1. Jessica Gadirova was born on 3 October 2004 and is an English artistic gymnast of Irish birth and Azerbaijani descent, representing Great Britain internationally.
32 Facts About Jessica Gadirova
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Jessica Gadirova represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the team event and was part of the silver medal-winning team at the 2022 World Championships and gold medal-winning team at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
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Jessica Gadirova is the 2023 European all-around champion, the second Briton after Ellie Downie to achieve that feat, and the 2022 World and 2021 European all-around bronze medalist.
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Jessica Gadirova competed at the inaugural 2019 Junior World Championships alongside her twin sister, Jennifer.
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Jessica Gadirova was the first Irish-born gymnast to win a gymnastics World title in 2022; Rhys McClenaghan won the first gold medal for Ireland days later.
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Domestically, Jessica Gadirova is a three-time English and three-time British champion.
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Jessica Gadirova and her twin sister Jennifer were born in Dublin, Ireland, and are of Azerbaijani descent.
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Jessica Gadirova was born in Ireland while her parents worked there for a few months before returning to England.
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Jessica Gadirova's paternal grandparents live in Baku: her grandmother is a retired paediatrician, and her grandfather is a professor in physics and mathematics.
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In February 2018 Jessica Gadirova competed at the English Championships, where she placed 23rd.
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Jessica Gadirova ended the season competing at the British Team Championships, where she placed 11th in the junior non-squad all-around.
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In March 2019 Jessica Gadirova competed at the English Championships, where she placed fourth behind Ondine Achampong, Halle Hilton, and Jennifer Jessica Gadirova.
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Jessica Gadirova next competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge, where she finished third in the all-around behind Romanians Ioana Stanciulescu and Silviana Sfiringu and helped Great Britain finish fourth as a team.
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Jessica Gadirova turned senior in 2020, but did not compete due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jessica Gadirova is the second British female artistic gymnast after Ellie Downie to win an all-around medal at the European Championships.
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On 7 June, Jessica Gadirova was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside her twin sister Jennifer, Alice Kinsella, and Amelie Morgan.
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In December 2021 Jessica Gadirova became a brand ambassador for gymnastics leotard manufacturer Milano Pro-Sport.
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Later that month, Jessica Gadirova competed at the British Championships in Liverpool, where she took gold in the all-around with a score of 54.650, ahead of her Aylesbury teammates Ondine Achampong and her sister Jennifer.
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Jessica Gadirova then went on to win gold on vault and floor as well as silver on beam.
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Jessica Gadirova contributed scores on vault and floor exercise towards Great Britain's second-place finish.
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In September, Jessica Gadirova was named to the team to compete at the 2022 World Championships, alongside her twin sister Jennifer, Achampong, Kinsella, and Fenton.
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Jessica Gadirova helped Great Britain qualify to the team final and individually she qualified to the all-around, vault, and floor exercise finals.
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Jessica Gadirova was the last competitor to compete and earned a score 14.200 to win the title.
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Jessica Gadirova became the second British woman to win the floor exercise title after Beth Tweddle did so in 2009.
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Jessica Gadirova was the second British gymnast to win a gold medal at these World Championships after Giarnni Regini-Moran won the men's floor exercise title the previous day.
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At only 18 years and 34 days old, Jessica Gadirova became the youngest British gymnast to become a World Champion.
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Jessica Gadirova competed at the English Championships, where she placed fourth on uneven bars.
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Jessica Gadirova was named to the team to compete at the upcoming European Championships, alongside Becky Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Ondine Achampong, and Alice Kinsella.
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Jessica Gadirova helped Great Britain win their first team gold medal.
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In September Jessica Gadirova was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Championships alongside Kinsella, Achampong, Fenton, and Ruby Evans.
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Jessica Gadirova helped the British team to second place in qualifications as well as qualifying to the individual all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise finals.
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On 2 March 2025, Jessica Gadirova returned to competition, 513 days after she last competed, during the 2025 English Gymnastics Championships.