Florian Langenegger
{{Short description|Swiss gymnast}}
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Florian Langenegger (born 26 March 2003){{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men Entry List by NOC |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/0000150102FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 |website=Longines Timing |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=14 July 2024 |pages=6 |date=29 September 2023}} is a Swiss artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships and represented Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Career
Langenegger finished seventh with the Swiss team at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival. He missed both the all-around and still rings finals due to the two-per-country rule.{{cite web |title=Vier Schweizer Finalplätze zum EYOF-Auftakt |trans-title=Four Swiss final places at the start of the EYOF |url=https://www.stv-fsg.ch/de/news/vier-schweizer-finalplaetze-zum-eyof-auftakt.html |website=Swiss Gymnastics Federation |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=de |date=24 July 2019}}
Langenegger competed at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool and helped the Swiss team finish 20th. He did not qualify for any individual finals.{{cite web |title=Gute WM-Premiere für Langenegger |trans-title=Good World Championships debut for Langenegger |url=https://www.wynentaler-blatt.ch/2022/11/gute-wm-premiere-f%C3%BCr-langenegger.html |website=Wynentaler Blatt |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=de |date=10 November 2022}} He competed with the Swiss team that placed fourth at the 2023 European Championships.{{cite web |title=Seifert e Langenegger in finale ad Antalya |trans-title=Seifert and Langenegger in the final in Antalya
|url=https://www.rsi.ch/sport/altri/Seifert-e-Langenegger-in-finale-ad-Antalya--1814805.html |website=RSI |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=it |date=11 April 2023}} He also qualified for the all-around final and finished seventh.{{cite web |title=Kunstturnen: Starke Leistungen von Noe Seifert und Florian Langenegger in Antalya |url=https://www.landanzeiger.ch/kunstturnen-starke-leistungen-von-noe-seifert-und-florian-langenegger-in-antalya/ |website=Der Landanzeiger |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=de |date=17 April 2023}}
Langenegger was initially selected to be the Swiss team's alternate at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp.{{cite web |title=Florian Langenegger ist enttäuscht, nachdem er nicht für die WM selektioniert wurde |trans-title=Florian Langenegger is disappointed after not being selected for the World Championships |url=https://www.zofingertagblatt.ch/florian-langenegger-ist-enttaeuscht-nachdem-er-nicht-fuer-die-wm-selektioniert-wurde/ |website=Zofinger Tagblatt |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=de |date=24 August 2023}} However, Langenegger was moved onto the team after Benjamin Gischard sustained a knee injury.{{cite web |title=Florian Langenegger rückt ins WM-Kader nach |trans-title=Florian Langenegger moves up to the World Championships squad |url=https://www.stv-fsg.ch/de/news/florian-langenegger-rueckt-ins-wm-kader-nach.html |website=Swiss Gymnastics Federation |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=de |date=7 September 2023}} 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}} Individually, Langenegger qualified for the all-around final where he finished 14th.{{cite web |title=Noe Seifert im WM-Mehrkampffinal auf Platz 8, Florian Langenegger wird 14. |trans-title=Noe Seifert finished 8th in the World Championship all-around final, Florian Langenegger finished 14th. |url=https://www.zofingertagblatt.ch/noe-seifert-im-wm-mehrkampffinal-auf-platz-8-florian-langenegger-wird-14/ |website=Zofinger Tagblatt |access-date=15 July 2024 |language=de |date=6 October 2023}} After the World Championships, he competed with Stefanie Siegenthaler at the 2023 Swiss Cup Zürich, and they placed tenth in the mixed-pair competition.{{cite web |title=Swiss Cup Hallenstadion Zürich 5. November 2023 |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/mw_23swisscup.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=Swiss Cup Zürich |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=5 November 2023}}
Langenegger won a gold medal on the vault at the 2024 DTB Pokal Stuttgart and finished fourth with the Swiss team.{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=France, U.S. win five golds apiece at DTB Pokal |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/france-u-s-win-five-golds-apiece-at-dtb-pokal/ |website=International Gymnast Magazine |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=17 March 2024}} He was selected to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Luca Giubellini, Matteo Giubellini, Noe Seifert, and Taha Serhani.{{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}}
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Category:Swiss male artistic gymnasts
Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen