Florian Langenegger

Florian Langenegger
Langenegger at the 2021 Swiss Junior Championships
Personal information
Born (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21)
Bühler, Switzerland
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Switzerland
ClubSTV Schlossrued

Florian Langenegger (born 26 March 2003)[1] is a Swiss artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships and represented Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Langenegger was born in 2003 in Bühler and began gymnastics when he was seven years old.[2]

Career

Langenegger 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Langenegger Florian - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Gute WM-Premiere für Langenegger" [Good World Championships debut for Langenegger]. Wynentaler Blatt (in German). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Kunstturnen: Starke Leistungen von Noe Seifert und Florian Langenegger in Antalya". Der Landanzeiger (in German). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Swiss Cup Hallenstadion Zürich 5. November 2023" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Swiss Cup Zürich. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  13. ^ Crumlish, John (17 March 2024). "France, U.S. win five golds apiece at DTB Pokal". International Gymnast Magazine. 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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