Luke Whitehouse

Luke Benjamin Whitehouse (born 2 July 2002)^[2][3] is a British Olympic gymnast. He is an English,^[4] British^[5] and triple European Floor Champion winning back to back in 2023, 2024 and 2025, one of only two men to achieve three consecutive titles in the event (the other being Italian Franco Minicelli). Whitehouse is the first male British gymnast to win three consecutive European apparatus titles. An Olympic Floor finalist in Paris 2024. He also won gold as part of the Great Britain team at the 2025 European Championships and bronze at the 2023 European Championships.^[6][7][8][9]

As a Junior, Whitehouse represented Team GB at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan where the team placed fourth.^[10] He also competed at the inaugural 2019 Junior World Championships in Gyor, Hungary.

In June 2021 at the Osijek World Challenge Cup in floor qualification he became the first British gymnast to complete a triple back somersault in competition.^[11][12]

At the 2022 English Championships Whitehouse won bronze in the all-around with a gold medal on Floor and bronze on Vault.^[13] At British Championships he won bronze on Floor.^[14]

At the English Championships in 2023 Whitehouse was a gold medallist on Parallel Bars and on Floor, defending his 2022 title.^{[4] [15]} He also won silver on Vault.^[4]

Whitehouse attended the Doha World Cup and won bronze on Floor. ^[16] At the 2023 British Championships he won gold on Floor and bronze on Vault.^[17]

In April 2023 Whitehouse became European floor champion, winning gold at the 2023 European Championships in Antalya, Turkey alongside the team bronze medal.^{[18] [19]} He was later selected as the travelling reserve of the Great Britain team for the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp 2023 where the team came fourth.^[20]

He later attended the Paris Challenge Cup where he won bronze on Floor again.

At the 2024 English Champions Whitehouse came fourth in the All-Around, taking silver on Vault.^[21] Then at British Championships he took bronze on Vault and placed sixth in the all-around and fourth on Rings.^[22]

In April at the Doha World Cup Whitehouse took the silver medal on Floor.^[23] A week later he retained his title as European Floor champion, attending the 2024 European Championships as an individual. He won gold for a second year in a row after Max Whitlock dropped out of the competition due to injury allowing Whitehouse to defend his title. He became the first male British gymnast to retain a European title.^[24] He came 6th on Vault.

In June 2024 Whitehouse was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Jake Jarman, Harry Hepworth, Joe Fraser, and Max Whitlock.^[25] Great Britain qualified for the team final in third, but ultimately placed fourth, with the USA taking bronze.^[26][27] Whitehouse individually qualified for Olympic floor final, finishing in sixth place with a score of 14.466.^[28] Carlos Yulo won Gold with a score of 15.000.^[28]

At the 2025 British Championships he took gold on Floor in the All-Around took bronze. Whitehouse was selected to attend the 2025 European Championships alongside Harry Hepworth, Jamie Lewis, Jonas Rushworth and Jake Jarman where he helped Britain win their third ever European team title.^[29] He also qualified for the All-Around and Floor final. In the All-Around Whitehouse finished 22nd despite qualifying in third due to errors on Pommel Horse and High Bar. Whitehouse became European Floor Champion winning his 3rd consecutive European Floor title 2023, 2024, 2025. He became the first male British gymnast to win three back to back titles and three individual apparatus titles. He is the first gymnast since Franco Menichelli's to win three consecutive titles in the event 1963,1964 & 1965. Whitehouse becomes a four times European Gold medalist equalling the most number of gold medals any British gymnast has won at the European Championships, sitting alongside Max Whitlock and Jake Jarman. Whitehouse has been selected to compete at the World University Games in Essen, Germany in July 2025 representing Great Britain Students.