Great Britain Names Men's And Women's Teams For 2017 World Championships

Great Britain Names Men's And Women's Teams For 2017 World Championships

Great Britain has announced their men's and women's teams headed to the 2017 World Championships, which will be held in Montreal, Canada from October 2-8.

Sep 20, 2017 by Rebecca Johnson
Great Britain Names Men's And Women's Teams For 2017 World Championships
Great Britain has announced their men's and women's teams headed to the 2017 World Championships, held in Montreal from October 2-8.

WOMEN'S TEAM


Amy Tinkler, age 17, hometown Bishop Auckland, club South Essex, coach Ross Falsetta.

Claudia Fragapane, age 19, hometown Bristol, club Bristol Hawks, coach Helen Potter and Rory Weavers.

Alice Kinsella, age 16, hometown Sutton Coldfield, club Park Wrekin, coach Christine Still and Brett Ince

Georgia-Mae Fenton, age 16, hometown Kent, club East London, coach Lorraine Atkinson

MEN'S TEAM


Max Whitlock MBE, age 24, hometown Hemel Hempstead, club South Essex GC, coach Scott Hann MBE.

Nile Wilson, age 21, hometown Pudsey, club Leeds GC, coach Dave Murray.

Courtney Tulloch, age 21, hometown Maidstone, club Pegasus, coach Ionut Trandaburu.

James Hall, age 21, hometown Maidstone, club Pegasus, coach Ionut Trandaburu.

Joe Fraser, age 18, hometown Birmingham, club City of Birmingham, coach Lee Woolls.

Dan Purvis, age 26, hometown Southport, coach Jeff Brookes

Release via British Gymnastics

Double Olympic champion Max Whitlock MBE makes his return to international action as part of the British team announced for the artistic gymnastics World Championships, taking place in Montreal from October 2-8.

The GBR men's lineup will see Max compete alongside Rio high bar bronze medalist Nile Wilson, European all-around silver medalist James Hall, British all-around champion Joe Fraser, European rings bronze medalist Courtney Tulloch, and London 2012 bronze medal winner Dan Purvis.

The women's team will see Olympic floor bronze medal winner Amy Tinkler and four-time Commonwealth Games champion Claudia Fragapane joined by 2017 British all-around silver medalist Alice Kinsella and Georgia-Mae Fenton, the 2017 British Championships all-around fourth-place gymnast.