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10 Facts About Dan Keatings

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Dan Keatings represented Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Dan Keatings won the bronze medal in the pommel horse final.

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In September 2009 Dan Keatings gained a sponsorship deal with business power supplier Opus Energy.

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Dan Keatings agreed to cover his competition fees, equipment, and travel costs.

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On 15 October 2009, Dan Keatings made history when he became the first British gymnast to win a medal in the all-around event at the Artistic World Championships.

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The event, which was held at the O2 Arena in London, saw Dan Keatings rise to the occasion and record a score of 88.925, taking the silver medal in front of the home crowd.

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On 25 April 2010, Dan Keatings made history again when he won Great Britain's first-ever Senior European Championship gold medal on the pommel horse the day after he helped Great Britain to win a historic silver medal in the team competition.

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Dan Keatings did not have a good competition in the preliminary rounds, including a fall off the pommel horse and a particularly nasty fall on high bar.

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Dan Keatings was not the only one of the British men's team to falter, and the team did not qualify through to the team final, finishing in 10th place.

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Dan Keatings again represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.