Basildon gymnast Max Whitlock has won an Olympic bronze medal.

Whitlock - tipped as an outside medal hope - scored 15.600 with his routine on the pommel horse.

Team GB teammate Louis Smith won silver.

Whitlock, 19, admitted he had exceeded his own expectations.

He said: "Before the competition I just wanted to go out there and do a clean routine and it was basically whoever did the cleanest routine would get a medal.

"Lewis has done a great job and I'm really happy to get a medal. I didn't think I'd get one so to come home with two is an amazing feeling."

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