Caterina Cereghetti
{{Short description|Swiss artistic gymnast}}
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Caterina Teresa Anna Maria Cereghetti (born 31 August 2001){{cite web |title=Caterina Teresa Anna Maria Cereghetti TSV Berkheim |url=https://www.deutsche-turnliga.de/vereine/turner.html?VereinsID=67&ID=14830&LigaID=643 |website=German Gymnastics League |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=de}} is a Swiss artistic gymnast who previously represented Italy internationally. She won a gold medal with the Italian team at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Early career
Cereghetti began gymnastics in Switzerland and represented her native country at the espoir level. At the 2014 Tournoi International, she won a gold medal on the floor exercise and silver medals on the uneven bars and in the all-around.{{cite web |title=Palmarès du 18 ème Tournoi International de Combs-La-Ville |trans-title=Results of the 18th Combs-La-Ville International Tournament |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2014/eu/fra/combs/espoirs.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=French Gymnastics Federation |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=fr}} In 2015, her Italian coach Monia Marazzi relocated to Milan, and Cereghetti chose to follow her coach and began representing Italy in international competitions. She is a dual-citizen of Italy and Switzerland.{{cite web |title=Cereghetti Caterina – FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=54335 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=10 February 2025}} She competed for Italy at the 2015 FIT Challenge in a mixed team event alongside Brazilian gymnasts, and they won the bronze medal.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Stefano |title=Ginnastica, Italia di bronzo al Flanders! Azzurrine miste con le big del Brasile, Germania prima |trans-title=Artistic Gymnastics, Italy bronze at Flanders! Mixed Azzurrine with Brazil's big names, Germany first |url=https://www.oasport.it/2015/05/ginnastica-italia-di-bronzo-al-flanders-azzurrine-mister-con-le-big-del-brasile-germania-prima/ |website=OA Sport |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=it |date=31 March 2015}} She competed alongside Francesca Linari and Martina Maggio at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, and they finished fifth in the team competition.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Stefano |title=Ginnastica, EYOF – Italia quinta al femminile. Martina Maggio da 3 Finali, dominio Russia |trans-title=Gymnastics, EYOF – Italy fifth in women's competition. Martina Maggio advances to 3 Finals, Russia dominates |url=https://www.oasport.it/2015/07/ginnastica-eyof-italia-quinta-al-femminile-martina-maggio-da-3-finali-dominio-russia/ |website=OA Sport |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=29 July 2015}} Cereghetti qualified for the all-around final, finishing 11th.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Stefano |title=Ginnastica, EYOF 2015 – Clamoroso pari merito per l'oro all-around! Trionfo Skrypnik, lacrime Klinckaert. Italiane dietro |url=https://www.oasport.it/2015/07/ginnastica-eyof-2015-clamoroso-pari-merito-per-loro-all-around-trionfo-skrypnik-lacrime-klinckaert-italiane-dietro/ |website=OA Sport |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=30 July 2015 |trans-title=Gymnastics, EYOF 2015 – Sensational tie for all-around gold! Skrypnik triumphs, Klinckaert tears. Italians behind}}
Cereghetti missed most of the 2016 season due to an injury. She only competed on the balance beam at the 2016 Italian Championships, finishing sixth.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2016 Italian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2016/07/13/2016-italian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=10 February 2025 |date=13 July 2016}}
Senior career
= 2017 =
Cereghetti became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2017.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Stefano |url=https://www.oasport.it/2016/10/ginnastica-tutte-le-giovani-dellitalia-le-azzurrine-per-il-futuro-maggio-basile-ville-le-damato-le-prossime-seniores-e-juniores/ |title=Ginnastica, tutte le giovani dell'Italia: le azzurrine per il futuro. Maggio, Basile, Villa, le D'amato: le prossime seniores e juniores |website=OA Sport |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=it |date=4 October 2016 |trans-title=Gymnastics, all the young Italians: the blues for the future. Maggio, Basile, Villa, the D'amatos: the next seniors and juniors}} She made her senior international debut at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy and finished seventh with the mixed Italian and Belgian team.{{cite web |title=2017 Jesolo Trophy Senior Team Results |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_17jesolo_srteam.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=1 April 2017}} At the Italian Gold Championships, she tied with Martina Maggio for the balance beam gold medal and placed fifth in the all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2017 Italian Gold Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2017/05/31/2017-italian-gold-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=31 May 2017}} She then won a gold medal with the Italian team at the FIT Challenge.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2017 FIT Challenge Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2017/06/13/2017-fit-challenge-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=13 June 2017}} She placed 13th in the all-around at the 2017 Italian Championships.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2017 Italian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2017/09/02/2017-italian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=2 September 2017}}
= 2018 =
Cereghetti competed at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy and finished 32nd in the all-around after several errors on the floor exercise.{{cite web |title=2018 City of Jesolo Trophy |url=https://www.flogymnastics.com/results/6174724-2018-city-of-jesolo-trophy/24226 |website=FloGymnastics |publisher=FloSports |access-date=11 February 2025}} She was initially Italy's alternate for the 2018 Mediterranean Games but was added to the team after Desiree Carofiglio withdrew due to a knee injury.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Stefano |title=Ginnastica, Giochi del Mediterraneo 2018: Italia, assalto alla medaglia d'oro. Oggi le qualifiche, cambio in formazione |url=https://www.oasport.it/2018/06/ginnastica-giochi-del-mediterraneo-2018-italia-assalto-alla-medaglia-doro-oggi-le-qualifiche-cambio-in-formazione/ |trans-title=Gymnastics, Mediterranean Games 2018: Italy, assault on the gold medal. Qualifications today, change in formation |website=OA Sport |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=it |date=23 June 2018}} She helped the team win the gold medal.{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Women Individual Qualification & Team Final |url=https://tarragona2018-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/GAR/MED18_GARW------------------QUAL--------_C73B.pdf |website=Tarragona 2018 |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702085907/https://tarragona2018-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/GAR/MED18_GARW------------------QUAL--------_C73B.pdf |archive-date=2 July 2018 |date=23 June 2018}} She then placed ninth in the all-around at the Italian Championships.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Italian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/10/2018-italian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=10 July 2018}}
Cereghetti was selected to compete at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow. The Italian team initially finished ninth in the qualification round and did not qualify for the final, but they were able to compete after the Belgian team withdrew.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Stefano |title=Ginnastica, Europei 2018: CLAMOROSO, l'Italia disputerà la Finale a squadre! Il Belgio si ritira, azzurre ripescate |url=https://www.oasport.it/2018/08/ginnastica-europei-2018-clamoroso-litalia-disputera-la-finale-a-squadre-il-belgio-si-ritira-azzurre-ripescate2/ |trans-title=Gymnastics, European Championships 2018: SENSATIONAL, Italy will play the team final! Belgium withdraws, Italians are fished out |website=OA Sport |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=it |date=3 August 2018}} In the team final, she fell off the uneven bars but performed well on the vault and floor exercise to help Italy finish sixth.{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Stefano |title=Ginnastica, Europei 2018: Russia Campionessa, Melnikova e compagne domano la Francia. Italia sesta da ripescata |url=https://www.oasport.it/2018/08/ginnastica-europei-2018-russia-campionessa-melnikova-e-compagne-domano-la-francia-italia-sesta-da-ripescata/ |website=OA Sport |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=it |date=4 August 2018 |trans-title=Gymnastics, European Championships 2018: Russia Champion, Melnikova and teammates dominate France. Italy sixth after repechage}} Later that year, she helped Italy finish second to Germany at the Rüsselsheim Friendly.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Rüsselsheim Friendly Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/10/13/2018-russelsheim-friendly-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=13 October 2018}} She was selected to represent Italy at the 2018 World Championships in Doha. However, she fell off the uneven bars during training and injured her left elbow, causing her to withdraw from the competition.{{cite web |last1=Szutenberg |first1=Mary Ilona |title=Caterina Cereghetti suffers elbow injury |url=https://eng.gymnovosti.com/caterina-cereghetti-suffers-elbow-injury/ |website=Gymnovosti |access-date=10 February 2025 |date=25 October 2018}}{{cite web |title=Caterina Cereghetti, che sfortuna... |url=https://primamilanoovest.it/sport/caterina-cereghetti-che-sfortuna/ |website=Prima Milano Ovest |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=25 October 2018 |trans-title=Caterina Cereghetti, what bad luck...}} She returned to Italy and had surgery on her elbow.{{cite web |title=Caterina Cereghetti operata al gomito |trans-title=Caterina Cereghetti undergoes elbow surgery |url=https://ginnasticaartisticaitaliana.it/2018/11/05/caterina-cereghetti-operata-al-gomito/ |website=Italian Artistic Gymnastics |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=5 November 2018}}
= 2019–2022 =
Cereghetti missed most of the 2019 season due to her injury. At the 2020 Italian Championships, she finished 14th in the all-around and fifth on the balance beam.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2020 Italian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2020/11/08/2020-italian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=8 November 2020}} She also finished 14th in the all-around at the 2021 Italian Championships.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2021 Italian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/07/11/2021-italian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=11 July 2021}} She improved her results to seventh in the all-around at the 2022 Italian Championships. There, she also qualified for the balance beam and floor exercise finals, finishing seventh and fifth, respectively.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2022 Italian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/10/17/2022-italian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=17 October 2022}} She won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2022 Italian Gold Championships and also won the gold medals on the balance beam and floor exercise.{{cite web |title=Padova – Il PalaIndoor incorona le regine Gold 2022 |url=https://www.federginnastica.it/news/27236-padova-il-palaindoor-incorona-le-regine-gold-2022.html |trans-title=Padova – PalaIndoor crowns the 2022 Gold queens |website=Italian Gymnastics Federation |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=11 December 2022}}
= 2023 =
In 2023, Cereghetti requested to represent her native Switzerland internationally and was released by the Italian Gymnastics Federation.{{cite web |title=Caterina Cereghetti gareggia per la Nazionale Svizzera |trans-title=Caterina Cereghetti competes for the Swiss National Team |url=https://ginnasticariccione.com/caterina-cereghetti-gareggia-per-la-nazionale-svizzera/ |website=Ginnastica Riccione Academy |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=14 March 2023}} The nationality change was then approved by the International Gymnastics Federation.{{cite web |title=Official News from the Executive Committee Meeting on 12–13 May 2023 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3840408 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=10 February 2025 |date=13 May 2023}} She competed for Switzerland at the Magglingen Friendly, finishing second in the all-around to teammate Lena Bickel.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 Magglingen Friendly Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/03/19/2023-magglingen-friendly-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025 |date=19 March 2023}} She was then chosen to compete at the 2023 European Championships.{{cite web |last1=Brunetti |first1=Mariacarmela |title=Caterina Cereghetti agli Europei in maglia svizzera; il Presidente Poesio: "Se lo merita" |trans-title=Caterina Cereghetti at the European Championships in the Swiss jersey; President Poesio: "She deserves it" |url=https://ginnasticando.it/2023/03/16/caterina-cereghetti-agli-europei-in-maglia-svizzera-il-presidente-poesio-se-lo-merita/ |website=Ginnasticando |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=16 March 2023}} She contributed on all four events toward the Swiss team's 17th-place finish.{{cite web |title=10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingWag_1.pdf |website=European Gymnastics |access-date=18 October 2023 |date=12 April 2023}} Although Switzerland did not qualify for the 2023 World Championships as a team, Cereghetti and Bickel qualified as individuals. Cereghetti withdrew from the Swiss Championships in the middle of the competition.{{cite web |last1=Castelletti |first1=Fulvio |title=Lena Bickel, un titolo nazionale che lancia i Mondiali di Anversa |trans-title=Lena Bickel, a national title that launches the Antwerp World Championships |url=https://www.cdt.ch/sport/lena-bickel-un-titolo-nazionale-che-lancia-i-mondiali-di-anversa-326578 |website=Corriere Del Ticino |access-date=18 October 2023 |language=Italian |date=4 September 2023}} She then had to withdraw from the World Championships due to a foot injury.{{cite web |title=Caterina Cereghetti costretta a rinunciare ai Mondiali di Anversa |trans-title=Caterina Cereghetti forced to give up the Antwerp World Championships |url=https://www.rsi.ch/sport/altri/Caterina-Cereghetti-costretta-a-rinunciare-ai-Mondiali-di-Anversa--1884336.html |website=Radiotelevisione svizzera |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=20 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Caterina Cereghetti forfait per i Mondiali |trans-title=Caterina Cereghetti out of the World Championships |url=https://www.laregione.ch/sport/altri-sport/1698631/caterina-cereghetti-forfait-ticinese-posto |website=laRegione Ticino |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=it |date=20 September 2023}}
Competitive history
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| +Competitive history of Caterina Cereghetti{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=Caterina Cereghetti |url=https://thegymter.net/caterina-cereghetti/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=11 February 2025}}
! align=center | Year ! align=center | Event ! style="width:30px;" | Team ! style="width:30px;" | AA ! style="width:30px;" | VT ! style="width:30px;" | UB ! style="width:30px;" | BB ! style="width:30px;" | FX | |||||||
| colspan="8" | Representing {{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland | |||||||
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| rowspan="1" | 2014 | align=left |Tournoi International | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | 4 | {{gold1}} | |
| colspan="8" | Representing {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy | |||||||
| colspan="8" | Junior | |||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2015 | align=left|FIT Challenge | {{bronze3}} | 16 | ||||
| align=left|European Youth Olympic Festival | 5 | 11 | |||||
| rowspan="1" | 2016 | align=left|Italian Championships | 6 | |||||
| colspan="8" | Senior | |||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2017 | align=left|City of Jesolo Trophy | 7 | 29 | ||||
| align=left|Italian Gold Championships | 5 | 6 | 6 | {{gold1}} | |||
| align=left|FIT Challenge | {{gold1}} | 11 | |||||
| align=left|Italian Championships | 13 | ||||||
| rowspan="5" | 2018 | align=left|City of Jesolo Trophy | 32 | |||||
| align=left|Mediterranean Games | {{gold1}} | ||||||
| align=left|Italian Championships | 9 | ||||||
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| align=left | European Championships | 6 | ||||||
| align=left|Rüsselsheim Friendly | {{silver2}} | 16 | |||||
| rowspan="1" | 2020 | align=left|Italian Championships | 14 | 5 | ||||
| rowspan="1" | 2021 | align=left|Italian Championships | 14 | |||||
| rowspan="2" | 2022 | align=left|Italian Championships | 7 | 7 | 5 | |||
| align=left|Italian Gold Championships | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | ||
| colspan="8" | Representing {{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland | |||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2023 | align=left|Magglingen Friendly | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | ||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
|align=left|European Championships | 17 | ||||||
| align=left|Swiss Championships | {{abbreviation|WD|Cereghetti withdrew after the third rotation}} |
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