The Sam Oldham Podcast

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The Sam Oldham Podcast

At seven years old I walked into a gymnastics club for the very first time. I was hooked. For the next twenty one years, I dedicated my life to becoming an Olympic champion. I'm going to share with you the life lessons, experiences and stories that have shaped the man I am today. I'm now starting a new chapter in my life beyond my sporting career and look forward to bringing you along with me.

  1. The Wolfgang Hambüchen Interview | Episode 99

    1 DAY AGO

    The Wolfgang Hambüchen Interview | Episode 99

    In this episode of the Sam Oldham Podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down and interview Wolfgang Hambüchen, the coach and father of the Rio 2016 Olympic High bar champion, Fabian Hambüchen. Wolfgang was a professional gymnast him self and during his career spent time in Japan studying and training. In the 1970's the Japanese gymnastics team were the very best in the world producing legends such as Mitsuo Tsukahara and Sawao Kato. This influenced his gymnastics coaching philosophy and...

    33 min
  2. The Reece Pearson Story | Episode 98

    12/30/2024

    The Reece Pearson Story | Episode 98

    In 2008 Reece Pearson was part of the first men's British gymnastics team to ever win a major championships team Gold medal and beat Russia at the Junior European championships in Switzerland. He was a multiple English and British junior all around champion and is widely regarded as one of the best talents Great Britain produced of his generation. Reece walked away from the sport of gymnastics at very early age but has since gone on to qualify as an electrician and start a family of his own w...

    1h 12m
  3. USA Gymnastics Update with NEUTRAL DEDUCTIONS | EP 97

    12/23/2024

    USA Gymnastics Update with NEUTRAL DEDUCTIONS | EP 97

    In 2024 Kensley Behel was part of the NBC broadcasting team covering gymnastics for at the Paris Olympic Games working as the data analyst. She is a journalist specialising in covering the sport of Men's gymnastics and runs the Neutral deductions social media channel. In this week's episode Kensely shares some fascinating data analysis her team put together focusing on the Team USA men's gymnastics team. We discuss the future of men's gymnastics in America and what to expect in the coming Oly...

    1h 20m
  4. Sergey's Top 10 Life Lessons | Episode 96

    12/16/2024

    Sergey's Top 10 Life Lessons | Episode 96

    In 2001 Sergey Sizhanov moved from Vladimir Russia to coach gymnastics at what was then called The notts School Of gymnastics in Nottingham. His incredible legacy is still being felt today throughout gymnastics clubs in Great Britain with many of his former athletes now coaching the next generation. Sergey is now the head of the Irish National team program and is based at the training centre in Dublin full time. The life lessons that I was lucky enough to learn through spending twenty one yea...

    48 min
  5. The Shane Curtis Story | Episode 95

    12/09/2024

    The Shane Curtis Story | Episode 95

    In November 2024 Shane Curtis travelled out to Texas to compete in the Main Character professional Jujitsu event which was broadcast live on Flo Grappling. Unfortunately Shane injured his knee in a freak accident and had to withdraw from the competition where he was hoping to test himself against some of the world's best athletes. The initial spark that inspired him to get into martial arts came after watching the Bruce Lee film "enter the dragon" as a young energetic kid growing up. Shane on...

    1h 21m
  6. The Future Of Japanese Gymnastics MAGNASTICS | EP 94

    12/02/2024

    The Future Of Japanese Gymnastics MAGNASTICS | EP 94

    In November the All Japan championships took place and this week I'm joined by Katharine Mills the very talented lady behind MAGNASTICS. She runs a twitter account and website focusing on mens artistic gymnastics, writing incredibly detailed articles by gathering competition data from the around the world. We both sit back and relive the Paris Olympic Games, sharing the big moments that stood out for us both. Katharine was able to watch all of the Japanese championships that took place last w...

    1h 23m
  7. The Harry Hepworth Story | Episode 93

    11/25/2024

    The Harry Hepworth Story | Episode 93

    In 2024 at the Paris Olympic Games Harry Hepworth made history winning the bronze medal on the vault and becoming the first British man ever to achieve that milestone. Harry started the sport at the age of eight after seeing a live gymnastics demonstration during a visit from a local athlete to his school. In the three years prior to that encounter Harry had been diagnosed with Perthes disease and was unable to participate in sports activities. He entered Leeds gymnastics club with the goal o...

    1h 14m
  8. The Heath Thorpe Story | Episode 92

    11/20/2024

    The Heath Thorpe Story | Episode 92

    In 2023 Heath Thorpe was crowned the Australian national all around men's gymnastics champion for the first time. Despite this achievement he was not selected ton represent team Australia at the World championships and Olympic qualification event later that year in Belgium. Heath has a large online following within the gymnastics community thanks to his unique style of gymnastics and ability to communicate through social media and content creation. He now trains in Europe and is based at the ...

    1h 3m
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At seven years old I walked into a gymnastics club for the very first time. I was hooked. For the next twenty one years, I dedicated my life to becoming an Olympic champion. I'm going to share with you the life lessons, experiences and stories that have shaped the man I am today. I'm now starting a new chapter in my life beyond my sporting career and look forward to bringing you along with me.

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  • Creator
    Sam Oldham
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 The Sam Oldham Podcast
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