Luca Giubellini Explained

Luca Giubellini
Birth Date:1 April 2003
Birth Place:Rebstein, Switzerland
Training:Magglingen, Switzerland
Discipline:MAG
Club:STV Eien-Kleindöttingen

Luca Giubellini (born 1 April 2003)[1] is a Swiss artistic gymnast. He will represent Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Giubellini was born in 2003 in Rebstein. His father is Daniel Giubellini, a 1992 Olympian in gymnastics. His younger siblings, Chiara and Matteo, are also gymnasts, and their youngest sibling, Elio, plays football.[2]

Career

Giubellini competed at the 2023 European Championships and placed sixth in the vault final.[3] He then won the silver medal in the all-around at the 2023 Swiss Championships. Then in the event finals, he won gold on the pommel horse, silver on the parallel bars and vault, and bronze on the floor exercise.[4] He was then selected to compete at the 2023 World Championships. There, the Swiss team finished seventh during the qualification round and earned a team berth for the 2024 Olympic Games.[5] 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.[6]

Giubellini placed eighth in the vault final at the 2024 Osijek World Cup.[7] He then competed at the 2024 European Championships alongside his brother Matteo, 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 including Giubellini falling off the pommel horse.[8] Individually, he qualified for the vault final and finished eighth after falling on his second vault.[9]

Giubellini was selected to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Matteo Giubellini, Florian Langenegger, Noe Seifert, and Taha Serhani.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men Entry List by NOC . Longines Timing . . 14 July 2024 . 6 . 29 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Luca Giubellini in den Fussstapfen seines Vaters . Luca Giubellini following in his father’s footsteps . Swiss Info . 14 July 2024 . de . 3 October 2023.
  3. Web site: CE à Antalya: pas de médaille pour les Suisses . EC in Antalya: no medal for the Swiss . Rhône FM . 14 July 2024 . fr . 16 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Schilling . David . Vize-Schweizer-Meister im Kunstturnen . Aargauer Zeitung . 14 July 2024 . de . 5 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Geissberger . Fabian . 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 . 14 July 2024 . de . 1 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Schweizer Männer mit bester WM-Klassierung seit 1954 . Swiss men with best World Championships ranking since 1954 . Swiss Info . 14 July 2024 . de . 3 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Noe Seifert gewinnt Barren-Bronze . Noe Seifert wins bars bronze . . 14 July 2024 . de . 8 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Pas d'exploit pour l'équipe de Suisse, 8e des Européens . No feat for the Swiss team, 8th in the Europeans . Léman Bleu . 14 July 2024 . fr . 28 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Seifert jubelt über EM-Bronze am Barren . Seifert celebrates European bronze medal on parallel bars . SRF . 14 July 2024 . de . 27 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Junge Equipe turnt für die Schweiz an Olympia 2024 . Young team is competing for Switzerland at the 2024 Olympics . . 14 July 2024 . de . 27 June 2024.