Britain's Loving Bryony Page Winning A Silver Medal In Trampoline At Rio Olympics
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- Bryony PageBritish trampolinist
Article originally published 12/08/2016: due to a technical issue this article may have resurfaced for some readers, and the original publish date may not have been visible.
Britain’s Bryony Page has won a silver medal in the trampoline at Rio - captivating a prime-time TV audience in the UK in the process.
The 25-year-old, who finished 10th at last year’s trampoline world championships in Odense, Denmark, scored 56.040 from her routine to finish runner-up behind Canada’s Rosannagh Maclennan.
Maclennan compiled a score of 56.465 to bag the gold medal, while world champion Dan Li of China sealed the final podium place with 55.885.
To put the success in context: no Brit has qualified for the final much less won a medal.
Millions watching just before 9pm in the UK were loving it.
Oh my. We have won a trampolining medal. I don't recognise this country anymore.
— Paul Sinha (@paulsinha) August 12, 2016
Wow - great silver for @BryonyPage1! Never thought I would shed a tear at trampolining! #rio2016#trampoline 🏅🇬🇧
— Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) August 12, 2016
Great Silver for Bryony Page in trampolining.
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) August 12, 2016
Loving this #Trampoline final #Rio2016pic.twitter.com/4YW6g8Bjgy
— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) August 12, 2016
Bloody hell a medal in trampolining! Sorry for the swear but that’s amazing! #Rio2016
— Alice Arnold (@alicearnold1) August 12, 2016
Her sliver came almost at the same time as Charlotte Dujardin led Team GB to another sliver in the dressage.
Which could only mean one thing ...
Trampolining on one side and horse dancing on the other. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? HORSE TRAMPOLINING.
— Jamie (@jtlovell1979) August 12, 2016
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost UK and has been updated.