European Gymnastics Championships 2023: GB's Luke Whitehouse wins floor gold
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The 20-year-old beat Olympic and European champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel with a score of 14.900 to claim the title in Antalya, Turkey. She ruptured her Achilles in June 2022 and was expecting to be sidelined for about a year. But she returned to compete after nine months and won gold on bars at the British Championships in March.
Earlier, Whitehouse was awarded 6.5 for difficulty and 8.400 for execution after perfectly landing a triple back somersault during his routine on the floor.Hepworth, who had been unwell in the build-up to the final, finished level with Hosseini on 14.200 points, but the 19-year-old was awarded a lesser score than the German for execution and was placed fourth.
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