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.
Episodes
120 episodes
The Shane Wiskus Story | EP 120
In 2021 Shane Wiskus represented team USA at the Tokyo Olympic Games, helping the men's gymnastics team finish 5th. Shane finished 9th individually on floor just missing the out on the Olympic final and 23rd in the All around but suffered from ...
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Episode 120
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1:48:55
The Mike Canales Story | EP 119
In 2013 whilst taking part in the Pro Gymnastics Challenge as part of the World team I heard a familiar voice introduce himself to me. Mike Chanales had been the cameraman, coach, physio, sports psychologist and best friend to Paul and Mor...
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Episode 119
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1:35:44
The 2025 European Championships Preview | EP 118
In this episode of the Sam Oldham podcast I'm joined by Kensley Behel the lady behind the Neutral Deductions men's gymnastics channel. Kensley will be travelling to Germany to cover the 2025 European gymnastics championships in Leipzig that wil...
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Episode 118
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1:14:18
The Sam Mikulak Story | EP 117
In the summer of 2024 Sam Mikulak was part of the coaching team that supported the US Men's gymnastics team on their way to the Olympic podium at the Paris Olympic Games. Sam Mikulak had incredible gymnastics career winning six national titles,...
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Episode 117
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1:50:12
What Makes An Olympic Champion
In March 2025 I was fortunate enough to spend a weekend with the current Olympic pommel horse champion Rhys McClenaghan. I was taken back by his incredible attention to detail, all around professionalism and overwhelming generosity. These...
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Episode 116
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The Joe Fishburn Story | EP 115
In April 2025 Joe Fishburn broke the eliminator record on his way to winning the final of gladiators series 2 and he lifted the famous trophy at the Sheffield arena. Joe is a two time European medalist in the sport of gymnastics competing in th...
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Episode 115
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1:15:10
The Eddie Penev Story | EP 114
In 2021 Eddie Penev tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee for the third time whilst preparing for the Tokyo Olympic qualification event for team USA. Eddie first represented Bulgaria following in the footsteps of his parents who both ...
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Episode 114
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1:14:40
The Rhys McClenaghan Story | EP 113
In 2024 Rhys McClenaghan made history becoming the first Irish men's artistic gymnast to ever win an Olympic medal. Performing one of the greatest pommel horse routines of all time to become the Paris 2024 Olympic champion. Rhys is the only gym...
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Episode 113
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The Winston Powell Story | EP 112
In 2023 Winston Powell represented Great Britain at the junior World gymnastics championships. Winston qualified for the all around final in seventh place and two individual apparatus finals at his first global championships, competing against ...
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Episode 112
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1:17:06
Presenting The British Championships Live | EP 111
In January 2025 I sent out an email to all the contacts I still have in sports media and broadcasting. This is something I've done now for the past four years but have had a very limited success. However this year British gymnastics contacted m...
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Episode 111
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1:00:57
The Syque Caesar Story | EP 110
In 2012 Syque Caesar made history when he represented Bangladesh at the London Olympic Games in men's gymnastics. He also captained the Michigan wolverines college team winning back to back NCAA titles in 2013 and 2014. Following his gymnastics...
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Episode 110
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1:31:36
British Championships 2025 Athlete Interviews | EP 109
In March 2025 the 117th British gymnastics championships took place in Liverpool at the M&S Bank arena. We were kindly invited by the British gymnastics media team to attend the Podium training session and had the opportunity to interview s...
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Episode 109
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The Ellie Black Story | EP 108
In 2024 at the Paris Olympic Games Ellie Black became a four time Olympian, helping the Canadian women's gymnastics team finish 5th in the final. Individually Ellie finished 6th in the All around event and she was the recipient of the Olympic f...
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Episode 108
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1:13:16
Frederick "Flips" Richard Chapter 2 | EP 107
In 2024 at the Paris Olympics Frederick Richard was part of the US men's gymnastics team that won the bronze medal for the first time since the Beijing 2008 Games. Since then he has used that success as a springboard to build his brand Frederic...
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Episode 107
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1:13:05
The Lucie Colebeck Story | EP 106
In 2015 Lucie Colebeck won the individual silver medal at the World tumbling championships in Odense Denmark. Throughout her career Lucie won multiple major championships medals for Great Britain and trained at Pinewood gymnastics club und...
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Episode 106
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1:12:19
The Bryony Page Story | EP 105
In 2024 Bryony Page won an Olympic gold medal in the women's trampoline final and made history in the sport by becoming Great Britains first ever female Olympic champion in gymnastics. Bryony first made history at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by ...
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Episode 105
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The Weight Of Responsibility
On February the 11th 2024 my son Ozzy came into the world. Overnight there was a seismic shift in my reality and the weight of responsibility to now care and provide for two human beings nestled on my shoulders. The first year of Ozzy's life ha...
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Episode 104
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A Conversation With Nile Wilson Chapter 2 | EP 103
In this episode of the Sam Oldham podcast I sit down with Nile Wilson to have what has now become our annual conversation about all things gymnastics and life. In 2016 at the Rio Olympic Games Nile made history by winning Great Britain's first ...
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Episode 103
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1:36:06
The Leeds Gymnastics Club Interviews | EP 102
In the summer of 2024 Harry Hepworth and Luke Whitehouse represented Team GB at Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Recently I had the opportunity to sit down and interview Dave Murray, Andy Butcher and Jaron Morgan three of mens program gymnastics coach...
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Episode 102
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Lessons From 100 Conversations | EP 101
In January 2023 we recorded the first episode of The Sam Oldham Podcast. Since then, we have released one hundred weekly conversations and have accumulated over 65 thousand downloads and 120 thousand streams through Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ...
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Episode 101
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52:27
The Fabian Hambüchen Story | Episode 100
In 2016 at the Rio Olympic Games Fabian Hambüchen completed the full set of Olympic medals by winning gold on the High Bar. Fabian's Olympic journey began in Athens 2004 at the age of just sixteen where he took part in the Olympic final that ch...
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Episode 100
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1:12:49
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 du...
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Episode 99
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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 ar...
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Episode 98
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1:12:05
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 deductio...
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Episode 97
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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 ...
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Episode 96
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