Nile Wilson facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nile Wilson
Personal information
Full name	Nile Michael Wilson
Nickname(s)	Wilsonator All round Legend
Country represented	Great Britain  England
Born	(1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 29) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Hometown	Pudsey, Leeds
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international elite
Years on national team	2012–2020 (GBR)
Club	Leeds Gymnastics Club
Retired	14 January 2021
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Men's artistic gymnastics Olympic Games Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Horizontal bar World Championships Silver 2015 Glasgow Team European Championships Gold 2016 Bern Horizontal bar Silver 2016 Bern Team Representing  England Commonwealth Games Gold 2014 Glasgow Team Gold 2014 Glasgow Horizontal bar Gold 2018 Gold Coast Team Gold 2018 Gold Coast All-around Gold 2018 Gold Coast Horizontal bar Silver 2014 Glasgow Parallel bars Silver 2018 Gold Coast Rings Silver 2018 Gold Coast Parallel Bars Bronze 2014 Glasgow All-around
YouTube information
Years active	2009–present
Genre	Vlogs artistic gymnastics
Subscribers	1,620,000+
Total views	426 million+
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 29 September 2024.

Nile Michael Wilson (born 17 January 1996) is a former British artistic gymnast. He is famous for winning an Olympic bronze medal in the men's horizontal bar at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also earned a silver medal with the British team at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. This was the first time a British men's team won a medal at the World Championships.

Nile Wilson is a five-time Commonwealth Games champion. He won the all-around title in 2018. He was also the first British gymnast to win the European horizontal bar title. In January 2021, Nile retired from gymnastics due to injuries and health reasons. In March 2023, he won the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice.

About Nile Wilson

Nile Wilson was born on January 17, 1996, in Leeds, England. His parents are Sally and Neil Wilson. He has one sister named Joanna. He went to Farsley Farfield Primary School and Pudsey Grangefield School.

Wilson also has a popular YouTube channel. He shares videos about his workouts, daily life, and gymnastics. His main channel, "Nile Wilson," has over 1.5 million subscribers. He also has another channel with his father called "Neil and Nile Vlogs."

Nile's Early Gymnastics Career

Nile Wilson became the British Junior Champion in March 2014. He also received the Young Sportsman male award in Leeds.

In May 2014, he competed at the European Championships in Sofia. He won five gold medals there. This made him the first British gymnast to win so many gold medals at the European Junior Gymnastics Championships. After this, he joined the senior level to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games.

Nile's Senior Gymnastics Career

2014 Commonwealth Games Success

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Nile Wilson helped the England team win a gold medal. He also qualified for the Individual all-around final. He then won a bronze medal in the all-around competition.

He earned a silver medal in the Parallel bars final. Later, he won his first individual Commonwealth gold medal in the Horizontal Bar final. His teammate Kristian Thomas won silver in that event.

2015 World Championships

Wilson competed at the 2015 Gymnastics World Championships in Glasgow. He performed well in the qualification round. He helped his team win a silver medal, which was a big achievement for British gymnastics. Nile also reached the Parallel Bars final, finishing in 8th place.

2016 Summer Olympics

On July 12, 2016, Nile Wilson was chosen for the 2016 Olympic team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he made history. He became the first British gymnast to win a bronze medal on the horizontal bar.

2017 World Championships

In January 2017, Nile Wilson hurt his left ankle during training. He needed surgery to fix it. However, he recovered quickly and was able to compete in the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. He finished sixth in the all-around final.

2018 Commonwealth Games

In 2018, Wilson represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. On April 5, he won a gold medal with the men's artistic team. He also won his second gold medal in the individual all-around competition.

He added a third gold medal on the horizontal bar. He also won silver medals on the rings and the parallel bars.

In February 2019, Wilson had surgery on his neck. This was to fix a bulging disc that caused arm pain. Because of this, he missed several competitions that year.

Retirement from Gymnastics

On January 14, 2021, Nile Wilson announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics. He shared this news in a video on his YouTube channel. He explained that ongoing health problems from gymnastics were the main reason for his decision.

After retiring, Wilson has spoken about the importance of mental well-being for athletes. In September 2022, he gave a TED Talk about how mental health affects professional athletes. In March 2023, he won the TV show Dancing on Ice with his dance partner Olivia Smart.

See also

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