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.

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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)

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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.

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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)

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