Great Britain’s Jake Jarman captured the men’s floor exercise gold at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships after scoring 14.866 points.

The score was higher than in qualification, where the 23-year-old gymnast posted 14.700 points.

Jarman said he was happy with the result, especially after failing to make the vault final, which is considered his strongest apparatus.

“Vault is actually my main event, the title I really wanted to defend, and not making the final was quite frustrating,” Jarman said.

At the world championships two years ago, Jarman had indeed won gold in that event.

“It’s incredible… To go home with a gold medal in floor [exercise], and for Great Britain to take one-two on the podium, it feels like it makes up for all of that,” he added.

Besides his vault gold at the Antwerp 2023 world championships, Jarman also earned a bronze in floor exercise at the Paris 2022 Olympics.

The silver medal went to Jarman’s compatriot Luke Whitehouse, who scored 14.666 points.

The result came as a surprise since the 23-year-old gymnast only placed eighth — the last qualifying spot — in the preliminary round, with 13.866 points.

Whitehouse said he was proud of winning his first world championships medal in Jakarta.

“I’m so happy and proud [to win silver],” Whitehouse said, adding that he plans to spend a vacation in Bali after the championships to celebrate the achievement.

The 23-year-old gymnast had mostly competed at the continental level, winning the European floor exercise title three years in a row from 2023 to 2025.

Was he surprised by the silver, or did he expect it?

“You could say not really, because nothing’s ever guaranteed. But this [world championships medal] is definitely one of the things I’ve been aiming towards for a long time.”

The bronze medal went to Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, who scored 14.533 points.

It was slightly lower than his qualification score, where Yulo recorded 14.566 to rank second.

Although not as strong as in qualification, Yulo said he had no regrets.

“No regrets. I did my best,” Yulo said, adding that there is still plenty of room for improvement in the future.

“It was a good competition for me today. I feel like I could do better, but I’ll just take it one step at a time. I’m really happy and grateful that I still have a chance to show my beautiful gymnastics.”