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Kristof Willerton

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Kristof Willerton
Medal record
Men's tumbling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sofia Tumbling
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Tumbling Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sofia Tumbling Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia Tumbling Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku Tumbling Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia Tumbling
Silver medal – second place 2023 Birmingham Tumbling Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sofia Tumbling Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guimarães Tumbling
Gold medal – first place 2016 Valladolid Tumbling Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rimini Tumbling Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Valladolid Tumbling
Silver medal – second place 2018 Baku Tumbling Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Guimarães Tumbling Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Saint Petersburg Tumbling
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Guimarães Tumbling
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cali Tumbling

Kristof Willerton (born 21 July 1993)[1] is a British gymnast. He won gold in tumbling at the 2013 Trampoline World Championships, thereby becoming the first British man to win a world tumbling title.[2] He was part of the British tumbling team that won gold at the 2017 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, the 2019 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and at the 2022 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships[3][4][5] He studied biochemistry at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WILLERTON Kristof". World Games 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Itzhaki, Jane (25 November 2013). "Biochemistry undergraduate Kristof Willerton becomes World Champion in Tumbling Page". Department of Biochemistry. University of Oxford. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Trampoline World Championships: Kristof Willerton secures gold for British tumbling team". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Tumbling team crowned World Champions on superb day of British success in Sofia". British Gymnastics. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Trampoline World Championships: Britain win men's tumbling gold and three other medals". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.