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Daniel
Keatings is a British all-around gymnast who is rapidly changing the face of
British gymnastics. At just 20, with strong performances at European and World
events, the Scottish born gymnast is perceived as one of Britain’s main
hopefuls for a medal in front of a home crowd at the 2012 Olympics.
Dan
has represented Scotland as the 2006
Commonwealth Games and Great Britain
at both the 2007 World Artistic
Gymnastics Championships and the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008
Junior European Championships he took the world by storm with an
incredible four gold medals including the most prestigious title of
junior all-around Champion. Making British history at the 2009 European
Championships Dan finished with silver in the men’s all-around final, winning
Britain's first ever all-around medal in a major championship. He went on to write a new chapter for British
Gymnastics in 2009 in front of a 10,000 strong home crowd at the World
Championships. The event, which was held at the O2 Arena in London, saw Dan
rise to the occasion and record a score of 88.925 taking the silver medal. A
great experience for a young gymnast who has his sights firmly set on achieving
an Olympic medal at that same venue in 2012. 2010
saw Dan make 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.
Sport
has always been at the hub of Dan’s life. His Father had wanted him to follow his kickboxing
footsteps, but unable to get insurance for 5 year old Dan, he was enrolled into
gymnastics to acquire the flexibility needed for kickboxing. Recognising Dan’s
talent, his coach swiftly moved him to an Elite facility where Dan entered his
first British NDP championships aged nine.
A
well-spoken, confident charming young man, Daniel is in an ideal ambassador for
his sport and is no stranger to the public spotlight. He always enjoys visits
to schools which give him the opportunity to share his experiences and
encourage more to get involved in gymnastics. Through a number of ever
increasing ambassadorial and media roles Dan is set to raise the profile of
British Gymnastics. | 
