Born in England with a Jamaican father, Beckford announced his decision to switch allegiance to Jamaica, a move considered likely to increase his chances of qualification for the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.[3]
Beckford competed at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow. He and his two teammates were the first Jamaican men to do this. He did not qualify to any finals but placed high enough to qualify a Jamaican man to the Rio Test Event in April 2016 to try to qualify to the Olympic Games.[4] However Beckford was unable to take this place at the qualifying event himself because the rules state a gymnast must not have competed for another country in the past three years. Beckford last represented Great Britain in 2014. This meant he missed out on the Rio Olympic Games but could still be the first Jamaican male gymnast to compete at an Olympics if he qualifies to Tokyo 2020.
reiss, beckford, born, february, 1992, jamaican, gymnast, prior, 2015, beckford, from, enfield, london, competed, england, great, britain, country, represented, jamaicaformer, countries, represented, great, britain, englandborn, 1992, february, 1992, enfield, . Reiss Beckford born 17 February 1992 is a Jamaican gymnast Prior to 2015 Beckford from Enfield London competed for England and Great Britain Reiss BeckfordCountry represented JamaicaFormer countries represented Great Britain EnglandBorn 1992 02 17 17 February 1992 age 31 Enfield LondonHeight5 8Weight70 kg 154 lb DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsClubScott Hann personal Medal record Commonwealth Games2010 Delhi Team2010 Delhi All Around2010 Delhi FloorIn October 2010 he was part of the team which won the silver medal for England in the gymnastics in the men s artistic all around team event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 1 He also won the silver medal in the men s individual all around event and a silver medal in the men s floor event at the same games 2 Born in England with a Jamaican father Beckford announced his decision to switch allegiance to Jamaica a move considered likely to increase his chances of qualification for the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 3 Beckford competed at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow He and his two teammates were the first Jamaican men to do this He did not qualify to any finals but placed high enough to qualify a Jamaican man to the Rio Test Event in April 2016 to try to qualify to the Olympic Games 4 However Beckford was unable to take this place at the qualifying event himself because the rules state a gymnast must not have competed for another country in the past three years Beckford last represented Great Britain in 2014 This meant he missed out on the Rio Olympic Games but could still be the first Jamaican male gymnast to compete at an Olympics if he qualifies to Tokyo 2020 See also editNationality changes in gymnasticsReferences edit Beckford delighted to have picked up a silver medal in Delhi 7 October 2010 Sweet gold for Cairns 8 October 2010 Archived from the original on 12 September 2012 Beckford switches to jamaica South Essex chairman proud of club stars at Glasgow 2015 South Essex Gymnastics Club www southessexgym co uk Archived from the original on 9 November 2015 External links editReiss Beckford at the International Gymnastics Federation Reiss Beckford at British Gymnastics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reiss Beckford amp oldid 1151753287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
