The Reece Pearson Story | Episode 98

The Sam Oldham Podcast

In 2008 Reece Pearson was part of the first men's British gymnastics team to ever win a major championships team Gold medal and beat Russia at the Junior European championships in Switzerland. He was a multiple English and British junior all around champion and is widely regarded as one of the best talents Great Britain produced of his generation. Reece walked away from the sport of gymnastics at very early age but has since gone on to qualify as an electrician and start a family of his own which is now his legacy. For many years we trained alongside one another at the Notts School of Gymnastics and were both coached by Sergey Sizhanov. Reece will always be a part of British gymnastics history and without athletes like him that paved the way for future success. Men's gymnastics in the UK would look very different today. And this is his story.