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Smith wins gold in pommel event

Louis Smith
Smith followed his Olympic bronze with gold in Dagenham

Olympic bronze medallist Louis Smith won gold on the pommel horse in the British Men's Gymnastics Championships.

Peterborough's Smith, 19, who won GB's first Olympic gymnastics medal since 1908, produced an almost flawless display to earn a top score of 15.925.

Corby's Daniel Keatings won gold on the parallel bars with a score of 14.925.

New British senior champion Kristian Thomas, from Wolverhampton, won the high bar with 14.850 at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham.

The floor and vault gold medals were both won by Bury's Theo Seager, who was runner-up to Thomas in the overall standings on Saturday.

Daniel Purvis, 17, demonstrated the young gymnastics talent coming through in Britain when he picked up the gold medal on the rings.



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see also
Smith wins historic bronze for GB
17 Aug 08 |  Gymnastics
Louis Smith Q&A
30 Jul 08 |  Gymnastics


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