Jessica Gadirova (born 3 October 2004) is an English artistic gymnast of Irish birth and Azerbaijani descent, representing Great Britain internationally.
[13] Later that month she competed at the British Championships, where she placed seventh in the all-around, eighth on vault, fourth on uneven bars, and won bronze on floor exercise.
[15] In June Gadirova competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships in Győr, Hungary, alongside her twin sister Jennifer and Alia Leat.
In April 2021 she was selected to represent Great Britain at the European Championships alongside her twin sister Jennifer (later replaced by Phoebe Jakubczyk),[19] Alice Kinsella, and Amelie Morgan.
[25] On 7 June, Gadirova was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside her twin sister Jennifer, Alice Kinsella, and Amelie Morgan.
[31] Later that month, 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.
[33] In July, Gadirova was selected to compete at the European Championships alongside her sister Jennifer, Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, and Alice Kinsella.
[36] In September, Gadirova was named to the team to compete at the 2022 World Championships, once again alongside her twin sister Jennifer, Achampong, Kinsella, and Fenton.
During the team final, Gadirova competed on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise, helping Great Britain win the silver medal and achieve their highest placement at a World Championships.
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.
[40] Due to her performances at the World Championships, Gadirova was named Sunday Times Young Sportswoman of the Year[41] and additionally won the Sports Journalists' Association Peter Wilson Trophy for international newcomer, alongside fellow British gymnast Jake Jarman.
She was named to the team to compete at the upcoming European Championships, alongside Becky Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Ondine Achampong, and Alice Kinsella.
[46] During apparatus finals, Gadirova finished seventh on balance beam following a fall on dismount, but won her third consecutive title, and third gold of the championships on floor exercise.
[47] In September Gadirova was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Championships alongside Kinsella, Achampong, Fenton, and Ruby Evans.
[48] She 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.
On 15 October, Gadirova posted on her Instagram account that her withdrawal from the individual all-around was because she had suffered a full tear of her anterior cruciate ligament in which she described as a "freak accident" whilst performing a gymnastics prep skill in training.