Jennifer Gadirova

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Jennifer Gadirova
2019-06-29 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's Apparatus finals Vault Victory ceremony (Martin Rulsch) 23.jpg
Gadirova at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Country represented Great Britain
 England
Born (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 16)[1]
Dublin, Ireland[2]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2019 – present (GBR)
ClubAylesbury Gymnastics Academy[3]
Head coach(es)Molly Richardson, Joshua Richardson
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Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
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Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Győr Vault

Jennifer Gadirova (born 3 October 2004) is an Irish-born British artistic gymnast.[4] She represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the team event. She competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside her twin sister, Jessica,[1] where she won a silver medal in the vault final.[5]

Personal life[]

Gadirova and her twin sister Jessica were born in Dublin, Ireland, and are of Azerbaijani background.[6] Their father, Natig Gadirov, is a citizen of Azerbaijan and their mother is Azerbaijani as well. Gadirova was born in Dublin, Ireland while her parents worked there for a few months. As a result she has both Irish and British citizenships.[7][8] Her paternal grandparents live in Baku: grandmother is a retired paediatrician, and grandfather is a professor in physics and mathematics.[9] Gadirova and her sister began gymnastics at six years old because their mother wanted them to have an outlet for their energy.[4]

Gymnastics career[]

Espoir[]

2016[]

In March, Gadirova competed at the English Championships, where she placed first on floor exercise, winning the Christine Bowker Artistry Trophy, and fourth in the all-around.[10]

Junior[]

2018[]

In February, Gadirova competed at the English Championships, where she placed twelfth.[11] The following month, she competed at the British Championships, where she placed fifth on floor exercise, sixth on vault, and nineteenth in the all-around.[12] She ended the season competing at the British Team Championships, where she placed third in the junior non-squad all-around.[13]

2019[]

In March, Gadirova competed at the English Championships, where she placed third behind Ondine Achampong and .[14] Later that month she competed at the British Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around and won gold on floor exercise, silver on vault, behind , and bronze on uneven bars, behind Achampong and Young.[15]

In June, Gadirova competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships in Győr, Hungary alongside her twin sister Jessica and . In the team final they finished in sixth place and individually Gadirova finished seventh in the all-around.[16] During event finals she won silver on vault with a score of 14.133 behind American Kayla DiCello, finished fourth on floor exercise (13.266) and sixth on balance beam (13.133).[4] Gadirova was the first British gymnast to win a medal at the Junior World Championships.[5]

Team / All-Around Final
Balance Beam Final
Floor Exercise Final
Gadirova at the 2019 Junior World Championships

In July Gadirova competed at the Sainté Gym Cup, where she helped Great Britain win team gold.[17] In September, she competed at the 2019 Women’s Artistic Adrian Stan British Teams Championships, finishing second in the junior all-around, after her sister.[18] In November she competed at the Massilia Cup in France, winning gold on vault and silver on floor.[19]

Senior[]

2020[]

In 2020 Gadirova became a senior; her senior debut was the American Cup[20] where she replaced injured Amelie Morgan. She placed fourth (due to a fall) behind Morgan Hurd, Kayla DiCello (both from the United States), and Hitomi Hatakeda of Japan. While there, she received the highest score on floor exercise (13.700) and vault (14.566), second highest on balance beam (13.933), and tenth highest on uneven bars.[21]

2021[]

In April, Gadirova was selected to represent Great Britain at the European Championships alongside her twin sister Jessica, Alice Kinsella, and Amelie Morgan.[22] Later that month she withdrew as a precaution due to a minor injury and was replaced by Phoebe Jakubczyk.[23]

On 7 June, Gadirova was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, alongside her twin sister Jessica, Alice Kinsella, and Amelie Morgan.[24] At the Olympic Games, Gadirova qualified for the all-around final; additionally Great Britain qualified for the team final. During the team final, Gadirova performed on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, hitting all of her routines and helping Great Britain win the bronze medal, their first Olympic team medal in 93 years.[25] During the all-around final, Gadirova had some minor issues on the uneven bars but still finished 13th place overall.[26] Originally Gadirova was the first reserve for the floor exercise final and she was able to compete after Simone Biles withdrew. During the floor exercise event final, Gadirova finished in seventh place.[27]

Selected competitive skills[]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Performed
Vault Baitova Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists 5.4 2020
Uneven Bars Piked Jaeger Reverse grip swing to piked salto forwards to catch high bar E 2020
Van Leeuwen Toe-On Shaposhnikova transition with ½ twist to high bar E 2020
Balance Beam Switch Ring Switch Leap to Ring Position (180° split with raised back leg) E 2020
Full-In Dismount: Full-twisting (1/1) double tucked salto backwards G 2020
Floor Exercise Silivas Double-twisting (2/1) double tucked salto backwards H 2020
  1. ^ Valid for the 2017–2020 Code of Points

Competitive history[]

Espoir[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2016 English Championships 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Junior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018 English Championships 12
British Championships 19 6 5
British Team Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 English Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
British Championships 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
FIT Challenge 4 11
Junior World Championships 6 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4
Sainté Gym Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11
British Team Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elite Gym Massilia 9 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Senior[]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2020 American Cup 4
2021
Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13 7

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Entry List by NOC - 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships" (PDF). FIG.
  2. ^ "Athlete profile - Jennifer Gadirova". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Wall Of Fame". Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "GADIROVA Jennifer". FIG. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jennifer makes history at 1st Junior Artistic World Championships". British Gymnastics. 29 June 2019.
  6. ^ Johnson, Anna Rose (8 July 2019). "Double Determination: Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova". Inside Gymnastics Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Азербайджанки Джессика и Дженнифер – будущие суперзвезды и главные надежды Великобритании". Haqqin (in Russian). 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Natig Gadirov: Jennifer And Jessica Are Fighters". Gymnovosti. 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ Натик Гадиров – об успехе азербайджанских гимнасток: Они должны вернуть долг Великобритании, где выросли и обучились всему
  10. ^ "2016 English Championships Results". 20 March 2016.
  11. ^ "2018 English Championships Results". 11 February 2018.
  12. ^ "2018 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 12 March 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 British Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. 18 September 2018.
  14. ^ "2019 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 5 March 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 18 March 2020.
  16. ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 July 2019.
  17. ^ "2019 Sainté Gym Cup Results". The Gymternet. 8 July 2019.
  18. ^ "The Academy come out on top in battle of British teams - British Gymnastics". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Medals for British gymnasts on busy weekend of competition - British Gymnastics". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  20. ^ "James Hall secures brilliant bronze at American Cup - British Gymnastics". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Morgan Hurd captures women's all-around title at American Cup". The Guardian. Associated Press. 7 March 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  22. ^ "British gymnasts announced for 2021 Artistic European Championships". British Gymnastics. 1 April 2021.
  23. ^ @BritGymnastics (15 April 2021). "There's a change to our line up for the European Championships" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Women's artistic gymnastics team named by Team GB for Tokyo Olympics". British Gymnastics. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Team GB win bronze in women's team gymnastics for first time since 1928". Sky News. 27 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Jessica Gadirova makes history in Olympic all-around final". British Gymnastics. 29 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Jessica Gadirova 6th and Jennifer 7th in Olympic floor final". British Gymnastics. 2 August 2021.
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