Great Britain's 16
year old Amy Tinkler is now Britain's youngest athlete to win a medal at the
Olympics in 32 years, after she won Bronze at the women's floor exercise event
on Tuesday. It is an astonishing rise for the teenager who just last month sat
in a
school hall to take her GCSE exams and will collect her results on the day
she returns from Brazil. Holding back
tears after her win, she said:
'I can't believe it.
I knew I was Team GB's youngest athlete but this is crazy and I'm still in
shock at the minute. 'It was a bit nerve-wracking watching the other athletes
and knowing you are so close to a medal but I would have been happy with
wherever I was place.' 'I went out there
and did my best and enjoyed it so whatever the result, I would have been happy.
I really am speechless.
'I put no pressure
on myself and neither did my coaches. They just told me I had nothing to lose
and to go out and enjoy it. I had made the floor final at the Olympics and
deserved to be in it so I enjoyed it. 'As soon as I finished my routine, I knew
I couldn't do any better. 'It has been an incredible week for British
gymnastics. Hopefully there is a lot more to come from me and you will see me
back out here in 2020.'
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