Christian Baumann

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Christian Baumann (born 25 February 1995) is a Swiss former artistic gymnast. He represented Switzerland at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the 2015 European silver medalist and the 2021 European bronze medalist in the parallel bars. He also won bronze medals with the Swiss team and on the pommel horse at the 2016 European Championships.

Early life

Baumann was born on 25 February 1995. He started gymnastics at the age of five at the TV Lenzburg club in Switzerland.{{Cite web|title=Artistic Gymnastics Baumann Christian|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1465469-baumann-christian.htm#bio|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726063009/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1465469-baumann-christian.htm |archive-date=2021-07-26 }}

Gymnastics career

At the 2015 European Championships, he tied with Romania's Marius Berbecar for the silver medal on the parallel bars behind Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev.{{cite web |last1=Goddard |first1=Emily |title=Verniaiev successfully defends parallel bars title as European Gymnastics Championships close in Montpellier |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1026857/verniaiev-successfully-defends-parallel-bars-title-as-european-gymnastics-championships-close-in-montpellier |website=Inside the Games |access-date=24 April 2025 |date=19 April 2015}} Then at the 2016 European Championships, he helped the Swiss team win the bronze medal. He won a bronze medal in the pommel horse behind Harutyun Merdinyan and David Belyavskiy.{{cite web |title=Baumann auf dem Podest |trans-title=Baumann on the podium |url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/weiterer-sport/turn-em-in-bern-bronze-fuer-baumann-ld.85386 |website=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |access-date=24 April 2025 |language=de |date=29 May 2016}} He then competed with the Swiss team that finished ninth in the qualification round for the 2016 Summer Olympics, making them the first reserve for the final.{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_16olympics_qual.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Rio 2016 |access-date=24 April 2025 |date=6 August 2016}}

Baumann competed at the 2019 American Cup and finished sixth in the all-around.{{cite web |title=Wong, Moldauer victorious at American Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2386562 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=24 April 2025 |date=5 May 2019}} At the 2021 European Championships, he tied with Lukas Dauser for the bronze medal on the parallel bars.{{cite web |title=Melanie de Jesus dos Santos leads medallists on final day at 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/2021-european-artistic-gymnastics-championships-results |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=24 April 2025}} He then competed at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Pablo Brägger, Benjamin Gischard, and Eddy Yusof. They qualified for the team final for the first time since 1984 and finished sixth.{{cite web |title=Vier Musketiere treten ohne Druck an |trans-title=Four Musketeers compete without pressure |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/tokyo-2020/kunstturner-im-mehrkampf-final-vier-musketiere-treten-ohne-druck-an |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |access-date=24 April 2025 |language=de |date=25 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=6. Platz: Starke Schweizer im Team-Final |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/tokyo-2020/kunstturnen-mehrkampf-maenner-6-platz-starke-schweizer-im-team-final-1 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |trans-title=6th place: Strong Swiss in the team final |access-date=24 April 2025 |language=de |date=26 July 2021}}

Baumann was 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.{{cite web |last1=Geissberger |first1=Fabian |title=Olympia-Ticket, Teamfinal und zwei Plätze im Mehrkampffinal: Die Schweizer Männer übertreffen die Erwartungen |trans-title=Olympic ticket, team final and two places in the all-around final: The Swiss men exceed expectations |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/news-service/sport/kunstturnen-olympia-ticket-teamfinal-und-zwei-plaetze-im-mehrkampffinal-die-schweizer-maenner-uebertreffen-an-der-wm-die-erwartungen-ld.2522859 |website=Luzerner Zeitung |access-date=14 July 2024 |language=de |date=1 October 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=Schweizer Männer mit bester WM-Klassierung seit 1954 |trans-title=Swiss men with best World Championships ranking since 1954 |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/schweizer-maenner-mit-bester-wm-klassierung-seit-1954/48859614 |website=Swiss Info |access-date=14 July 2024 |language=de |date=3 October 2023}}

Baumann competed at the 2024 European Championships alongside Matteo and Luca Giubellini, 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.{{cite web |title=Pas d'exploit pour l'équipe de Suisse, 8e des Européens |trans-title=No feat for the Swiss team, 8th in the Europeans |url=https://www.lemanbleu.ch/fr/Actualite/Sport/Pas-d-exploit-pour-l-equipe-de-Suisse-8e-des-Europeens.html |website=Léman Bleu |access-date=14 July 2024 |language=fr |date=28 April 2024}}

Baumann was an alternate for Switzerland's team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=Junge Equipe turnt für die Schweiz an Olympia 2024 |trans-title=Young team is competing for Switzerland at the 2024 Olympics |url=https://www.stv-fsg.ch/de/news/junge-equipe-turnt-fuer-die-schweiz-an-olympia-2024.html |website=Swiss Gymnastics Federation |access-date=14 July 2024 |language=de |date=27 June 2024}} He announced his retirment from the sport in September 2024.{{cite web |title=Nach 18 Jahren Turnsport: Christian Baumann tritt zurück |trans-title=After 18 years of gymnastics: Christian Baumann retires |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/kunstturnen/letzter-auftritt-am-swiss-cup-nach-18-jahren-turnsport-christian-baumann-tritt-zurueck |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |access-date=24 April 2025 |language=de |date=4 September 2024}}

Eponymous skill

In April 2017, the Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation officially included a skill named after Baumann as a scoring element in the Code of Points. At the 2017 Doha World Cup, he performed the element for the first time in a competition.[http://www.20min.ch/sport/weitere/story/Das-ist-Baumanns-eigenes-Turn-Element-20393414 Das ist Baumanns eigenes Turn-Element] In: 20 Minuten on 4 April 2017{{cite web |title=Eight new elements named, added to the Men’s Gymnastics Code of Points |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1767586 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=24 April 2025 |date=4 April 2017}}

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Parallel Bars \|Baumann \|Giant Swing bwd. to Makuts \|align=center\|F (0.6) \| World Cup Doha

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Parallel Bars

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|Giant Swing bwd. to Makuts

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Competitive history

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+Competitive history of Christian Baumann ! align=center\|Year ! align=center\|Event ! style="width:30px;"\|Team ! style="width:30px;"\|AA ! style="width:30px;"\|FX ! style="width:30px;"\|PH ! style="width:30px;"\|SR ! style="width:30px;"\|VT ! style="width:30px;"\|PB ! style="width:30px;"\|HB
colspan="10" \| Junior
rowspan="1"\|2009 \|align=left \| Swiss Junior Championships		16
rowspan="2"\|2010 \|align=left \| Swiss Junior Championships		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	6	{{bronze3}}	{{silver2}}
align=left \| 25th International Youth Cup		{{bronze3}}		{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}	6	{{silver2}}	6
rowspan="4"\|2011 \|align=left\| International Junior Team Cup	{{silver2}}	6
align=left \| Swiss Junior Championships		4	6	5	{{bronze3}}			4
align=left \| European Youth Olympic Festival	{{bronze3}}	4				{{bronze3}}		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Art Gymnastics	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}
rowspan="4"\|2012 \|align=left\| International Junior Team Cup	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}
align=left \| Swiss Championships		7	4	4
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\| European Junior Championships	{{bronze3}}	19	81	9	16		18	5
colspan="10" \| Senior
rowspan="2"\|2013 \|align=left \| Swiss Championships		6			{{bronze3}}			{{silver2}}
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{gold1}}
rowspan="3"\|2014 \|align=left \| Swiss Championships		4		5	4		{{bronze3}}	4
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|align=left\|World Championships	7	35	104	28	107		171	36
rowspan="6"\|2015 \|align=left \| Austrian Team Open	{{silver2}}	{{bronze3}}
align=left\| Cottbus World Cup			27	24			5
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\|European Championships		8					{{silver2}}
align=left\| Swiss Championships		6		{{silver2}}	{{silver2}}		{{gold1}}
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|align=left\|World Championships	6	15	51	15	51	95	38	34
rowspan="3"\|2016 \|align=left \| Länderkampf CH / FR / GBR / GER	{{silver2}}	10
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\|European Championships	{{bronze3}}			{{bronze3}}			6	5
bgcolor=98FB98 \|align=left\|Olympic Games	9			29	41		30	52
rowspan="5"\|2017
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\| European Championships				19			13
align=left\| Doha World Cup				34			23	{{bronze3}}
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{silver2}}
align=left \| Swiss Championships		7
rowspan="3"\|2018 \|align=left \| Swiss Championships		{{bronze3}}					{{gold1}}	{{bronze3}}
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|align=left\|World Championships	6			33	58		95	29
rowspan="7"\|2019 \|align=left \| American Cup		6					{{silver2}}
align=left\| Birmingham World Cup		8
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\|European Championships		17	31	60	23		6	10
align=left\| Magglingen Men’s Friendly	{{gold1}}	6
align=left \| Swiss Championships		4		{{silver2}}	{{bronze3}}		{{silver2}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|align=left\|World Championships	7			74	53		17	61
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{gold1}}
rowspan="10"\|2021
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \|align=left\|European Championships		23	95	52			{{bronze3}}	6
align=left \| 1st Swiss Men’s Olympic Trials		4		{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}			{{gold1}}
align=left \| 2nd Swiss Men’s Olympic Trials		{{silver2}}		{{bronze3}}	{{bronze3}}		{{bronze3}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| 3rd Swiss Men’s Olympic Trials		{{gold1}}			{{gold1}}		{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}
align=left \| Swiss Championships		4	{{gold1}}		{{silver2}}
align=left \| Magglingen Men’s Friendly		{{bronze3}}		{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}		{{gold1}}	{{bronze3}}
bgcolor=98FB98 \| align=left \| Olympic Games	6	33	30	57	29		13	59
align=left \| Swiss Team Championships	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \|align=left \| World Championships							8

References

External links

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Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Swiss male artistic gymnasts

Category:Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic gymnasts for Switzerland

Category:Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen