Jennifer Gadirova

Jennifer Gadirova (born 3 October 2004) is an English artistic gymnast of Irish birth and Azerbaijani descent, representing Great Britain internationally. 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 2022 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.

Gadirova is the twin sister and teammate of the 2022 World Champion on floor exercise, Jessica Gadirova. 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. Her paternal grandparents live in Baku: grandmother is a retired paediatrician, and grandfather is a professor in physics and mathematics. Gadirova and her sister began gymnastics at six years old because their mother wanted them to have an outlet for their energy.

Junior: 2018–19 Gadirova competed at the 2018 English Championships in February where she placed twelfth. 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. She ended the season competing at the British Team Championships, where she placed third in the junior non-squad all-around.

In March 2019, Gadirova competed at the English Championships, where she placed third behind Ondine Achampong and Halle Hilton. 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.

Gadirova competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships in Győr, Hungary alongside her twin sister Jessica and Alia Leat. During the team final the trio finished in sixth place and individually Gadirova finished seventh in the all-around. During event finals Gadirova won silver on vault with a score of 14.133 behind American Kayla DiCello. Additionally she finished fourth on floor exercise (13.266) and sixth on balance beam (13.133). 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. In November she competed at the Massilia Cup in France, winning gold on vault and silver on floor.

Senior gymnastics career 2020 In 2020 Gadirova became age-eligible for senior level competition; her senior debut was the 2020 American Cup where she replaced the injured Amelie Morgan. She placed fourth 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.

2021 In April Gadirova was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2021 European Championships alongside her twin sister Jessica, Alice Kinsella, and Amelie Morgan. Later that month she withdrew as a precaution due to a minor injury and was replaced by Phoebe Jakubczyk.

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. 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. During the all-around final, Gadirova had some minor issues on the uneven bars but still finished thirteenth place overall. Originally Gadirova was the first reserve for the floor exercise final but she was able to compete after Simone Biles withdrew. During the floor exercise event final, Gadirova finished in seventh place.

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

2022 In March Gadirova competed at the 2022 English Championships where she placed third on bars and second on floor. Later that month she 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. She then went on to win bronze on the uneven bars, gold on balance beam and silver on floor exercise. In July Gadirova was selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships alongside her sister Jessica, Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, and Alice Kinsella. While there she contributed scores on balance beam and floor exercise towards Great Britain's second-place finish. 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. 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. 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.

2023–2026 Gadirova competed at the 2023 British Championships where she only competed on the balance beam, placing twelfth with a score of 11.950. It was later revealed that Gadirova was injured and would miss the 2023 European Championships. She underwent surgery on her ankle in January 2024. She was unable to recover in time for the 2024 Olympic Games.

In February 2025, Gadirova announced that she had suffered an ACL injury during a training camp.

Gadirova made her return to competition following her ACL injury in February 2026 at the Welsh Championships; she only competed on balance beam and uneven bars.

Selected competitive skills

Competitive history +Competitive history of Jennifer Gadirova at the junior levelYearEvent 2016 English Championships 4 4 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

+Competitive history of Jennifer Gadirova at the senior levelYearEvent 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 2023 British Championships 12