Florian Langenegger (born 26 March 2003)[1] is a Swiss artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships and will represent Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Florian Langenegger | |
|---|---|
_19.jpg) Langenegger at the 2021 Swiss Junior Championships | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Switzerland |
| Born | 26 March 2003 Bühler, Switzerland |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | STV Schlossrued |
Early life
editLangenegger was born in 2003 in Bühler and began gymnastics when he was seven years old.[2]
Career
editLangenegger finished seventh with the Swiss team at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival. He missed both the all-around and still rings finals due to the two-per-country rule.[3]
Langenegger competed at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool and helped the Swiss team finish 20th. He did not qualify for any individual finals.[4] He competed with the Swiss team that placed fourth at the 2023 European Championships.[5] He also qualified for the all-around final and finished seventh.[6]
Langenegger was initially selected to be the Swiss team's alternate at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp.[7] However, Langenegger was moved onto the team after Benjamin Gischard sustained a knee injury.[8] The Swiss team finished seventh during the qualification round and earned a team berth for the 2024 Olympic Games.[9] Then in the team final, the Swiss team placed fifth which was the country's best finished at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships since winning bronze in 1954.[10] Individually, Langenegger qualified for the all-around final where he finished 14th.[11] After the World Championships, he competed with Stefanie Siegenthaler at the 2023 Swiss Cup Zürich, and they placed tenth in the mixed-pair competition.[12]
Langenegger won a gold medal on the vault at the 2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart and finished fourth with the Swiss team.[13] He was selected to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Luca Giubellini, Matteo Giubellini, Noe Seifert, and Taha Serhani.[14]
References
edit- ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men Entry List by NOC". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 September 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Langenegger Florian - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Vier Schweizer Finalplätze zum EYOF-Auftakt" [Four Swiss final places at the start of the EYOF]. Swiss Gymnastics Federation (in German). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Gute WM-Premiere für Langenegger" [Good World Championships debut for Langenegger]. Wynentaler Blatt (in German). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Seifert e Langenegger in finale ad Antalya" [Seifert and Langenegger in the final in Antalya]. RSI (in Italian). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Kunstturnen: Starke Leistungen von Noe Seifert und Florian Langenegger in Antalya". Der Landanzeiger (in German). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Florian Langenegger ist enttäuscht, nachdem er nicht für die WM selektioniert wurde" [Florian Langenegger is disappointed after not being selected for the World Championships]. Zofinger Tagblatt (in German). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Florian Langenegger rückt ins WM-Kader nach" [Florian Langenegger moves up to the World Championships squad]. Swiss Gymnastics Federation (in German). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Geissberger, Fabian (1 October 2023). "Olympia-Ticket, Teamfinal und zwei Plätze im Mehrkampffinal: Die Schweizer Männer übertreffen die Erwartungen" [Olympic ticket, team final and two places in the all-around final: The Swiss men exceed expectations]. Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer Männer mit bester WM-Klassierung seit 1954" [Swiss men with best World Championships ranking since 1954]. Swiss Info (in German). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Noe Seifert im WM-Mehrkampffinal auf Platz 8, Florian Langenegger wird 14" [Noe Seifert finished 8th in the World Championship all-around final, Florian Langenegger finished 14th.]. Zofinger Tagblatt (in German). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Swiss Cup Hallenstadion Zürich 5. November 2023" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Swiss Cup Zürich. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Crumlish, John (17 March 2024). "France, U.S. win five golds apiece at DTB Pokal". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Junge Equipe turnt für die Schweiz an Olympia 2024" [Young team is competing for Switzerland at the 2024 Olympics]. Swiss Gymnastics Federation (in German). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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