KENT Olympian Gary Smith finished a creditable seventh in Athens in the Men’s indivdual trampolining at the weekend.

British champion Smith, 23, from Rainham, who represents the Jumpers Club in Gillingham, reached the final after a good round and scored 40.0 points in his first Olympics final.

Ukraine’s Yuri Nikitin beat off strong competition to claim the title. The 26-year-old notched 41.5 points to claim the title ahead of five-time world champion Russian Alexander Moskalenko, who scored 41.2.

Moskalenko had come out of retirement to defend the title he won at the Sydney Games.

Men’s individual final

1. Yuri Nikitin (Ukr) 41.50, 2. Alexander Moskalenko (Rus) 41.20, 3. Henrik Stehlik (Ger) 40.80

4. Dimitri Polyarush (Blr) 40.20, 5. Alexander Rusakov (Rus) 40.20, 6. Nuno Merino (Por) 40.10, 7. Gary Smith (Gbr) 40.00, 8. David Martin (Fra).