Hepworth had been diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, which halts the growth of the hip bone, at the age of five and the hyperactive child was ordered to not to play any sport for three years.

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As history-makers go, Harry Hepworth seems the most unlikely. Competing in his debut Olympics the 19-year-old had an astonishing hour at these Games. He became the first Briton ever to reach in ...

Great Britain's Jake Jarman, Harry Hepworth, Luke Whitehouse, Jonas Rushworth and Jamie Lewis say they are "incredibly proud" after winning team gold at the European gymastics championship in ...

Britain (Harry Hepworth; Luke Whitehouse; Jake Jarman; Joe Fraser; Max Whitlock), 44.166. 2. Japan (Kazuma Kaya; Daiki Hashimoto; Shinnosuke Oka… ...

Harry Hepworth took bronze in the men's vault final as Jake Jarman ... for ferrying him to gymnastics training every day for the past four and a half years because he has not yet managed to pass ...

Leeds Gymnastics Club duo Harry Hepworth and Luke Whitehouse will put what they learned in the Olympic team final to good use when they bid for glory in individual events this weekend.

Watch Great Britain's Luke Whitehouse and Harry Hepworth take home gold and silver in the men's floor final at the European Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig. READ MORE: GB's Whitehouse wins ...

GLORY bee! Fans were puzzled by a bottle of honey in the gymnastics arena – on an historic day for Team GB’s vaulters. Harry Hepworth won Britain’s first-ever Olympic medal i… ...

Hepworth had been diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, which halts the growth of the hip bone, at the age of five and the hyperactive child was ordered to not to play any sport for three years.

With one leg longer than the other, a dodgy back and a hip issue, the chances of Harry Hepworth winning an Olympic medal were far fetched. Hepworth had been diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes ...

Liu Yang, China, 15.300. 2. Zou Jingyuan, China, 15.233. 3. Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece, 15.100. 4. Samir Ait Said, France, 15.000. 5. Adem Asil, Turkey… ...