1. Daniel Purvis trained at Southport YMCA and was coached by Jeff Brookes and Andrei Popov.
17 Facts About Daniel Purvis
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Daniel Purvis was part of the first British men's team to win a medal at a World Championships in 2015.
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In 2010, Purvis became the British men's all-around champion with Samuel Hunter.
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In 2011, Daniel Purvis won the all-around title in the British Championships.
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Daniel Purvis earned a bronze medal in the all-around competition at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin, Germany; and won the 2011 FIG World Cup Event in Glasgow, beating Philipp Boy who later pipped him to 4th place at the World Championships in Tokyo.
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Daniel Purvis came fourth in the all-around competition, missing out on a medal by 0.323 marks.
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Once again, Daniel Purvis gave a strong performance to help the team to qualify to the Olympics.
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Purvis got the highest all-around score at the event, with teammates Kristian Thomas and Daniel Keatings taking 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
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In June 2012, Daniel Purvis won the British Artistic Gymnastics Championships for the third consecutive time.
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At the London Olympics, Daniel Purvis was part of the bronze medal-winning GB men's team, competing on 30 July 2012 at the North Greenwich Arena, and competed in the all-around competition with teammate Kristian Thomas.
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In event finals, Daniel Purvis won the bronze medal in floor.
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Daniel Purvis was chosen to be part of the British men's team at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Montpelier, where he won his second European all-around bronze medal.
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In 2015 Daniel Purvis was given a berth to compete for Great Britain at the World Gymnastics Championships.
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Two days later Daniel Purvis competed in the all-around final and finished in 7th.
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Daniel Purvis has his own gymnastics club called Dan Daniel Purvis Gymnastics based in the NAC Netherton and Dunes Southport.
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At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Daniel Purvis won bronze in the floor and helped Scotland win bronze in the team event.
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In January 2020, Daniel Purvis was inducted into the British Gymnastics Hall of Fame.