Uzair Chowdhury

Uzair Chowdhury
Personal information
Born (2009-02-15) 15 February 2009 (age 17)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
GymHuntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2026 DakarAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2026 DakarTeam

Uzair Chowdhury (born 15 February 2009) is a British artistic gymnast and a member of Great Britain men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Personal life

Chowdhury is of Bangladeshi descent.

Gymnastics career

Chowdhury began gymnastics at six years old. In April 2024, he competed at the 2024 Junior European Gymnastics Championships and won gold on parallel bars with a score of 14.066. He also helped Great Britain win gold in the team event.

In July 2025, he competed at the 2025 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival and won gold in the team event and on rings and parallel bars, and bronze in the individual all-around. In November 2025, he competed at the 2025 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and placed seventh on parallel bars.

On 7 July 2026, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 Junior European Gymnastics Championships. He won a gold medal in the team event and on parallel bars. He also scored 77.898 overall to qualify into the all-around.

On 14 September 2026, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. He finished first in the all-around qualification with 80.798 points. During the inaugural team final he helped Great Britain win bronze with a score of 153.763.

Competitive history

Competitive history of Uzair Chowdhury
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2024 Junior European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 European Youth Olympic Festival1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships57
2026
Junior European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ Ahmed, Shariqua (8 September 2026). "'No-one believed a boy like me could succeed at gymnastics'". BBC News. London, England. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "'No-one believed a boy like me could succeed at gymnastics'". BBC.com. 8 September 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gold for Sol, gold for Uzair and silver for Gabriel at junior Europeans". British Gymnastics. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  4. ↑ "A golden week at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival". British Gymnastics. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  5. ↑ "Double Vault Podium for Britain at Junior World Championships". British Gymnastics. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  6. ↑ "Teams announced for the 2026 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships". British Gymnastics. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  7. ↑ "GB junior men retain European gymnastics title". British Gymnastics. 20 August 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  8. ↑ "Team announced for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games". British Gymnastics. 14 September 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  9. ↑ Gunston, Jo (7 November 2026). "Dakar 2026: People's Republic of China qualify top in men's gymnastics team competition, while GB's Uzair Chowdhury best in individual event". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
  10. ↑ Crumlish, John (9 November 2026). "China sweeps team titles at Youth Olympic Games". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved 9 November 2026.