Lena Bickel
Country represented  Switzerland
Born (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004
St. Gallen, Switzerland
ResidenceTicino
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021–present (SUI)
ClubSFG Morbio Inferiore

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. She is the 2023 Swiss all-around champion.

Early life

Bickel was born on 22 December 2004 in St. Gallen. She began gymnastics when she was four years old.[1]

Career

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]

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.[12]

2022

At the Swiss Championships, Bickel won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal on the uneven bars.[13] Then at the Austrian team challenge, she helped the Swiss team win the bronze medal.[14] 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.[15] She then competed at the Swiss Cup with Noe Seifert, and they finished ninth.[16]

2023

Bickel completed at the Magglingen Friendly and won the all-around gold medal by nearly two points ahead of teammate Caterina Cereghetti.[17] She competed with the Swiss team at the European Championships, and they finished 17th.[18] She was the first reserve for the floor exercise final.[19] 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.[20] She competed with the Swiss team that finished fourth at the Heidelberg Friendly.[21] She then competed at the World Championships in Antwerp and finished 39th in the all-around during the qualification round.[22] 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.[23][24]

Personal life

Bickel speaks Italian, French, German and English. Her hobbies include skiing and swimming.[25]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017Swiss Junior Championships14
Swiss Cup Juniors3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
Tournoi International26
2018Swiss Junior Championships51st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6
Pieve di Soligo Friendly515
European Championships14
Tournoi International61st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Swiss Junior Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Swiss Turnfest4
Sainté Gym Cup513
European Youth Olympic Festival11205
Senior
2021Swiss Cup4
2022Swiss Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Austrian Team Challenge3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Arthur Gander Memorial2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Swiss Cup9
2023Magglingen Friendly1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships17R1
Swiss Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Heidelberg Friendly48
World Championships39

References

  1. 1 2 "Bickel Lena". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (4 November 2017). "2017 Swiss Cup Juniors Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (13 November 2017). "2017 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (20 June 2018). "2018 Swiss Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 July 2018). "2018 Pieve di Soligo Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Junior QC For AF, TF & AA Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2018). "2018 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (8 June 2019). "2019 Swiss Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (16 June 2019). "2019 Swiss Turnfest Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (8 July 2019). "2019 Sainté Gym Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (1 December 2018). "2018 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Browne, Ken (7 November 2021). "Angelina Melnikova and Nikita Nagornyy lead Russian Federation to Swiss Cup win in Zurich". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Lena Bickel conquista l'oro a Montreux" [Lena Bickel wins gold in Montreux]. RSI (in Italian). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (3 July 2022). "2022 Austrian Team Challenge Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  15. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (23 November 2022). "2022 Arthur Gander Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Fatta, Moldauer victorious at Swiss Cup". USA Gymnastics. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  17. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (19 March 2023). "2023 Magglingen Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification Results by Appartus" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  20. ↑ Castelletti, Fulvio (4 September 2023). "Lena Bickel, un titolo nazionale che lancia i Mondiali di Anversa" [Lena Bickel, a national title that launches the Antwerp World Championships]. Corriere Del Ticino (in Italian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  21. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (9 September 2023). "2023 Heidelberg Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Bickel hat das Olympia-Ticket in der Tasche" [Bickel has the Olympic ticket in her pocket]. SRF (in German). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition!". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "Gymnastique: Lena Bickel obtient un ticket olympique" [Gymnastics: Lena Bickel obtains an Olympic ticket]. RTS Sport (in French). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "Lena Bickel" (PDF). Swiss Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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