SCOTTISH diver James Heatly yesterday added gold in the 3m springboard to the silver and bronze medals he had already won at the European Games.

The 18-year-old from Edinburgh admitted he had expected to return from Baku with no more than experience to show for his efforts.

Heatly, who had taken silver in Friday's synchronised 3m springboard final, following on from Thursday's bronze in the 1m springboard, completed the set with a flawless display.

He amassed 541.65 points, with his fifth and final dive in the Aquatics Centre a mere procession to the top of the podium after Russia's Ilia Molchanov made a mistake on his fourth dive and slipped down to the bronze medal position.

Heatly, a main contributor to Team GB's 13-medal total in Azerbaijan, said: "I didn't think I was going to win anything. I'm over the moon to win three medals, especially as I didn't expect it. At the beginning of the event I didn't think I would do it. But when Ilia dropped that dive I thought there was a chance. I'm going to go and see my parents now and give my grandad a call."

Fellow Team GB member Jordan Houlden, 16, from Sheffield, finished fourth 511.90 points.

English shooter Amber Hill can pack her bags for the Olympics in Rio after the 17-year-old beat world No 1 Diana Bacosi to win gold in the women's skeet.

She held her nerve in a marathon sudden-death shoot-out which finally ended when the veteran 31-year-old Italian missed her 29th shot and the teenager stepped up to add another title to the world crown she won at 15.

Hill, who failed to make the final at Glasgow 2014, also grabbed an Olympic quota spot which effectively guarantees her a place on the plane to Brazil, given her only real domestic rival, Elena Allen, secured her place by taking world silver last year.

Hill, who cuts a striking figure on the shooting circuit with her bespoke bright pink shotgun cartridges, said: "I've never been to Brazil and I'm really looking forward to it. I can't believe I've won a quota place. I tried not to think about it but it's always at the back of your mind. My goal has always been to get to Rio and to do it by winning a gold medal at the first European Games is unreal."

A day of teenage success continued for Great Britain when 18-year-old gymnast Brinn Bevan won a bronze medal in the men's pommel horse final. Bevan scored 14.200 to finish behind winner Saso Betoncelj of Slovenia, with Azerbaijan's Oleg Stepko taking silver.

Bevan said: "I think it's a first step of many. I'm heading in the right direction for where I want to be in pre-Olympic competition. Hopefully it's a big stepping stone towards the Olympics next year."

Derby boxer Sandy Ryan looked superb as she advanced to the quarter-finals in the women's light-welterweight division with a points win over Germany's Cindy Rogge.

Meanwhile, seven potential candidates have emerged to replace the Netherlands as hosts of the 2019 Games after the Dutch withdrew on cost grounds. Reports put Turkey among the front-runners but European Olympic Committees president Patrick Hickey said a decision was some time off.