Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | John Edward "Jack"•Pancott |
Used name | Jack•Pancott |
Born | 1 April 1933 in Farnborough, England (GBR) |
Died | 10 September 2015 in Berwyn, Pennsylvania (USA) |
Measurements | 168 cm / 64 kg |
Affiliations | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot (GBR) |
NOC | Great Britain |
Born in Farnborough, Hampshire, Jack Pancott started gymnastics at age 16 after joining the Army, when his basic training included floor exercises and vaulting. He soon became a member of the Army gymnastic team. Pancott competed for Britain at the 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games, as well as the 1966 World Championships. He was British all-around champion in 1966, and shortly thereafter moved to the United States.
In the USA Pancott opened a gymnastics club, Pancott Gymnastics, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. He taught at the club until his death in 2022.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1960 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GBR | Jack Pancott | |||
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 102 | |||||
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 19 | ||||
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =81 r1/2 | |||||
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | =98 r1/2 | |||||
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | =92 r1/2 | |||||
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | 116 r1/2 | |||||
Rings, Men (Olympic) | =95 r1/2 | |||||
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | 99 r1/2 | |||||
1964 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GBR | Jack Pancott | |||
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) | 102 | |||||
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | =105 r1/2 | |||||
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) | =90 r1/2 | |||||
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | 110 r1/2 | |||||
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | =105 r1/2 | |||||
Rings, Men (Olympic) | =91 r1/2 | |||||
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) | 103 r1/2 |