Jennifer Gadirova

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]