Standing just 4ft 5in tall,Claudia Fragapane has belied her diminutive size to become one of the stars of the Games and her final appearance did not disappoint as her score of 14.541 on the floor saw off the challenge of Australia's Lauren Mitchell (13.833), while Canada's Ellie Black (13.666) won bronze.
Claudia Fragapane(16)had already won the vault,the all-around gold and the team gold earlier in the week, as well as coming fifth in Friday's beam event.
Claudia Fragapane has won four of the five finals she has competed in at Glasgow 2014
Claudia Fragapane joins Cooper and the men's pair of fencer Bill Hoskyns (1958) and shooter Mick Gault (1998) as the only English competitors to win four golds at a single Commonwealth Games
The record of six golds at a single Games is held by four athletes, including Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe in Manchester in 2002, while eight competitors have won five golds.
The Commonwealth Games six shooters |
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Name |
Country |
Gold |
sport |
Year |
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Graham Smith |
Canada |
6 |
swimming |
1978 |
|
Susie O'Neill |
Australia |
6 |
swimming |
1998 |
|
Ian Thorpe |
Australia |
6 |
swimming |
2002 |
|
Alexandra Orlando |
Canada |
6 |
gymnastics |
2006 |
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