaghan

Rhys McClenaghan after winning gold in the men's pommel horse final at the World Championships in Antwerp earlier this month. Not just in a sport as unforgiving as gymnastics, rhys mcclenaghan, where anything can and often does go wrong. He recognises these same mental insecurities can also be part of the stresses and challenges of rhys mcclenaghan life.

He is a double world champion on pommel horse , having won gold in and , the first Irish artistic gymnast ever to win world championship gold. He is a two-time European champion and a Commonwealth Games champion on the same apparatus. McClenaghan is the first Irish gymnast to compete in a European final and also the first to win a European medal. He also competed for Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games , [8] winning the gold medal on the pommel horse. He followed this by winning the European Championships , pipping the reigning Olympic and two-time world champion, Max Whitlock on both occasions. When still technically a junior, he won the bronze medal in the British Artistic Gymnastics Championships pommel horse final behind Olympic medalists Louis Smith and Whitlock. At the Commonwealth Games held at the Gold Coast , Australia , McClenaghan won gold on the pommel horse , beating reigning world and Olympic champion Whitlock by dint of higher execution score, after tying on overall scores.

Rhys mcclenaghan

.

As defending world champion, that Olympic spot also at stake, the year-old from Newtownards perhaps felt pressure unlike before. Also competing in Antwerp after an extended break for mental health reasons was Simone Biles, the year-old American who extended her medal winning tally to 37 rhys mcclenaghan, between the Olympics and World Championships — more than any other female, rhys mcclenaghan, or male, gymnast in history. No rhys mcclenaghan to dwell on lack of medals in Glasgow with Olympic Games on the horizon.

.

Rhys McClenaghan in action during the pommel horse final in Antwerp on Saturday. The mark of a true champion is performing when the pressure is greatest. Rhys McClenaghan is a champion and proved it again by retaining his world pommel horse title in some style in Antwerp. Going last of the eight finalists there was not only the pressure of defending the gold medal he won 12 months ago in Liverpool, but a place at the Paris Olympics next summer was also on the line. The Ards gymnast looked nerveless, at least to those of us watching, as he kept his composure, performing an extremely difficult routine and dare I say, making it look easy. His score from the judges of McClenaghan wins gold as Whitlock finishes fifth. Double Olympic champion Max Whitlock finished fifth after falling during his routine.

Rhys mcclenaghan

McClenaghan wins the award after becoming Ireland's first gymnastics world champion in November. Having already claimed the European and Commonwealth Games titles, the year-old has his sights set on Paris The past year or so has been very challenging and my confidence had maybe dropped a little bit, but certainly after this win my confidence is through the roof. McClenaghan's world pommel horse title came after he secured a Commonwealth Games silver medal for Northern Ireland in the summer. His silver in Birmingham was achieved despite a turbulent build-up in which the International Gymnastics Federation FIG ruled that he and team-mates Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer could not perform for NI as they compete for Ireland in international competition, before the governing body reversed its decision.

Ring opening metathesis

Medal record. When still technically a junior, he won the bronze medal in the British Artistic Gymnastics Championships pommel horse final behind Olympic medalists Louis Smith and Whitlock. Rhys McClenaghan Paris Gymnastics. Less than 10 months away from the Olympics, he firmly believes his latest gold medal — his seventh in all on the major stage — has properly tempered his confidence. Tools Tools. Contents move to sidebar hide. Baku World Cup. Cottbus World Cup. Retrieved 17 January Olympic Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Rhys McClenaghan qualifies for pommel horse final. Rhys McClenaghan's first great gymnastic success came at the age of six, when he had no idea that anything at all was on the line. Having mastered the backflip on the trampoline at his family home, his parents took him to the local gym where his organic interest in the sport could be channelled.

BBC News. Rhasidat Adeleke to begin outdoor season at Texas Relays later this month. Paris Challenge Cup. Even in the warm-up before my routine on competition day I was more nervous than I had ever been before and quite honestly had a bit of a panic attack before I competed. Retrieved 31 May England 23 Ireland How the Irish players rated at Twickenham. He followed this by winning the European Championships , pipping the reigning Olympic and two-time world champion, Max Whitlock on both occasions. Pommel Horse. Rhys McClenaghan in action at the World Championships. No time to dwell on lack of medals in Glasgow with Olympic Games on the horizon. Also competing in Antwerp after an extended break for mental health reasons was Simone Biles, the year-old American who extended her medal winning tally to 37 , between the Olympics and World Championships — more than any other female, or male, gymnast in history. Medal record. Rhys McClenaghan after winning gold in the men's pommel horse final at the World Championships in Antwerp earlier this month. Retrieved 14 October