Luke Strong (gymnast)

Luke Strong
 Gymnast  
Personal information
Full name Luke Robert David strong
Country represented  United Kingdom
 England
Born (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993
Liverpool
Hometown Liverpool
Discipline Trampoline Gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Club City of Liverpool TGC
Head coach(es) Jay Scouler
World ranking 12th

Luke Robert David Strong (born 7 December 1993) is a British trampoline gymnast, Luke is one of Britain's best trampoline gymnasts taking historic bronze at the 2014 European Championships.[1]

Luke who nearly lost His leg in 2009 at age of 15 during a training session. Luke has made a full recovery and in the trials for the 2012 Olympics He missed out by the slenderest margin possible, just 0.1 of a point. But in 2014 Luke became the first British senior Trampoline Gymnast man to win a medal at a European championships in the last 32 years, winning bronze in Portugal.[2]

Achievements

Injuries

In 2009 Luke had a had a serious injury in one of his legs, in a statement to the Liverpool Echo newspapers Luke’s Coach Jay Scouler said "Luke’s injury was the worst I’ve ever experienced with one of my athletes. "The doctors said they may take his leg off. They were talking about amputation. but Luke Strong made a full recovery and returned to compete in 2010 and won Bronze in the British Trampoline Championships. in the begin of 2015 Luke had another accident again breaking His leg by June 2015 Luke was fully recovered. [3] Luke's goal for 2015 is the World Championship in November aiming to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gymnast Profiles". British Gymnastics. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. David Prentice (2 May 2014). "Watch: Trampoline star Luke bounces back in style after injury horror". Liverpool Echo.
  3. "Luke back Stronger than ever". 2 June 2015.
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