Jordan Ramos
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| Nationality |  British,  Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field, gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, Tumbling (gymnastics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liverpool Harriers & Athletic Club, Wakefield Gymnastic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alan Prescott, Craig Lowther | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 2009 Russia 4th place Tumbling (gymnastics) 2007 Canada 6th place Tumbling (gymnastics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Ramos (born 18 July 1995 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a British sprinter,[1] former British Gymnast, five-times British Tumbling (gymnastics) Champion, a European Silver Medallist,[2] a Guinness World Records Breaker for the longest slam dunk from a trampoline.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Ramos is the son of Brazilian stuntman "Marcelo The Daredevil" and acrobat and keep-fit instructor Anita Grosvenor Ramos. He is their eldest son, with two younger brothers. He also participates in the family act The Ramos Acrobats alongside his parents and one brother.
Sports
[edit]Gymnastics
[edit]Jordan began training gymnastics and acrobatics with his dad at the age of 2, and by the time he had reached his 10th birthday he became a British Tumbling (gymnastics) Champion.[citation needed] Jordan has represented Great Britain in 2 World Junior Championships and 1 European Championship. Ranking top six in two of the World Tumbling (gymnastics) Championships and winning a gold medal at the Loule World Cup in Portugal in 2007. He also went on to win a Silver European medal in France in 2010.
Reality TV
[edit]Guinness world record broken
[edit]In 2008 he was set a challenge by Sky1 to try to beat the record for the longest slam dunk performed from a trampoline.[5] He rose to the challenge and live on TV at Pinewood Studio, Ramos became the Guinness World Record Breaker. He held onto the record for three years, performing on programs such as Blue Peter, China Central Television[6] and Italian television. In 2011 he entered the Guinness Book of Records.[7]
Wife Swap Controversy
[edit]On 29 June 2009, Ramos, his parents, and brother Samuel appeared on the last series of the British program Wife Swap on Channel 4.[8] In the program the swapping mother was not happy because the thirteen- and five-year-old boys spent over nine hours each week training in trampolining and tumbling. She made the boys stay at home to bake cakes instead of training in gymnastics.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jordan Ramos – Power of 10". thepowerof10. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "gymmedia" (PDF). gymmedia.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "FURTHEST TRAMPOLINE SLAM DUNK". sky1.sky.com. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ GuinnessWorldRecords (2 September 2010). "Farthest Basketball Slam Dunk". GuinnessWorldRecords. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Deena, Campbell (17 April 2009). "Teen Breaks Record For Longest Slam Dunk". news.sky.com. Sky News. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Jordan breaks own record in China". looklocal. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Jordan's spectacular jump is now officially in the record books". thestar. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ ""Wife Swap" The Ramos and the Griffiths". IMDb. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2013.