John James Smethurst (born 1977) is a male former British gymnast.

Smethurst represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the floor, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[2][3] Four years later he repeated the success of winning team gold and secured another bronze in the parallel bars at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

[4] He is the head of gymnastics at the City of Manchester Institute of Gymnastics.

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