Jessica Diacci
{{short description|Swiss artistic gymnast}}
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Jessica Diacci (born 13 January 1994) is a retired Swiss artistic gymnast.{{cite web |title=DIACCI Jessica |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=10618&type=licence |website=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique |access-date=30 April 2021}}
Career
Diacci competed at the 2010 European Championships alongside Giulia Steingruber, Ariella Käslin, and Jennifer Senn, and they finished 6th in the team final. She won the bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2010 Cottbus World Cup behind Kristina Vaculik and Marta Pihan-Kulesza.{{cite web |title=WORLD CUP - Artistic Gymnastics, Cottbus 2010 |url=https://gymmedia.com/tdm1/2010/superscore_wom10.html |website=GYMmedia |access-date=30 April 2021}} She then competed at the 2010 World Championships with Ariella Käslin, Giulia Steingruber, Jennifer Senn, Linda Stämpfli, and Jennifer Rutz, and they finished 16th in the qualification round.{{cite web |title=42nd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Rotterdam (NED) |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/worlds/2010/wag/qteams.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=23 April 2021 |date=16 October 2010}} She also competed at the 2011 World Championships where the Swiss team finished 18th.{{cite web |title=43rd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tokyo (JPN) 7 16 October 2011 TEAM RESULTS WOMEN'S QUALIFICATION |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/worlds/2011/wag/qteams.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=7 October 2011}}
At the 2012 Osijek World Cup, Diacci won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Giulia Steingruber and Vasiliki Millousi.{{cite web |title=FIG Challenge Cup B CIII Individuals Osijek (CRO) 2012 Apr 27-29 |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2012/eu/cro/chcuposijek.html |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=30 April 2021}} She competed at the 2012 European Championships and helped the Swiss team finish 11th in the qualification round.{{cite web |title=TEAM RESULTS SENIORS QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMPETITION CIII & CIV |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2012/wag/senqteamsd.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=29 April 2021 |date=10 May 2012}}
Diacci competed at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, and the Swiss team finished 5th.{{cite web |title=2013 City of Jesolo Trophy Results |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ita/jesolo.html |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=30 April 2021}} Individually, she finished 7th in the balance beam event final.{{cite web |title=2013 City of Jesolo Trophy Event Final Results |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2013/eu/ita/jesoloef.html |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=30 April 2021}} At the 2013 Doha World Cup, she finished 7th in the balance beam event final.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2013 Doha World Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2013/03/30/2013-doha-world-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=30 March 2013}} She competed at the 2013 European Championships where she finished 31st in the all-around during the qualification round.{{cite web |title=5th EUROPEAN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S QUALIFICATIONS |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2013/wag/qaa2.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=18 April 2013}} She competed at the 2013 DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart with Nicole Hitz, Ilaria Käslin, and Sara Metzger, and the team finished 4th.{{cite web |title=2013 DTB Team Challenge Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2013/12/01/2013-dtb-team-challenge-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=1 December 2013}} She won the bronze medal on vault at the 2014 Swiss Championships.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=Swiss and Hungarian Nationals |url=https://thegymter.net/2014/09/04/swiss-and-hungarian-nationals-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=29 April 2021 |date=4 September 2014}} She competed at the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup with Ilaria Käslin, Stefanie Siegenthaler, and Nicole Hitz, and they won the team bronze medal behind Germany and Russia.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=Germany Defeats Russia at DTB Team Challenge |url=https://thegymter.net/2014/11/30/germany-defeats-russia-at-dtb-team-challenge/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=30 November 2014}}
At the 2015 FIG World Cup in Doha, Diacci won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Youna Dufournet and Diana Bulimar.{{cite web |title=Armenian gymnasts shine on first day of finals in Doha |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=1089 |website=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=27 March 2015}} She competed at the 2015 European Championships and finished 21st in the all-around final.{{cite web |title=6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's All-Around Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/euro/2015/wag/aafinal.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=17 April 2015}} She then competed for Switzerland at the 2015 European Games alongside Giulia Steingruber and Caterina Barloggio, and they finished 6th in the team competition.{{cite web|title=Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results|url=http://www.baku2015.com/en_externalmodules/GA/pdf/GAW400100_C73D_9.pdf|date=15 June 2015|accessdate=15 September 2019|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013111627/http://www.baku2015.com/en_externalmodules/GA/pdf/GAW400100_C73D_9.pdf|archivedate=13 October 2017}} At the 2015 Swiss Championships, she won the silver medal on the vault, uneven bars, and balance beam and finished 4th in the all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2015 Swiss Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2015-swiss-championships/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=29 April 2021 |date=28 September 2015}} She then competed at the 2015 World Championships with Giulia Steingruber, Caterina Barloggio, Nicole Hitz, Ilaria Käslin, and Laura Schulte, and they finished 16th in the qualification round, which qualified them for the 2016 Olympic Test Event.{{cite web |title=46th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW (GBR) Women's Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/worlds/2015/wag/c1teams.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=24 April 2021 |date=23 October 2015}}
Diacci had surgery for a shoulder injury in April 2016. At the 2017 Swiss Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Giulia Steingruber and Fabienne Studer.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2017 Swiss Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2017/09/03/2017-swiss-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=3 September 2017}} At the 2018 Swiss Championships, she won the bronze medal on the uneven bars.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Swiss Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/22/2018-swiss-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=22 September 2018}} She retired after the 2018 Swiss Championships due to a foot injury.{{cite web |last1=Hottinger |first1=Delia |title=Die Aargauerin Jessica Diacci nach ihrem Rücktritt: "Ich sehe nur die schönen Momente" |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/aargau/die-aargauerin-jessica-diacci-nach-ihrem-rucktritt-ich-sehe-nur-die-schonen-momente-ld.1319924 |website=Aargauer Zeitung |access-date=30 April 2021 |language=German |date=12 October 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{FIG|lic=10618|name=Jessica DIACCI}}
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Category:Swiss female artistic gymnasts
Category:Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for Switzerland