Great Britain's gymnasts broke new ground in the 2012 London Olympics, but Nile Wilson believes he and his team-mates are capable of achieving even more success at this year's Rio Games.

Having previously claimed just four Olympic medals in artistic gymnastics, Team GB doubled that tally on home soil, a third-place finish in the men’s team all-around final preceding individual honours for Louis Smith, Max Whitlock and Beth Tweddle.

Whitlock went on to make history in 2015 when he became the first man to win a gold medal for Great Britain at a World Championships, beating team-mate Smith to gold on the pommel horse in Glasgow.

And Wilson, a two-time Commonwealth gold medallist who was part of the British men's team that claimed silver in last year's worlds, believes there is more to come from a nation increasingly confident in its ability to compete on the biggest stage.

"It's a massively exciting time to be involved in British gymnastics," Wilson, 20, told Omnisport.

"London was definitely a huge motivation and inspiration. It's just given everyone the belief and the confidence that we're one of the best nations in the world at gymnastics. It's like a light switch of 'oh, we can actually do this'.

"To be a part of it is just fantastic. It's really exciting times for me and for British gymnastics and we're going to Rio to win medals.

"As a team, we've certainly proved [we can enjoy success] at the World Championships last year - when you've got individuals like Max and Louis winning gold and silver on the pommel.

"I believe we can go to Rio and do the same again [in terms of an Olympic medal tally], if not better than London."

Despite impressing at the recent world championships, Wilson faced stiff competition to secure one of the five spots available in Britain's men's team for Rio.

He was ultimately selected earlier this month alongside Kristian Thomas, Brinn Bevan, Smith and Whitlock, with the latter's recent success having provided a boost to his fellow Brits.

"Knowing that you've got a world champion on your team is incredible and it's a massive motivation and inspiration for me," said Wilson.

"It certainly gives us confidence and I'm sure Max is even more confident now."

Asked if he feels he can emulate Whitlock's achievements, Wilson added: "I've trained alongside Max for years now and I know exactly what he does and how he applies himself, and I do the same and work just as hard, so there's no reason why the next four or five years can't be exciting for me. That's my goal, to do what he's doing.

"There's an incredible atmosphere being on that squad... and the Olympics could be something special."