Home-grown sporting hero Jake Jarman claimed his first Olympic medal on August 3 at the Bercy Arena.

The 22-year-old took home a bronze medal in the men's floor final, bringing home Britain's first medal of the Olympic Games in artistic gymnastics. 

Jake Jarman was born in Peterborough and he trains at the Huntingdon Gymnastics Club.

The club said after his medal success that they were, "so proud" of Jake's performance in Paris.

The gymnast scored an impressive 14.933 in the final. The silver medal went to Israel's Artem Dolgopyat and gold went to Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines, who scored 15.001.

After securing a place on the podium in Paris, Jarman said: "I'm super proud, it's definitely a massive achievement.

"Although I post some crazy videos, historically I've not done well on floor in major championships.

"I've only got a bronze medal at a European Championships so, to be walking away with an Olympic medal, I feel like I've skipped a step. It's unbelievable."

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Jarman was in touching distance of a second medal at the games on August 4 as he competed in the men's vault final. He fell short and placed fourth, with his team mate Harry Hepworth taking bronze. 

The 22-year-old said: "To be honest even though I missed out, I think the average score I got was definitely better than qualifiers and it’s very consistent if you look at the competitions I’ve competed in over the last few years.

"I think I became European champ in 2022 with a similar score. It shows I’m still consistent on the piece of apparatus, it’s just the level of it has increased, you’ve got more people who can score those high averages.

“It means to myself that I just need to up my game a little bit. In my eyes, it’s nothing that I can’t do and makes me super motivated for the next four years."