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Olympian Becky Downie won three of four finals Sunday as the British Women's Gymnastics Championships concluded in Guildford.

Olympian Becky Downie (Notts) won three of four finals Sunday as the British Women's Gymnastics Championships concluded in Guildford.

Downie, who won her second senior all-around title Saturday, added gold medals on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise Sunday.

The 17-year-old Downie earned her highest mark of the day, 14.900, on balance beam.

"I'm most pleased with my beam performance because that has been wobbly so far this year," she said. "I've worked really hard, so it's great to see that work pay off with good scores. I felt the most pressure in the all-around having to defend my title, but that's always the way it is when you're at the top and it's all part of the learning process. The results this weekend have definitely lifted my confidence and given me a great boost ahead of the world championships."

All-around bronze medalist Marissa King (Huntington) won the senior vault title ahead of Downie.

Heathrow's Rebecca Wing, the all-around silver medalist, won silver medals on uneven bars and floor exercise, and the bronze medal on balance beam.

Heathrow teammate Nicole Hibbert and Danusia Francis shared the junior titles Sunday. Two-time all-around champion Hibbert won vault and tied Francis for the gold on balance beam. Francis, who tied for second all-around Saturday, also picked up titles on uneven bars and floor exercise.

Go online to British Gymnastics's official Web site for videos from Guildford.

External Link: British Gymnastics

2009 British Women's Championships
July 5, Guildford

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