Jennifer Gadirova

Jennifer Gadirova (born 3 October 2004, Dublin, Ireland) is a British artistic gymnast.[4] 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]

Jennifer Gadirova
Personal information
Country represented Great Britain
 England
Born (2004-10-03) October 3, 2004[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
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Junior World Championships
2019 GyőrVault

Career

Gadirova and her twin sister Jessica are of Azeri background.[6] They began gymnastics as young children because their mother wanted them to have an outlet for their energy.[4]

2016

In March Gadirova competed at the English Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around, and first on floor exercise, winning the Christine Bowker Artistry Trophy.[7]

2018

In February Gadirova competed at the English Championships where she placed twelfth.[8] The following month she competed at the British Championships where she placed nineteenth in the all-around, sixth on vault, and fifth on floor exercise.[9] She ended the season competing at the British Team Championships where she placed third in the junior non-squad all-around.[10]

2019

In March Gadirova competed at the English Championships where she placed third behind Ondine Achampong and Halle Hilton.[11] Later that month she competed at the British Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise, silver on vault behind Annie Young, and bronze on uneven bars behind Achampong and Young.[12]

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.[13] During event finals she won silver on vault with a score of 14.133 behind American Kayla DiCello, finished sixth on balance beam (13.133) and fourth on floor exercise (13.266).[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.[14] 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.[15] In November she competed at the Massilia Cup in France, winning gold on vault and silver on floor.[16]

2020

In 2020 Gadirova became a senior. Her senior debut was the American Cup [17] 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.[18]

Selected competitive skills
Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[lower-alpha 1] Performed
Vault Baitova Yurchenko entry, laid out salto backwards with two twists 5.4 2019
Uneven Bars Piked Jaeger Reverse grip swing to piked salto forwards to catch high bar E 2019
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
2016English Championships44

Junior
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018English Championships12
British Championships1965
British Team Championships
2019English Championships
British Championships5
FIT Challenge411
Junior World Championships6764
Sainté Gym Cup11
British Team Championships
Elite Gym Massilia9

Senior
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2020American Cup4

References
  1. "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. "GADIROVA Jennifer". FIG. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. "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. "2016 English Championships Results". 20 March 2016.
  8. "2018 English Championships Results". 11 February 2018.
  9. "2018 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 12 March 2018.
  10. "2018 British Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. 18 September 2018.
  11. "2019 English Championships Results". The Gymternet. 5 March 2019.
  12. "2019 British Championships Results". The Gymternet. 18 March 2020.
  13. "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 July 2019.
  14. "2019 Sainté Gym Cup Results". The Gymternet. 8 July 2019.
  15. "The Academy come out on top in battle of British teams - British Gymnastics". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  16. "Medals for British gymnasts on busy weekend of competition - British Gymnastics". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  17. "James Hall secures brilliant bronze at American Cup - British Gymnastics". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  18. "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.
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