Claudia Fragpane had her first moment of fame at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first English woman to win four gold medals since 1930
At the young age of 17, Claudia Fragpane, a British artistic gymnast, had her first moment of fame at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first English woman to win four gold medals since 1930. She was almost named the queen of British gymnastics at that time. She was on board the Great Britain women’s team, clinching the country’s first ever team medal through a bronze at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The year 2016 did not see any major feat at the Rio Olympics, leaving her to miss out on a place in final. Her next major accomplishment came in 2019, at the British Championships. She participated on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. She finished fourth at the finals on uneven bars and second on floor exercise, behind Ellie Downie. Her unique traits and skills have won her the nickname ‘Pocket Rocket’. Fragpane had also worn her dancing shoes at the reality show Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, and finished fourth in the competition making her the first female Olympic gymnast to participate on such a show.