Jonathan Stranks
British acrobatic gymnast (born 1994)
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Jonathan Stranks (born 16 December 1994)[1] is a British acrobatic gymnast who won the title of world men's fours champion with Adam Buckingham, Adam McAssey and Alex Uttley in July 2010 in Poland.[2]
| Jonathan Stranks | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Jonny | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1994[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Heathrow Gymnastics Club[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Neil Griffiths[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Andrew Griffiths[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Nicola Yellop[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stranks was a member of Spelbound, the gymnastic group who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent.[3][4][5] The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance.
After leaving Spelbound, Stranks joined Cirque du Soleil's show Quidam until the show retired in 2016.