Jessica Gadirova, 16, wins Great Britain’s first gold at the European Championships after taking silver and bronze in remarkable debut appearance
- Jessica Gadirova won Great Britain’s first gold at the European Championships
- The 16-year-old took the top prize in the floor exercise in Basel on Sunday
- The youngster had already taken silver in the vault and bronze in the all around
Sixteen-year-old Jessica Gadirova claimed Great Britain’s first gold at the European Championships in Basel, winning the floor exercise for her third medal of a remarkable debut appearance.
The Aylesbury gymnast, making her bow in a major championship, had already taken bronze in the all around and silver in the vault and on Sunday she completed a clean sweep.
Gadirova was last to perform her routine and picked up an outstanding score of 13.966 to finish clear of Russia’s Angelina Melnikova and Italy’s Vanessa Ferrari in second and third.
Jessica Gadirova, 16, claimed Great Britain’s first gold at the European Championships
She said: ‘I’m jumping for joy. Just to even get selected for the European Championships, I was so happy and I was so proud to be here. Then to win the medals, I can’t believe it.
‘I’d been on the podium twice and was getting higher and higher on the steps, then to be on the top was just overwhelming.’
Giarnni Regini-Moran added a bronze in the men’s vault to the British medal haul. The 22-year-old from Great Yarmouth placed third behind Ukraine’s Igor Radivilov.
The youngster won the floor exercise for her third medal of a remarkable debut appearance