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Jennifer Gadirova (born 3 October 2004) is an English artistic gymnast of Irish birth and Azerbaijani descent, representing Great Britain internationally.[4] She represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the team event, and was part of the Great Britain team to win silver, their best ever result, in the team event at the 2020 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the same medal at the 2022 European Championships. Competing at the 2019 Junior World Championships, she won a silver medal in the vault final.[5]

Jennifer Gadirova
Gadirova at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Great Britain  England
Born	(2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 18)[1] Dublin, Ireland[2]
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international elite
Years on national team	2019 – present (GBR)
Club	Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy[3]
Head coach(es)	Molly Richardson, Joshua Richardson
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Championships 2022 Liverpool Team European Championships 2022 Munich Team Junior World Championships 2019 Győr Vault FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Challenge Cup 0 0 1 Total 0 0 1

Jennifer Gadirova is the twin sister and teammate of 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships floor champion, Jessica Gadirova, Jennifer finished seventh in the same final.[1]

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 while her parents worked there for a few months; as a result she has Azeri, 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 Halle Hilton.[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 Annie Young, 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 Alia Leat. 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]

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]

In December 2021 Gadirova became a brand ambassador for gymnastics leotard manufacturer Milano Pro-Sport[28]

2022

In March, Gadirova competed at the English Championships where she placed third on bars and second on floor. [29]

Later that month, Gadirova competed at the British Championships in Liverpool where she won bronze in the all-around with a score of 52.350, placing behind her Aylesbury teammates Jessica Gadirova and Ondine Achampong. [30] She then went on to win bronze on the uneven bars, gold on beam and silver on floor in the apparatus finals. [31] In July Gadirova was selected to compete at the European Championships alongside her sister Jessica, Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, and Alice Kinsella.[32] While there she contributed scores on balance beam and floor exercise towards Great Britain's second place finish.[33] During event finals Gadirova placed fifth on floor exercise.

In September Gadirova competed at the Paris World Challenge Cup. She qualified to the balance beam and floor exercise finals. She won bronze on floor exercise behind Americans Jordan Chiles and Shilese Jones and placed fourth on balance beam.[34] Later that month Gadirova was named to the team to compete at the 2022 World Championships, once again alongside her twin sister Jessica, Achampong, Kinsella, and Fenton.[35] Gadirova qualified to the floor exercise final and helped Great Britain qualify to the team final. During the team final Gadirova competed on floor exercise, helping Great Britain win the silver medal and achieve their highest placement at a World Championships.[36]

Selected competitive skills

Apparatus	Name	Description	Difficulty[lower-alpha 1]	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
	Double pike	Dismount: Double piked salto backwards	E	2022
	Full-in	Dismount: Full-twisting (1/1) double tucked salto backwards	G	2020
Floor exercise	Mukhina	Full-twisting (1/1) double tucked salto backwards	E	2022
	Double Layout	Double laid out salto backwards	F	2021–22
	Chusovitina	Full-twisting (1/1) double laid out salto backwards	H	2021
	Silivas	Double-twisting (2/1) double tucked salto backwards	H	2020

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Espoir
2016	English Championships		4			4
Junior
2018	English Championships		12
	British Championships		19	6			5
	British Team Championships
2019	English Championships
	British Championships		5
	FIT Challenge	4	11
	Junior World Championships	6	7			6	4
	Sainté Gym Cup		11
	British Team Championships
	Elite Gym Massilia		9
Senior
2020	American Cup		4
2021
	Olympic Games		13				7
2022	English Championships					6
	British Championships
	European Championships						5
	Paris Challenge Cup					4
	World Championships						7

References

На других языках

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- [en] Jennifer Gadirova

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[it] Jennifer Gadirova

Jennifer Gadirova (Dublino, 3 ottobre 2004) è una ginnasta britannica, vincitrice della medaglia di bronzo con la squadra alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo 2020.

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[ru] Гадирова, Дженнифер

Дженнифер Гадирова (англ. Jennifer Gadirova; род. 3 октября 2004, Дублин[1]) — британская гимнастка[2]. Серебряный призёр чемпионата мира среди юниоров 2019 года в опорном прыжке, где выступала вместе со своей сестрой-близнецом Джессикой[3]. Бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 2020 года от Великобритании наряду с сестрой Джессикой Гадировой, а также Элис Кинселлой и Амели Морган.

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