Hobbies
Playing the guitar, snowboarding. (stv-fsg.ch, 07 Sep 2022, 22 Aug 2023)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
TV Lenzburg: Switzerland
Coach
Sebastien Darrigade [national], FRA; Claudio Capelli [national], SUI
Injuries
He missed the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany, due to a wrist injury. He had been experiencing wrist pain for a number of months and underwent surgery in October 2022. (Instagram profile, 12 Oct 2022)
In November 2021 he underwent surgery on a ligament in his left elbow. He was expected to be out for four months. (Instagram profile, 26 Nov 2021; stv-fsg.ch, 26 Nov 2021)
In 2017 he sustained a fatigue fracture to his wrist, which sidelined him for one year. He returned to competition at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (aargauerzeitung.ch, 24 Oct 2018)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age five at the TV Lenzburg club in Switzerland.
Reason for taking up the sport
"Since childhood I felt this strong urge to move. My parents had the feeling that I have this energy that I somehow had to release, so they sent me to a beginner class at TV Lenzburg. Five or six years later it was my personal decision to continue in gymnastics as a professional career."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 07 May 2021; blick.ch, 22 Aug 2023)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze on parallel bars at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. (aargauersport.ch, 28 Apr 2021)
Last update : 2024-07-22