ABOUT
Born: 16 April, 2003 in Wrexham
Lives: Wrexham
School: Darland High School; Coleg Cambria
GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
First Started: At age of five at Newcastle Gymnastics Academy
Current Club: City of Birmingham
Highlights. . . British Under 16 all-around champion in 2019; Part of Wales men’s team who won Northern Europeans silver in 2019 and then gold in 2021.
Birmingham 2022: Despite finishing with a good enough score in individual qualification, Jacob had looked to have narrowly missed out on a place in the all-around final due to the two gymnast per country rule. However the late injury withdrawal of Joe Cemlyn-Jones handed Jacob a starting berth for the final – and he certainly grasped the opportunity, to finish in 10th place.