Peterborough's Jake Jarman wins Bronze medal

It's his first Olympics

Jake Jarman
Author: Eleanor Crooks, PA, Paris, Julie CastonPublished 5th Aug 2024

Peterborough's Jake Jarman has won his first Olympic medal with bronze on the floor at Bercy Arena.

The 22-year-old went into the final with the highest score in qualifying and also topped the floor standings during the men's all-around final.

But his routine was not quite as clean as that of gold medallist Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines, who scored 15.001, while Israel'sArtem Dolgopyat took silver, with Jarman just behind on 14.933.

That secured Britain's first medal of the Games in artistic gymnastics, with Bryony Page having claimed gold in the same arena in trampolining on Friday.

Jarman's team-mate Luke Whitehouse finished down in sixth with 14.466.

Jarman was tipped for a medal in the vault but came fourth.

Speaking after his medal win he said it was unbelievable:

"It's all happened so quickly to be honest - I don't feel like I've had enough time to properly process it.

"Having this medal hanging around my neck is just - it's a dream come true. I never thought this would ever happen.

"I think the main challenges have been trying to up my game.

"From going to a Commonwealth level where you've got the big stage but the level of gymnastics isn't at the highest - to a world stage where' it's at the absolute highest.

"I've had to work extremely hard and then to keep that going forwards all the way up to the Olympics it's not easy - it's physically demanding.

"But I've somehow managed to pull it off."

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