In 2018, Dominick Cunningham became the third male British artistic gymnast to win the European floor exercise title at the European gymnastics championships in Glasgow. Dominick was a consistent member of the British team throughout the Tokyo Olympic cycle qualifying for six individual major championships apparatus finals in the process and winning a European team silver medal. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia Dominick and team England dominated the competition winning the team gold medal in the Gold Coast. Dom trained at the Earls gymnastics club alongside London 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Kristian Thomas in the early chapters of his career. Over the past decade he has been part of the Birmingham gymnastics club who have had incredible amounts of success in Great Britain wining the historic Adam's shield on multiple occasions. In 2022 Dominick switched Nationalities and now represents team Ireland with hopes of competing at the LA 2028 Olympic Games. And this is his story.
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British Gymnastics World Championships Trial | Podcast EP 131
In August 2025, the men's and women's British artistic gymnastics World championships trials took place at the Lilleshall National sports centre. It was a rare opportunity to watch the very best athletes in the country compete in high level competition and see behind the curtain. I'm going to be talking about some of the standout performances and my big takeaways following the event which include highlights from Joe Fraser and Alex Cash. I'll also share my personal experiences visiting Singapore this summer, where gymnastics afforded me an amazing opportunity to revisit the country that hosted the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games. And this is my story.
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The World Of Gymnastics Q&A | Podcast EP 130
In this episode of "The Sam Oldham Podcast" I'm going to be answering questions that have been sent in by some of our amazing listeners. I'll also look at some current topical stories from the world of gymnastics and share some of my own recent personal experiences. This is the 130th episode of the podcast which marks the two and a half year anniversary of the start of the show. Thank you to all of our listeners for their continued support and of course the sponsors who believe in the work that we're doing. And this is my story.
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The Jake Dalton Story | Podcast EP 129
In 2011 at the World gymnastics championships in Tokyo. Jake Dalton helped the US men's team finish on the podium, winning a bronze medal just one year out from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Less than twelve months later Jake and his four US team mates qualified in first place ahead of the Olympic team final. After early error's however they finished the event in 5th place but just two years later they were able to learn from the mistakes made in London and once again finish back on the medal podium. It was an incredible World championships for Jake in Nanning 2014, who went on to win an individual World championships floor bronze medal behind Kenzo Shirai and the great Kohei Uchimura. Throughout his career Jake won four World championships medals for team USA and competed at back to back Olympic Games. And this is his story.
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The Casimir Schmidt Story | Podcast EP 128
In May 2025, Casimir Schmidt finished 8th all around in the European men's artistic gymnastics final at the age of 29. At the junior European championships in 2012 he won the gold medal for team Netherlands on vault which was the beginning of an amazing career. Throughout his gymnastics journey Casimir has competed in a total of 9 major championships all around finals finishing 13th on the biggest stage of all at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Following last summer's Olympic Games, Casimir travelled across the United States performing in the gold over America gymnastics tour, headlined by Simone Biles. Back in 2017 Casimir and his team mate Bram Verhofstad came to visit Nottingham and I had the pleasure of training alongside them both. And this is his story.
At seven years old I walked into a gymnastics club for the very first time. I was hooked. For the next twenty one years, I dedicated my life to becoming an Olympic champion. I'm going to share with you the life lessons, experiences and stories that have shaped the man I am today. I'm now starting a new chapter in my life beyond my sporting career and look forward to bringing you along with me.
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