Jessica Diacci Explained

Jessica Diacci
Full Name:Jessica Diacci
Nickname:Jessy
Birth Date:13 January 1994
Birth Place:Zurich, Switzerland
Hometown:Villnachern, Switzerland
Discipline:WAG
Club:Kutu-Obersiggenthal
Headcoach:Fabien Martin
Retired:2018

Jessica Diacci (born 13 January 1994) is a retired Swiss artistic gymnast.[1]

Career

Diacci competed at the 2010 European Championships alongside Giulia Steingruber, Ariella Käslin, and Jennifer Senn, and they finished 6th in the team final. She won the bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2010 Cottbus World Cup behind Kristina Vaculik and Marta Pihan-Kulesza.[2] She then competed at the 2010 World Championships with Ariella Käslin, Giulia Steingruber, Jennifer Senn, Linda Stämpfli, and Jennifer Rutz, and they finished 16th in the qualification round.[3] She also competed at the 2011 World Championships where the Swiss team finished 18th.[4]

At the 2012 Osijek World Cup, Diacci won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Giulia Steingruber and Vasiliki Millousi.[5] She competed at the 2012 European Championships and helped the Swiss team finish 11th in the qualification round.[6]

Diacci competed at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, and the Swiss team finished 5th.[7] Individually, she finished 7th in the balance beam event final.[8] At the 2013 Doha World Cup, she finished 7th in the balance beam event final.[9] She competed at the 2013 European Championships where she finished 31st in the all-around during the qualification round.[10] She competed at the 2013 DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart with Nicole Hitz, Ilaria Käslin, and Sara Metzger, and the team finished 4th.[11] She won the bronze medal on vault at the 2014 Swiss Championships.[12] She competed at the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup with Ilaria Käslin, Stefanie Siegenthaler, and Nicole Hitz, and they won the team bronze medal behind Germany and Russia.[13]

At the 2015 FIG World Cup in Doha, Diacci won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Youna Dufournet and Diana Bulimar.[14] She competed at the 2015 European Championships and finished 21st in the all-around final.[15] She then competed for Switzerland at the 2015 European Games alongside Giulia Steingruber and Caterina Barloggio, and they finished 6th in the team competition.[16] At the 2015 Swiss Championships, she won the silver medal on the vault, uneven bars, and balance beam and finished 4th in the all-around.[17] She then competed at the 2015 World Championships with Giulia Steingruber, Caterina Barloggio, Nicole Hitz, Ilaria Käslin, and Laura Schulte, and they finished 16th in the qualification round, which qualified them for the 2016 Olympic Test Event.[18]

Diacci had surgery for a shoulder injury in April of 2016. At the 2017 Swiss Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Giulia Steingruber and Fabienne Studer.[19] At the 2018 Swiss Championships, she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars.[20] She retired after the 2018 Swiss Championships due to a foot injury.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DIACCI Jessica . Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique . 30 April 2021.
  2. Web site: WORLD CUP - Artistic Gymnastics, Cottbus 2010 . GYMmedia . 30 April 2021.
  3. Web site: 42nd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Rotterdam (NED) . Gymnastics Results . 23 April 2021 . 16 October 2010.
  4. Web site: 43rd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tokyo (JPN) 7 16 October 2011 TEAM RESULTS WOMEN'S QUALIFICATION . Gymnastics Results . 30 April 2021 . 7 October 2011.
  5. Web site: FIG Challenge Cup B CIII Individuals Osijek (CRO) 2012 Apr 27-29 . Gymnastics Results . 30 April 2021.
  6. Web site: TEAM RESULTS SENIORS QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMPETITION CIII & CIV . Gymnastics Results . 29 April 2021 . 10 May 2012.
  7. Web site: 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy Results . Gymnastics Results . 30 April 2021.
  8. Web site: 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy Event Final Results . Gymnastics Results . 30 April 2021.
  9. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2013 Doha World Cup Results . The Gymternet . 30 April 2021 . 30 March 2013.
  10. Web site: 5th EUROPEAN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S QUALIFICATIONS . Gymnastics Results . 30 April 2021 . 18 April 2013.
  11. Web site: 2013 DTB Team Challenge Results . The Gymternet . 30 April 2021 . 1 December 2013.
  12. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . Swiss and Hungarian Nationals . The Gymternet . 29 April 2021 . 4 September 2014.
  13. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . Germany Defeats Russia at DTB Team Challenge . The Gymternet . 30 April 2021 . 30 November 2014.
  14. Web site: Armenian gymnasts shine on first day of finals in Doha . Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique . 30 April 2021 . 27 March 2015.
  15. Web site: 6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's All-Around Final . Gymnastics Results . 30 April 2021 . 17 April 2015.
  16. Web site: Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results. 15 June 2015. 15 September 2019. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013111627/http://www.baku2015.com/en_externalmodules/GA/pdf/GAW400100_C73D_9.pdf. 13 October 2017.
  17. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2015 Swiss Championships Results . The Gymternet . 29 April 2021 . 28 September 2015.
  18. Web site: 46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification . Gymnastics Results . 24 April 2021 . 23 October 2015.
  19. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Swiss Championships Results . The Gymternet . 30 April 2021 . 3 September 2017.
  20. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Swiss Championships Results . The Gymternet . 30 April 2021 . 22 September 2018.
  21. Web site: Hottinger . Delia . Die Aargauerin Jessica Diacci nach ihrem Rücktritt: «Ich sehe nur die schönen Momente» . Aargauer Zeitung . 30 April 2021 . German . 12 October 2018.