Steve Jehu
Steven "Steve" Jehu (born 1 April 1987) is a British artistic gymnast from Exeter, Devon. In 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]
| Steve Jehu | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Steven Jehu | |||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Great Britain England | |||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1987 Penzance | |||||||||||||
| Hometown | Exeter, Devon | |||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2004, Jehu survived a 33-foot fall from a hotel window in Ljubljana, Slovenia by completing a mid-air loop and gymnasts' landing to escape with only a broken ankle. The attending doctor who operated on his ankle said that he would have died if he hadn't used his gymnastic skills.[2]
References
- "Commonwealth Games 2010: Jehu elated at silver medal". BBC News. 5 October 2010.
- "Somersault 'saved gymnast's life'". BBC News. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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