'A Dream Come True' - Claudia represents Team GB at the Rio Olympic Games!

In a testimony to her incredible tenacity, perseverance and personality Bristol Hawks is proud to announce that Claudia Fragapane is an Olympian – what an incredible achievement!
In Rio Claudia helped the British Women’s Team qualify for the Team Final and played a crucial role in securing TEAM GB’s 5th place, their best ever placing at an Olympic Games.
In her gymnastics career so far Claudia has been a part of Great Britain’s meteoric rise in the World Gymnastics standings, quite appropriate for someone they call ‘Pocket Rocket’!
To date she is the current All Around BRITISH & ENGLISH CHAMPION, she has an historic four GOLD Commonwealth Games Medals, three SILVER European Medals & one BRONZE World Championship Medal and is determined to continue her journey on to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Claudia joined Bristol Hawks at age 6 years by age 8 she was following the Elite pathway to high level gymnastics success here’s how she progressed up the national rankings -
2006 Age 8/9 years Level 4 – 38th
2007 Age 9/10 years Level 3 – 22nd
2008 Age 10/11 years Level 2 – 12th
2009 Age 11/12 years Espoir British – DNC
2010 Age 12/13 years Espoir British – DNC
2011 Age 13/14 years Junior British – 8th AA
2012 Age 14/15 years Junior British – 5th AA
2013 Age 15/16 years Senior British – DNC
2014 Age 16/17 years Senior British – 3rd AA
2015 Age 17/18 years Senior British – 2nd AA
2016 Age 18/19 years Senior British – 1st AA & RIO OLYMPIAN

Claudia’s journey has been supported all the way by our Bristol Hawks family which includes her personal family, our coaching, judging & management team, her personal management team, her team mates & friends in conjunction with British Gymnastics, UK Sport Lottery funding & the British Olympic Association.