Steve Frew

Steve Frew
Country represented	Scotland
Born	(1973-02-06) February 6, 1973 Falkirk
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics

Steve Frew (born 6 February 1973, Falkirk) is a Scottish gymnast.He has represented Scotland and Great Britain over 100 times at various International Gymnastics Competitions.

He took gold in the men's rings at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England at the age of 28. This was the first Gymnastics Commonwealth Games Gold Medal for Scotland, in the history of the Commonwealth Games.

He competed in his fifth Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006, where he qualified for the men's rings final.

His 2002 victory was significant as he had only been able to devote himself to gymnastics on a part-time basis, owing to limited funding for the sport in Scotland at that time.And as such,he was not identified as a possible medallist.

Steve Frew is a member of the Athletes Commission for Scotland,and as a member of the Glasgow 2014 Bid team,he travelled to Colombo, Sri Lanka to secure the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Frew also visited Kinlochleven Primary School on 26th april 2012 Frew has also appeared as a competitor on television in the BBC Three series Hercules, and was a member of the team representing Glasgow in the ITV game show Simply the Best.

Steve Frew opened Auchterarder Gymnastics Club in Perthshire, and as a patron he passes on his coaching skills on a regular basis.

External links

• website

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