John Smethurst

John James Smethurst (born 12 July 1977 ) is a male former British gymnast.

Gymnastics career Smethurst represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the floor, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Four years later he repeated the success of winning team gold and secured another bronze in the parallel bars at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He is the head of gymnastics at the City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics.