Carl Beynon
| Carl Benyon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Richard Benyon 30 June 1964 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Great Britain |
Carl Richard Beynon (born 1964) is a former Welsh gymnast and British Olympian. He represented the United Kingdom at the European Championships, the World Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2]
Biography
Beynon was born in Gwent, Wales on 30 June 1964,[2] the son of Mr & Mrs. Colin Beynon.[3] He attended Olchfa Comprehensive School in Swansea.[2]
In 1982, aged 17, he represented Great Britain at the 3rd European Junior Championships in Ankara, Turkey.[4] However, Beynon only managed a 32nd place finish.[5]
Beynon represented Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics where he competed in eight events.[6]
For much of the 1980s, Beynon was Britain's no. 2 male gymnast behind his Swansea and British teammate, Andrew Morris.[7] In 1986, Beynon had a chance to win the Gold Top Champions Cup, when his long-term rival, Morris, fell from the horizontal bar. However, Beynon failed to seize his opportunity when he took a tumble of his own.[8] In 1987, Beynon succeeded in winning the Gold Top Champions Cup at the Albert Hall.[9][10]
In 1988, he won gold in the rings at the British national championships.[11]
Beynon was bound for the 1990 Commonwealth Games when doctors discovered a lump in his stomach and he had to drop out to obtain treatment.[1][12] Later that year, he married fiancée and fellow gymnast,[2] Joanne Higginson.[3]
References
- ^ a b Peregrine, Chris (13 January 1990). "Cancer Blow for Gymnast: Carl Quits Team for Auckland". South Wales Evening Post. p. 1. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Fact File: Carl Beynon". South Wales Evening Post. 4 November 1988. p. 61. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Weddings: Beynon—Higginson". Isle of Wight County Press. Newport. 22 June 1990. p. 12. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sports in Brief: New Generation". Arts & Sports. The Times. No. 61266. London. 22 June 1982. p. 21.
The boys team is older. Carl Beynon, at 17, is a senior international and Tony Griffiths... the current English schools champion. The two other members, Stuart White and Ian Shelley, are promising schoolboy internationals
- ^ Aykroyd, Peter (1 July 1982). "Gymnastics". Arts & Sports. The Times. No. 61274. London, England. p. 23.
Swansea's Carl Beynon, the most experienced Briton, had several clumsy landings and could only manage 32nd place.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Richard Beynon Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Morris Going for Gold Award Again". South Wales Evening Post. Swansea. 17 January 1986. p. 49. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Aykroyd, Peter (20 January 1986). "Morris let off the hook". Arts and Sports. The Times. London, England. p. 26.
In his final routine Morris fell from the horizontal bar, attempting the difficult Tkachev release and grasp move, and so gave Carl Beynon an excellent chance of victory. Incredibly, Beynon experienced the same mishap and so allowed Morris to win for a record fourth year running.
- ^ Aykroyd, Peter (19 January 1987). "Beynon's first big win". Arts and Sports. The Times. London, England. p. 28.
Carl Beynon and Lisa Elliott were convincing winners in the Gold Top Champions Cup at the Albert Hall on Saturday, when half the original entrants had to withdraw through injury. Beynon's victory was his first big national triumph after being overshadowed for years by his distinguished Swansea club colleague, Andrew Morris
- ^ "Beynon Wins in Comfort". Sport. The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 January 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beynon Returns with a Gold". South Wales Evening Post. Swansea. 31 October 1988. p. 35. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
Swansea gymnast Carl Beynon returned to competitive gymnastics after a nine-month absence through injury to strike gold in the British national gymnastics competition at Wembley Arena. In the individual event which took place Beynon won a gold medal on the rings and took bronze in the parallel bars.
- ^ Cole, Robert (13 January 1990). "Beynon Wins His Cancer Battle". The Independent. London. p. 56. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.