Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Glyn T.•Hopkins |
Used name | Glyn•Hopkins |
Born | 1 October 1928 in Pontypridd, Wales (GBR) |
Affiliations | Swansea YMCA, Swansea (GBR) |
NOC | ![]() |
Glyn Hopkins followed in his father’s footsteps, and became a gymnast with the famous Swansea YMCA. He was originally coached at the Sketty Olympic Club by the 10-times British champion Arthur Whitford. Hopkins was part of the Swansea team that won the first post-War British team championship in 1947. Swansea would win the title in three more consecutive years - 1948-50.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | ![]() |
Glyn Hopkins | |||
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 111 | |||||
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 12 | ||||
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =103 | |||||
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | 106 | |||||
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | 111 | |||||
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | 117 | |||||
Rings, Men (Olympic) | 108 | |||||
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | 94 |