Luke Strong

Luke Robert David Strong (born 7 December 1993) is a British trampoline gymnast. Strong won bronze at the 2014 European Championships.

Strong nearly lost his leg in 2009 when he sustained a severe injury during a training session. Strong has made a full recovery and in the trials for the 2012 London Olympics, he missed out by 0.1 of a point. However, in 2014, Strong became the first British male senior trampoline gymnast to win a medal at a European championships in the last 32 years, winning bronze in Portugal.

Achievements

2011 British Championship - GOLD 2011 World Cup CHN - 4th synchro (with Nathan Bailey) 2011 World Cup Kawasaki JPN, July - 5th 2011 World Cup CZE - 8th in synchro (with Nathan Bailey) 2011 World Ranking List – Ranked 18th individual and ranked 5th synchro (with Nathan Bailey) 2011 World Championships - Synchro finalist with Nathan Bailey 2013 British Championships - SILVER 2013 World Championship individual - 12th 2014 European Championships - BRONZE 2015 British Championship - GOLD 2016 British Championship - BRONZE 2016 New British Record for Difficulty - 17.8DD 2016 Rio Olympics Reserve But Strong made a full recovery and returned to compete in 2010 and won bronze in the British Trampoline Championships. In the beginning of 2015, Strong had another accident, again breaking his leg, but by June 2015 he was fully recovered.