Lorenzo Minh Casali Explained

Lorenzo Minh Casali
Fullname:Lorenzo Minh Casali
Birth Date:12 September 2002
Birth Place:Hanoi, Vietnam
Hometown:Offagna, Ancona, Italy
Discipline:Men's artistic gymnastics
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2019–present (ITA)
Club:Fiamme Oro
Gym:Associazione Ginnastica Giovanile Ancona
Headcoach:Alberto Busnari
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Lorenzo Minh Casali (born 12 September 2002) is an Italian artistic gymnast. He was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2023 European Championships and is the 2024 Italian National Champion. He represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Casali was born in Hanoi in 2002.[1] He spent the first five months of his life at an orphanage before being adopted by Stefano and Stefania Casali, an Italian couple.[2]

Junior gymnastics career

Casali was selected to represent Italy at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Lorenzo Bonicelli and Ivan Brunello. Together they won the bronze medal as a team.[3] Individually Casali placed eighth in the all-around and fifth on floor exercise.[4] He next competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival where he helped Italy once again win bronze.

Senior gymnastics career

2021–2022

Casali made his senior international debut at the 2021 European Championships; during qualifications he placed fourteenth in the all-around but did not qualify to the final due to compatriots Nicola Bartolini and Stefano Patron ranking higher.[5] He next competed at the Koper World Challenge Cup, qualifying to the floor exercise and parallel bars finals. He finished eighth and fourth respectively.[6]

Casali competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge and the 2022 European Championships, helping Italy win silver at both.[7] Individually Casali placed seventh in the all-around at the European Championships.[8]

Later that year Casali was selected to represent Italy at his first World Championships alongside Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Carlo Macchini, and Matteo Levantesi.[9] The team finished fourth and individually Casali finished thirteenth in the all-around.[10]

2023–2024

Casali competed at the 2023 European Championships alongside Yumin Abbadini, Matteo Levantesi, Marco Lodadio, and Mario Macchiati. Together they won Italy its first European team gold medal.[11] At the 2023 World Championships Casali helped Italy finish eighth as a team. As a result, they qualified a full team to the Olympic Games for the first time since 2012.[12]

Casali competed at the 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped Italy finish second behind the United States.[13] The following month Casali competed at the European Championships where he helped Italy win bronze behind Ukraine and Great Britain.[14]

In July of that year Casali competed at the Italian national championships. He won the all-around and was named Italian National Champion for the first time in his career.[15] That same weekend he was selected to represent Italy at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Mario Macchiati, and Carlo Macchini.[16]

Competitive history

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2020 align=left Italian Championships 8 4 8 5
2021
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2023
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References

  1. Web site: FIG Profile: Lorenzo Minh Casali. International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. Web site: Ginnastica. Casali, dall'orfanotrofio ai sogni d'oro in azzurro. it. Gymnastics. Casali, from the orphanage to golden dreams in blue. Avvenire. October 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: Oka wins all-around title as Japan dominate opening day of Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships. June 27, 2019. Inside the Games.
  4. Web site: 2019 Junior World Championships Men's Results. The Gymternet. July 3, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2021 European Championships Men's Results. April 29, 2021. The Gymternet.
  6. Web site: Koper - I convocati per la Coppa del Mondo di artistica in Slovenia. it. Italian Gymnastics Federation. Koper - The call-ups for the Artistic World Cup in Slovenia. August 30, 2021.
  7. Web site: British men storm to senior team title at European Championships. August 20, 2022. International Gymnast Media.
  8. Web site: 2022 European Championships Men's Results. The Gymternet. August 24, 2022.
  9. Web site: Liverpool - La delegazione FGI in partenza per i Mondiali. Italian Gymnastics Federation. it. October 26, 2022. Liverpool - FGI delegation leaving for World Championships.
  10. Web site: Mondiali di ginnastica artistica, l'Italia a un soffio dal podio nella finale a squadre maschile. November 2, 2022. it. Rai News 24. Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Italy just shy of podium in men's team final.
  11. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, la leggenda dei cinque Moschettieri: Italia in Paradiso, CAMPIONI D'EUROPA per l'eternità. April 11, 2023. OA Sport. it. Artistic Gymnastics, the Legend of the Five Musketeers: Italy in Paradise, EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS for Eternity.
  12. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, Italia attanagliata dall'eterno rebus: gara a squadre o specialisti? I Mondiali portano il pass, si riflette per le Olimpiadi. October 9, 2023. it. OA Sport. Artistic gymnastics, Italy gripped by the eternal puzzle: team competition or specialists? The World Championships bring the pass, reflections for the Olympics.
  13. Web site: 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Men's Results. March 19, 2024. The Gymternet.
  14. Web site: Ginnastica artistica, l'Italia resta sul podio agli Europei! Moschettieri di bronzo, terza volta di fila tra i grandi. April 28, 2024. OA Sport. it. Artistic gymnastics, Italy remains on the podium at the European Championships! Bronze Musketeers, third time in a row among the greats.
  15. Web site: Cuneo - Tutti ai piedi di Lorenzo Minh Casali. Il poliziotto di Ancona è il nuovo Re ginnico d'Italia. July 6, 2024. Italian Gymnastics Federation. it. Cuneo - All at the feet of Lorenzo Minh Casali. The policeman from Ancona is the new gymnastic King of Italy.
  16. Web site: Parigi - Il DTN Cocciaro comunica i convocati dell'ItalGAM ai Giochi Olimpici.. July 7, 2024. Italian Gymnastics Federation. it. Paris - DTN Cocciaro announces the ItalGAM players called up for the Olympic Games..

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