11:13am, Tue 31 Jul 2012 2012 Olympics

Britain's medal-winning gymnasts celebrate online

- last updated Tue 31 Jul 2012

Essex gymnast Max Whitlock has posted a picture of his bronze medal on Twitter Photo: Max Whitlock / Twitter

Britain's bronze-medal winning gymnasts - three of them from the Anglia region - have been marking their success online.

Louis Smith is from Cambridgeshire and trains at Huntington Gym Club alongside Sam Oldham. Max Whitlock was born in Hertfordshire and trains in Basildon, Essex.

Most incredible experience of my life thanks to the whole British public you guys are amazing!!! Oh my days I'm an Olympic medalist!!!

From @SamOldham_93 on Twitter: (11:57 pm, Mon 30 Jul 2012)

I still can't believe I am holding an Olympic medal now.The crowd were absolutely unbelievable,such a good experience http://t.co/JeMlOoRI

From @maxwhitlock1 on Twitter: ( 5:44 am, Tue 31 Jul 2012)

Big thanks to every1 for your wikid messages trying to read allot of them.. And if I may say so got some tasty new followers too ha #TeamGB

From @louissmith1989 on Twitter: ( 8:20 am, Tue 31 Jul 2012)

I can't believe the support we have for this Olympics. My followers went up by about 10,000 yesterday. Thanks very much everyone :-)

From @maxwhitlock1 on Twitter: ( 9:42 am, Tue 31 Jul 2012)

Reached 10k followers this morning! Cheers people all the support means so much to all of us:)

From @SamOldham_93 on Twitter: ( 9:50 am, Tue 31 Jul 2012)

Checkout my little sister with an olympic medal round her neck:D http://t.co/X4k6ebxO

From @SamOldham_93 on Twitter: ( 8:54 am, Tue 31 Jul 2012)

Sam Oldfield's sister wearing his bronze medal posted on Twitter Credit: Sam Oldfield / Twitter

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