TOKYO — American gymnast Sunisa Lee added a bronze medal to her growing collection of hardware, which already includes silver and gold from this year’s Olympic Games.
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Bronze medalist American Sunisa Lee, gold medalist Belgian Nina Derwael and silver medalist Iliankova Anastasiia celebrate on the podium of the individual uneven bars final event in the artistic gymnastics competition, on the 10th day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, on August 2, 2021. (DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Sunisa Lee, of the United States, poses for a photo with her bronze medal for uneven bars after the artistic gymnastics apparatus finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Sunisa Lee of the United States, poses after winning the bronze medal in the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Sunisa Lee of the United States, performs on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Sunisa Lee of the United States, performs on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Sunisa Lee of the United States, performs on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Nina Derwael of Belgium, celebrates after winning the gold medal for the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Nina Derwael of Belgium, performs on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Nina Derwael, of Belgium, competes in the women's artistic gymnastics uneven bars final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Anastasiia Iliankova of the Russian Olympic Committee, performs on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Anastasiia Iliankova of the Russian Olympic Committee, performs on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final at Tokyo Olympics Anastasiia Iliankova, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes in the women's artistic gymnastics uneven bars final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Read More Lee won the bronze for her performance Sunday on the uneven bars. She said she was disappointed in the result but it could have been worse.
“There were so many times in my bar routine where I could have just gave up and jumped off but I didn’t and now I have a bronze medal. I thought I was done,” she said after winning. “This medal probably means more to be than the all-around gold medal did, just because bars is my thing. To mess it up like this, I was just kind of sad about it.”
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Last week she won silver in the team competition and gold as best all-around gymnast.
“Definitely wasn’t the routine I expected to do, but I’m so proud of myself for not giving up,” she said on social media . “Disappointed and sad but beyond blessed to say I’m third in the world on bars. Wish I could have gotten to show everyone what I am capable of!! Thank you for your endless support. Beam finals next.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Sunisa Lee, of United States, reacts as she poses for a picture after winning the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Gold medalist Sunisa Lee of the United States displays her medal for the artistic gymnastics women's all-around at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around From left to right, silver medallist Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, Gold medallist Sunisa Lee of the Unites States, and bronze medallist Angelina Melnikova, of the Russian Olympic Committee, celebrate during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's all-around at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Sunisa Lee, of the United States, embraces teammate Jade Carey after winning the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around From left, United States gymnast Grace McCallum, Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner stands for their national anthem as teammate Sunisa Lee receives the gold medal for the artistic gymnastics women's all-around at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Sunisa Lee, of the United States, embraces her coach Jess Graba after performing on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Sunisa Lee, of the United States, finishes on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Photos: Sunisa Lee wins gold in Olympic gymnastics all-around Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)