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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Douglas, IOM |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club: Huntingdon, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Computer Science, Management - Cambridge University: Cambridge, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Playing rugby, travelling and going to the cinema. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
| Injuries | His worst injury is an ongoing shoulder muscle problem which he picked up in 2007. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He always run through his routines in his head the night before an event. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Qualifying for the all-around final at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
| Famous relatives | His brother, Adam Hedges, is also a Commonwealth Games gymnast. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He had too much energy as a child and his parents needed a break so they sent him to a gymnastics school. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Gymnast Alexei Nemov. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
| Ambitions | He wants to help Isle of Man to eventually claim a Commonwealth Games medal for gymnastics. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Gennady Tsyganov |
| Coach from what year? | 2002 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started in 1992 at the Carmarthen School of Gymnastics. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2001 |
| Competing for | Isle of Man |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Finance |
| Languages | German, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | 'The Cube,' because he is apparently the source of all power [a reference to the Transformers film/cartoon series]. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | If he has put the work in during training, he can feel relaxed in competition knowing that he could not have done more. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Russia |