Emma Malewski
{{Short description|German artistic gymnast}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name = Emma Malewski
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| caption = Malewski at the 2022 European Championships
| full_name = Emma Leonie Malewski
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|07|18}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
| height = 1,62m
| discipline = WAG
| natlteam = 2016–present (GER)
| club = TuS 1861 Chemnitz-Altendorf
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| headcoach = Sabine Petermann
| assistcoach = Romy Nürnberger
Ben Möbius
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| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's artistic gymnastics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Munich|Balance Beam}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Munich|Team}}
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Emma Leonie Malewski (born July 18, 2004) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the inaugural Junior World Championships. She is the 2022 European champion on the balance beam, and was part of the first German team to ever win a European team medal in women's artistic gymnastics.
Early life
Malewski was born in Hamburg in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/turn-team-deutschland/team-geraetturnen/athletinnen-und-athleten/emma-malewski|title=National Teams Emma Malewski|work=Turn-Team Deutschland}} She currently trains in Chemnitz.
Junior gymnastics career
= 2016–2017 =
In 2016 Malewski competed at both the German National Championships and the German Cup, where she placed ninth and fourth respectively.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/10/29/2016-german-cup-results/|title=2016 German Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=October 29, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/04/24/2016-german-junior-championships-results/|title=2016 German Junior Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 24, 2016}} She competed at the Turnkunst International competition where she helped her team finish sixth and individually she placed third in the espoir division.
In 2017 Malewski competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Aiyu Zhu; however she won the gold medal on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/06/04/2017-german-championships-results/|date=June 4, 2017|title=2017 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet}} She competed at the junior Swiss Cup where she helped her team finish first.
= 2018 =
Malewski competed at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy where she finished 17th in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/04/17/2018-city-of-jesolo-trophy-results/|title=2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results|work=The Gymternet|date=April 19, 2018}} In May she competed at the German Junior National Championships where she won the bronze medal in the all-around. Additionally she won the bronze on balance beam and uneven bars and won gold on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/05/02/2018-german-junior-championships-results/|title=2018 German Junior Championships Results|date=May 2, 2018|work=The Gymternet}} The following month Malewski competed at a friendly competition in Pieve di Soligo where she helped Germany place fourth and individually she placed thirteenth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/17/2018-pieve-di-soligo-friendly-results/|title=2018 Pieve di Soligo Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=July 17, 2018}}
In August Malewski was selected to represent Germany at the 2018 European Championships alongside Emelie Petz, Lisa Zimmermann, Lara Hinsberger, and Leonie Papke. Together they finished seventh in the team final.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/08/06/2018-european-championships-results/|title=2018 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=August 6, 2018}}
= 2019 =
Malewski competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Germany finish seventh as a team and individually she finished seventh on the balance beam.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23396|title=USA wins senior team title at 2019 Jesolo Trophy, captures 14 other medals|work=USA Gymnastics|date=March 3, 2019|access-date=September 27, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108045556/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=23396|url-status=dead}} She next competed at the German National Championships where she won the all-around competition. Additionally she placed first on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/deutsche-jugendmeisterschaften-8653|title=Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaften|work=German Gymnastics|date=May 26, 2019|language=de}} In June Malewski competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge in Ghent, Belgium. Germany placed sixth in the team final. Individually Malewski placed fifteenth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/platz-sieben-bei-der-flanders-challenge-8683|title=Platz sieben bei der Flanders Challenge|work=German Gymanstics|language=de|date=June 11, 2019}}
Malewski was selected to represent Germany at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Jasmin Haase and Lea Marie Quaas. Together they finished eighth as a team and Malewski finished sixteenth in the all-around.
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| caption1 = Vault
| image2 = 2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Uneven bars (Martin Rulsch) 093.jpg
| caption2 = Uneven Bars
| image3 = 2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Balance beam (Martin Rulsch) 142.jpg
| caption3 = Balance Beam
| image4 = 2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Floor exercise (Martin Rulsch) 242.jpg
| caption4 = Floor Exercise
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Senior gymnastics career
= 2020–21 =
Malewski turned senior in 2020; however most competitions were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021 Malewski made her senior international debut at the European Championships. She finished 40th during qualifications and did not advance to any event finals. In June she competed at her first senior level national championships; she finished sixth in the all-around and third on balance beam.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/rekordsieg-fuer-elisabeth-seitz|title=Rekordsieg für Elisabeth Seitz|language=de|work=DTB|date=June 3, 2021}} In July she competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where Germany placed sixth. Individually Malewski placed eleventh in the all-around and fifth on balance beam.https://gymfed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/media/db0f7e077258f47f44a2b4f43302038a.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
= 2022 =
In June, Malewski competed at the German Championships, where she took the bronze medal in the all-around, as well as in the uneven bars and balance beam finals, and finished fifth in the floor final.{{cite web|url= https://thegymter.net/2022/06/27/2022-german-championships-results/|title=2022 German Championships results|website=The Gymternet|date=27 June 2022}}
In August, Malewski competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she helped Germany qualify to the team final in fourth place. Individually, she also qualified to the balance beam final in second place.{{cite web|url= https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2022-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results|title=2022 European Championships|website=European Gymnastics|accessdate=13 August 2022}} In the team final, the German team of Malewski, Kim Bui, Pauline Schäfer, Sarah Voss and Elisabeth Seitz won the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain — Germany's first team medal in European Championship history.{{cite news|url= https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/mehr-sport/european-championships-deutsche-turnerinnen-gewinnen-bronze-18242648.html|title= Turnerinnen schreiben EM-Geschichte – Frust bei Ruder-Achter|newspaper= Faz.net|language=DE|date=13 August 2022}} In the beam final, Malewski won the gold medal ahead of Ondine Achampong and Carolann Héduit with a score of 13.466.
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| caption1 = With German flag
| image2 = 2022-08-14 European Championships 2022 – Artistic Gymnastics Women's Apparatus Final Balance Beam by Sandro Halank–035.jpg
| caption2 = Balance beam final
| image3 = 2022-08-11 European Championships 2022 – Gymnastics Women's All-Around by Sandro Halank–020.jpg
| caption3 = Balance beam (qualification)
| image4 = 2022-08-11 European Championships 2022 – Gymnastics Women's All-Around by Sandro Halank–071.jpg
| caption4 = Floor exercise (qualification)
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Competitive history
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| colspan="8" | Junior | |||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2016 | align=left|German Championships | 9 | 5 | ||||
| align=left | German Cup | 4 | ||||||
| align=left | Turnkunst International | 6 | {{bronze3}} | |||||
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | align=left|German Championships | {{silver2}} | 4 | {{gold1}} | |||
| align=left | Swiss Cup Juniors | {{gold1}} | 6 | |||||
| rowspan="4" | 2018 | align=left | City of Jesolo Trophy | 9 | 17 | ||||
| align=left | German Championships | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | {{gold1}} | |||
| align=left | Pieve di Soligo Friendly | 4 | 13 | |||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 7 | ||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2019 | align=left|City of Jesolo Trophy | 7 | 7 | ||||
| align=left | German Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | |||
| align=left | FIT Challenge | 7 | 15 | |||||
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| align=left | Junior World Championships | 8 | 16 | {{abbreviation|R1|Malewski finished 11th in qualifications and was the first reserve}} | ||||
| colspan="8" | Senior | |||||||
| rowspan="5" | 2021 | |||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 40 | ||||||
| align=left | German Championships | 6 | 5 | {{bronze3}} | 4 | |||
| align=left | Olympic Trials | 7 | ||||||
| align=left | FIT Challenge | 6 | 11 | 5 | ||||
| rowspan="3" | 2022 | align=left|German Championships | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | 5 | ||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | {{bronze3}} | 13 | {{gold1}} | ||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | World Championships | {{abbreviation|R4|Germany finished 12th in qualifications and was the fourth reserve}} | ||||||
| rowspan="5" | 2023 | align=left | Doha World Cup | {{bronze3}} | |||||
| align=left | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 7 | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 9 | ||||||
| align=left | German Championships | {{silver2}} | 4 | {{silver2}} | 5 | |||
| align=left | Heidelberg Friendly | {{gold1}} | {{bronze3}} |
References
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External links
- {{FIG|bio=68121|lic=42392}}
- [https://www.dtb.de/turn-team-deutschland/team-geraetturnen/athletinnen-und-athleten/emma-malewski Emma Malewski] at the {{Tooltip|Deutscher Turner-Bund|German Gymnastics Federation}} {{in lang|de}}
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Category:German female artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from Chemnitz
Category:Gymnasts from Hamburg