Lena Bickel
Swiss artistic gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lena Bickel (born 22 December 2004) is a Swiss artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2023 World Championships and qualified as an individual to the 2024 Olympic Games, where she represented Switzerland. She is the 2023 Swiss all-around champion.
| Lena Bickel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 2004 Mendrisio, Switzerland |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Switzerland |
| Years on national team | 2021–present (SUI) |
| Club | SFG Morbio Inferiore |
Early life
Bickel was born on 22 December 2004 in Mendrisio. She began gymnastics when she was four years old.[1]
Career
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Junior
At the 2017 Swiss Junior Championships, Bickel finished 14th in the all-around. She made her international debut at the Swiss Cup Juniors, and she helped the Swiss team win the bronze medal behind Germany and Belgium.[2] Then at the 2017 Tournoi International, she finished 26th in the all-around.[3]
Bickel won the vault and uneven bars titles at the 2018 Swiss Junior Championships, and she finished fifth in the all-around.[4] Then at the Pieve di Soligo Friendly, she competed with the Swiss team that finished fifth.[5] At the 2018 European Championships, Bickel helped the Swiss team finish 14th.[6] She won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the 2018 Tournoi International and placed sixth in the all-around.[7]
Bickel won the all-around silver medal at the 2019 Swiss Junior Championships, and she won the vault title.[8] Then at the Swiss Turnfest, she finished fourth in the all-around.[9] At the Sainté Gym Cup, she competed with the Swiss team that placed fifth.[10] She then competed at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. She qualified for the all-around final where she finished 20th, and she finished fifth in the uneven bars final.[11][12]
Senior
Bickel became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2020, but she did not compete that year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. She made her senior international debut at the 2021 Swiss Cup. She competed with Noe Seifert, and they finished in fourth place.[13]
2022
At the Swiss Championships, Bickel won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal on the uneven bars.[14] Then at the Austrian team challenge, she helped the Swiss team win the bronze medal.[15] In July, she tore a ligament in her right foot.[1] She returned to competition in November at the Arthur Gander Memorial and won the all-around silver medal behind Alice D’Amato.[16] She then competed at the Swiss Cup with Noe Seifert, and they finished ninth.[17]
2023
Bickel completed at the Magglingen Friendly and won the all-around gold medal by nearly two points ahead of teammate Caterina Cereghetti.[18] She competed with the Swiss team at the European Championships, and they finished 17th.[19] She was the first reserve for the floor exercise final.[20] At the Swiss Championships, she won the all-around title by over a full point. In the event finals, she won gold on the floor exercise and silver on uneven bars and balance beam.[21] She competed with the Swiss team that finished fourth at the Heidelberg Friendly.[22] She then competed at the World Championships in Antwerp and finished 39th in the all-around during the qualification round.[23] Although she did not qualify for the all-around final, she qualified as an individual to the 2024 Olympic Games by finishing ninth out of the gymnast whose countries did not qualify a full team.[24][25]
2024
At the 2024 Olympic Games Bickel finished thirty-ninth during qualifications and did not advance to any finals.[1]
Personal life
Bickel speaks Italian, French, German, and English. Her hobbies include skiing and swimming.[26]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | |||||||
| 2017 | Swiss Junior Championships | 14 | |||||
| Swiss Cup Juniors |  | 7 | |||||
| Tournoi International | 26 | ||||||
| 2018 | Swiss Junior Championships | 5 |  | | 6 | ||
| Pieve di Soligo Friendly | 5 | 15 | |||||
| European Championships | 14 | ||||||
| Tournoi International | 6 | | |||||
| 2019 | Swiss Junior Championships |  | | 4 | | | |
| Swiss Turnfest | 4 | ||||||
| Sainté Gym Cup | 5 | 13 | |||||
| European Youth Olympic Festival | 11 | 20 | 5 | ||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 2021 | Swiss Cup | 4 | |||||
| 2022 | Swiss Championships | | | ||||
| Austrian Team Challenge | | ||||||
| Arthur Gander Memorial | | ||||||
| Swiss Cup | 9 | ||||||
| 2023 | Magglingen Friendly | | |||||
| European Championships | 17 | R1 | |||||
| Swiss Championships | | | | | |||
| Heidelberg Friendly | 4 | 8 | |||||
| World Championships | 39 | ||||||
| 2024 | |||||||
| Olympic Games | 39 | ||||||
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