Matteo Giubellini (born 7 November 2004)[1] is a Swiss artistic gymnast. He will represent Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Matteo Giubellini
Giubellini at the 2021 Swiss Junior Championships
Personal information
Country represented Switzerland
Born (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 19)
Rebstein, Switzerland
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSTV Eien-Kleindöttingen

Early life

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Giubellini was born in 2004 in Rebstein. His father, Daniel Giubellini, competed for Switzerland at the 1992 Olympics in gymnastics. His older brother Luca and younger sister Chiara are also elite gymnasts, and his younger brother Elio plays football.[2]

Career

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Giubellini competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival and won a bronze medal with the Swiss team. Individually, he won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Radomyr Stelmakh and Riccardo Villa.[3] In the event final, he was placed fourth on the floor exercise and still rings, sixth on the vault, seventh on the pommel horse, and eighth on the parallel bars.[4][5] He then competed at the 2022 Junior European Championships, helping the Swiss team to fourth place. Giubellini also got a fourth place in the individual all-around.[6][7] He qualified for the horizontal bar final and finished fifth.[8]

Giubellini made his World Cup debut at the 2023 Szombathely World Challenge Cup and finished fourth on the pommel horse, fifth on the horizontal bar, and eighth on the parallel bars.[9]

Giubellini competed at the 2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart and won gold medals on the floor exercise and pommel horse and a bronze medal on the parallel bars.[10][11] He then competed at the 2024 European Championships alongside his brother Luca, Christian Baumann, Noe Seifert, and Taha Serhani. The team qualified for the team final in fourth place, but they finished eighth in the final after several mistakes.[12] Individually, he qualified for the pommel horse final where he finished fourth.[13]

Giubellini was selected to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside his brother Luca, Florian Langenegger, Noe Seifert, and Taha Serhani.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 Men Artistic Gymnastics Entry List by Nation" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 30 July 2022. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Luca Giubellini in den Fussstapfen seines Vaters" [Luca Giubellini following in his father’s footsteps]. Swiss Info (in German). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Zweimal Bronze für Matteo Giubellini am EYOF" [Two bronze medals for Matteo Giubellini at the EYOF]. Aargauer Turnverband (in German). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Zwei vierte Ränge für Giubellini" [Two fourth places for Giubellini]. Swiss Gymnastics Federation (in German). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "La gymnastique artistique clôt les épreuves du FOJE" [Artistic gymnastics closes the EYOF events]. Swiss Olympic Team (in French). 30 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Botond Molnar (HUN) and Italian boys victorious at #Munich2022". European Gymnastics. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ Crumlish, John (19 August 2022). "Hungary's Botond Molnar wins junior all-around, Italy triumphant among junior teams at European Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men Juniors Apparatus Final Horizontal Bar" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Murabito gewinnt an Weltcup-Premiere Silber und Bronze" [Murabito wins silver and bronze at World Cup premiere]. Swiss Gymnastics Federation (in German). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Apparatus Final MAG" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ^ Crumlish, John (17 March 2024). "France, U.S. win five golds apiece at DTB Pokal". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Pas d'exploit pour l'équipe de Suisse, 8e des Européens" [No feat for the Swiss team, 8th in the Europeans]. Léman Bleu (in French). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Matteo Giubellini au pied du podium" [Matteo Giubellini at the foot of the podium]. RTS (in French). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  14. ^ "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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