Listunova clinches European women’s all-around title at #Basel2021

2019 World Junior all-around champion Viktoriia Listunova (RUS) has clinched her first European senior all-around title. With a flawless performance across all four events, Listunova scored a total of 56.731 points to finish ahead of her teammate and 2019 European Games champion Angelina Melnikova (RUS).

Melnikova, who had qualified for the all-around final in first position, fell off both uneven bars and balance beam to finish with a total of 55.432  points.

Jessica Gadirova from Great Britain took home bronze (55.100) in Friday’s all-around final at the European Championships in Basel. Gadirova posted her best scores on vault (14.600) and floor exercise (13.700), the events she will also compete on during this weekend’s apparatus finals. Gadirova is Great Britain’s second-ever European all-around medallist after Ellie Downie took bronze in 2015, gold in 2017 and silver in 2019.

Teammate Amelie Morgan placed fourth ahead of Eli Seitz (GER), Martina Maggio (ITA), Kim Bui (GER) and Lieke Wevers (NED).

 

All-around medallists

GOLD Viktoria Listunova (RUS) 56.731

SILVER Angelina Melnikova (RUS) 55.432

BRONZE Jessica Gadirova (GBR) 55.100

Find the full results on our website: https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2021-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results

Competition continues at 17:00 with the men’s all-around final in Basel.