At 21, Jarman, European vault champion last year, won the first world title of his career, less than ten months before the Paris Olympic Games. With a score of 15.050, he beat the American Khoi Young (14.849), already a silver medalist the day before on pommel horse and who is competing in his first World Championships at the age of 20. Ukrainian Nazar Chepurniy won the bronze medal (14.833).