Jessica Diacci
Full nameJessica Diacci
Nickname(s)Jessy
Country represented  Switzerland
Born (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994
Zurich, Switzerland
HometownVillnachern, Switzerland
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubKutu-Obersiggenthal
Head coach(es)Fabien Martin
Retired2018[1]

Jessica Diacci (born 13 January 1994) is a retired Swiss artistic gymnast.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] She also competed at the 2011 World Championships where the Swiss team finished 18th.[5]

At the 2012 Osijek World Cup, Diacci won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Giulia Steingruber and Vasiliki Millousi.[6] She competed at the 2012 European Championships and helped the Swiss team finish 11th in the qualification round.[7]

Diacci competed at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, and the Swiss team finished 5th.[8] Individually, she finished 7th in the balance beam event final.[9] At the 2013 Doha World Cup, she finished 7th in the balance beam event final.[10] She competed at the 2013 European Championships where she finished 31st in the all-around during the qualification round.[11] She competed at the 2013 DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart with Nicole Hitz, Ilaria Käslin, and Sara Metzger, and the team finished 4th.[12] She won the bronze medal on vault at the 2014 Swiss Championships.[13] 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.[14]

At the 2015 FIG World Cup in Doha, Diacci won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Youna Dufournet and Diana Bulimar.[15] She competed at the 2015 European Championships and finished 21st in the all-around final.[16] She then competed for Switzerland at the 2015 European Games alongside Giulia Steingruber and Caterina Barloggio, and they finished 6th in the team competition.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]

Diacci had surgery for a shoulder injury in April of 2016.[2] At the 2017 Swiss Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Giulia Steingruber and Fabienne Studer.[20] At the 2018 Swiss Championships, she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars.[21] She retired after the 2018 Swiss Championships due to a foot injury.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hottinger, Delia (12 October 2018). "Die Aargauerin Jessica Diacci nach ihrem Rücktritt: «Ich sehe nur die schönen Momente»". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "DIACCI Jessica". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "WORLD CUP - Artistic Gymnastics, Cottbus 2010". GYMmedia. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "42nd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Rotterdam (NED)" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "43rd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tokyo (JPN) 7 16 October 2011 TEAM RESULTS WOMEN'S QUALIFICATION" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "FIG Challenge Cup B CIII Individuals Osijek (CRO) 2012 Apr 27-29". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "TEAM RESULTS SENIORS QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMPETITION CIII & CIV" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "2013 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "2013 City of Jesolo Trophy Event Final Results". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (30 March 2013). "2013 Doha World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "5th EUROPEAN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S QUALIFICATIONS" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "2013 DTB Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  13. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (4 September 2014). "Swiss and Hungarian Nationals". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  14. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (30 November 2014). "Germany Defeats Russia at DTB Team Challenge". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Armenian gymnasts shine on first day of finals in Doha". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (28 September 2015). "2015 Swiss Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  20. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (3 September 2017). "2017 Swiss Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  21. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (22 September 2018). "2018 Swiss Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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