Is this the most over the top Olympics celebration ever? Poland’s Aleksandra Jarecka stuns fans with emotional reaction to winning fencing bronze

Polish fencer Aleksandra Jarecka has stunned Olympic fans with her emotional reaction to winning bronze in the team sabre event.

The Polish team had faced China for the right to secure the final podium place in the event, after both nations had been beaten in their semi-finals.

The destination of the medal would be determined in dramatic fashion, with a glitch in the scoring system giving Jarecka and Poland a 31-30 lead.

After China levelled the score, a review of the previous incident led to the judges reducing Poland’s score to level the team trailing by one point.

Jarecka levelled the contest with three seconds remaining to force overtime, with the 28-year-old winning the tiebreaker point to clinch bronze.

Jarecka was embraced by her team-mates after winning the decisive final point of the match

Jarecka’s reaction to winning the bronze medals attracted attention from viewers 

The dramatic win was matched by Jarecka’s reaction, with the fencer removing her mask and was seen screaming in celebration.

Jarecka then fell to the floor and was greeted by her team-mates Alicja Klasik, Renata Knapik-Miazga and Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk.

The trio celebrated with Jarecka as Poland secured an Olympic medal in women’s epee fencing for the first time.

Jarecka’s reaction attracted attention from viewers, who hailed her reaction to winning bronze.

‘Working your entire life for that exact moment and you pull it off,’ one fan wrote.

‘I wish more of the athletes let their guard down and reacted like this. It’s so fun to watch. Congratulations to Poland,’ added another.

A third posted ‘I’m slightly annoyed when someone wins gold and they barely seem to care. This is the emotion I want to see.’ 

Remarkably, Jarecka had not initially been selected by the Polish team to compete at the Games.

Poland had trailed China before Jarecka forced a tie-breaker and won the final point

Poland won a medal in a women’s team epee fencing event for the first time at the Olympics

Polish coach took the final decision in May to confirm the fencer as the last member of the four person team.

Jarecka, who is a mother and lawyer, thanked her team-mates for their support.

‘I have to admit that going into the last fight, I wasn’t nervous, I fought calmly,’ she told TVP Sport.

‘I had a lot of support from the girls, who believed in me a lot and cheered me on.

‘We are bronze medalists at the Olympic Games.

‘If it weren’t for the girls, we definitely wouldn’t have made it.’