Lena Bickel (born 22 December 2004) is a Swiss

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. She competed at the 2023 World Championships and qualified as an individual to the

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. She is the 2023 Swiss all-around champion.

Early life

Bickel was born on 22 December 2004 in St. Gallen. She began gymnastics when she was four years old.

Career

Junior

At the 2017 Swiss Junior Championships, Bickel finished 14th in the all-around. She made her international debut at the Swiss Cup Juniors, and she helped the Swiss team win the bronze medal behind Germany and Belgium. Then at the 2017 Tournoi International, she finished 26th in the all-around. Bickel won the vault and uneven bars titles at the 2018 Swiss Junior Championships, and she finished fifth in the all-around. Then at the Pieve di Soligo Friendly, she competed with the Swiss team that finished fifth. At the

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, Bickel helped the Swiss team finish 14th. She won the gold medal on the uneven bars at the 2018 Tournoi International and placed sixth in the all-around. Bickel won the all-around silver medal at the 2019 Swiss Junior Championships, and she won the vault title. Then at the Swiss Turnfest, she finished fourth in the all-around. At the Sainté Gym Cup, she competed with the Swiss team that placed fifth. She then competed at the

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. She qualified for the all-around final where she finished 20th, and she finished fifth in the uneven bars final.

Senior

Bickel became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2020, but she did not compete that year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. She made her senior international debut at the 2021 Swiss Cup. She competed with Noe Seifert, and they finished in fourth place.

2022

At the Swiss Championships, Bickel won the silver medal in the all-around and the gold medal on the uneven bars. Then at the Austrian team challenge, she helped the Swiss team win the bronze medal. In July, she tore a ligament in her right foot. She returned to competition in November at the Arthur Gander Memorial and won the all-around silver medal behind Alice D’Amato. She then competed at the

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with Noe Seifert, and they finished ninth.

2023

Bickel completed at the Magglingen Friendly and won the all-around gold medal by nearly two points ahead of teammate Caterina Cereghetti. She competed with the Swiss team at the

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, and they finished 17th. She was the first reserve for the floor exercise final. At the Swiss Championships, she won the all-around title by over a full point. In the event finals, she won gold on the floor exercise and silver on uneven bars and balance beam. She competed with the Swiss team that finished fourth at the Heidelberg Friendly. She then competed at the World Championships in

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and finished 39th in the all-around during the qualification round. Although she did not qualify for the all-around final, she qualified as an individual to the

by finishing ninth out of the gymnast whose countries did not qualify a full team.

Personal life

Bickel speaks Italian, French, German and English. Her hobbies include skiing and swimming.

Competitive history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bickel, Lena 2004 births Living people Swiss female artistic gymnasts