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Louis Smith

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Louis Antoine Smith (born 22 April 1989) is a retired English artistic gymnast. He received a bronze medal and two silver medals on the pommel horse at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics respectively, with the former marking the first time a British gymnast had placed in an Olympic event since 1928. He fell just short of gold in 2012, tying with Kristian Berki, but taking silver for a lower E or execution score. He followed this up with a second consecutive silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2016 Rio Olympics, this time finishing behind teammate, and 2012 bronze medalist, Max Whitlock. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Smith is the 473rd most popular gymnast (down from 427th in 2024), the 9,284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,715th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Louis Smith ranks 473 out of 370. Before him are Coline Devillard, Aiko Sugihara, Jonathan Horton, Vladislav Polyashov, Dylan Schmidt, and Viktoriia Onopriienko. After him are Alisa Tishchenko, Nazar Chepurnyi, Samantha Peszek, Roxana Popa, Fan Yilin, and Benjamin Gischard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Louis Smith ranks 2,022. Before him are Zhaina Shekerbekova, Yumna Zaidi, Orlando Johnson, Dale Stephens, Susannah Townsend, and George Nash. After him are Sandeepa Dhar, Ify Ibekwe, Freddie Sears, Pierre Le Coq, Carlin Isles, and Sebastián Martos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Louis Smith ranks 9,286 out of 8,785. Before him are Jason Cummings (1995), Holly Gillibrand (null), George Friend (1987), Molly Renshaw (1996), George Nash (1989), and Moses Odubajo (1993). After him are Frazer Clarke (1991), Teden Mengi (2002), Mallory Franklin (1994), Matt Gilks (1982), Craig Beattie (1984), and Steve Simonsen (1979).

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Among GYMNASTS In United Kingdom

Among gymnasts born in United Kingdom, Louis Smith ranks 4. Before him are Bryony Page (1990), Max Whitlock (1993), and Becky Downie (1992). After him are Alice Kinsella (2001), Ellie Downie (1999), Jake Jarman (2001), Giarnni Regini-Moran (1998), Amelie Morgan (2003), Claudia Fragapane (1997), Joe Fraser (1998), and Dominick Cunningham (1995).

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