Adam McAssey explained

Country:United Kingdom
Birth Date:18 April 1989
Discipline:ACRO
Level:International
Club:Heathrow Gymnastics Club
Headcoach:Neil Griffiths
Assistcoach:Andrew Griffiths
Choreographer:Nicola Yellop
Show-Medals:yes

Adam McAssey (born 18 April 1989) is a British acrobatic gymnast who won the title of world men's fours champion with Adam Buckingham, Alex Uttley and Jonathan Stranks in July 2010 in Poland.[1] With partner Edward Upcott, McAssey achieved silver in the 2012 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.[2]

McAssey was a member of Spelbound, the gymnastic group who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent.[3] [4] [5] The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British World Triumph in Poland . 18 July 2010 . . 26 September 2012 . The last day of the World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in Wrozlaw, Poland was marked by truly unique British success - both our Men's Pair and Men's Four won World titles in their respective categories.
    •Men's Pair: Douglas Fordyce & Edward Upcott
    •Men's Four: Adam Buckingham, Adam McAssey, Alex Uttley, Jonathan Stranks . 11 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711182345/https://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1460:british-world-triumph-in-poland&catid=54:acrobatic-gymnastics&Itemid=91 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2012 Lake Buena Vista ACRO World Championships : News . https://archive.today/20130123161752/http://lakebuenavista2012.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,5255-205789-223012-49312-316369-news-item,00.html . dead . 23 January 2013 . 18 April 2012 . . 26 September 2012 . This is likely to be Upcott and McAssey's final performance performance in the amateur arena. Upcott, who won the 2010 World title with former partner Douglas Fordyce, and McAssey, a member of Britain's World title winning men's four the same year, are both retiring to pursue other projects. "It's been absolutely amazing," McAssey said of their journey in Acro earlier this week..
  3. News: Prepare to be gobsmacked . 1 July 2010 . The Press and Journal . 27 September 2012 . Over 19million TV viewers flinched as they watched Edward Upcott soar over the heads of Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell..
  4. Web site: Spelbound win 'Britain's Got Talent' . Millar . Paul . 5 June 2010 . . 5 June 2010 . London . Having been the bookies' favourite for most of the series, the gymnast troupe beat comic dance duo Twist & Pulse..
  5. News: Gymnast troupe Spelbound win Britain's Got Talent . 5 June 2010 . . 5 June 2010 . Judge Simon Cowell said "the right boys and girls won on the night". He likened Spelbound's routine to an Olympic gold medal-winning performance and said it was one of the most astonishing things he had ever seen on live TV..

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