Benjamin Gischard

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Benjamin Gischard
2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Vault - Benjamin Gischard 01.jpg
Gischard at the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Manuel Gischard
Born (1995-11-17) 17 November 1995 (age 29)
Zurich, Switzerland
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
(2014–2025)
Training location Magglingen, Switzerland
ClubTV Herzogenbuchsee
Head coach(es)Bernhard Fluck
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Basel Floor exercise
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Bern Team

Benjamin Manuel Gischard (born 17 November 1995) [1] is a Swiss retired artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 European floor exercise silver medalist and a 2016 European team bronze medalist. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Gymnastics career

Gischard began gymnastics at the age of five after seeing the sport on TV. [2] [3]

Gischard competed at his first World Championships in 2014 with the Swiss team that placed seventh in the team final. [4] He advanced into the vault final at the 2015 European Championships and placed sixth. [5]

Gischard won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2016 Cottbus World Challenge Cup. [6] He then won a bronze medal with the Swiss team at the 2016 European Championships. [7] He was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2016 Summer Olympics where the team finished ninth in the qualification round for the 2016 Summer Olympics, making them the first reserve for the final. [8] [9]

At the 2018 Koper World Challenge Cup, Gischard won bronze medals on both the vault and the floor exercise. [10] Then at the 2018 European Championships, the Swiss team qualified for the team final, finishing fifth. [11] He competed with the Swiss team that finished sixth at the 2018 World Championships. [12]

Gischard placed fourth in the floor exercise and fifth in the vault at the 2019 European Championships. [13] At the 2019 World Championships, he helped Switzerland advance into the team final and earn an Olympic berth. [14]

Gischard won the silver medal on the floor exercise at the 2021 European Championships. [15] He had shoulder surgery in September 2021 and missed the 2021 World Championships. [3] He represented Switzerland at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Christian Baumann, Pablo Brägger, and Eddy Yusof. They qualified for the team final for the first time since 1984 and finished sixth. [16] [17] Individually, he advanced into the all-around final and placed 13th. [18]

Gischard tore his meniscus in September 2023 and tore it again eight months later. [19] He was not able to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics due to the injury. [20] He announced his retirement in 2025. [2] [21]

Personal life

Gischard studied law at the UniDistance Suisse  [ fr ]. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Benjamin Gischard". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Benjamin Gischard: Rücktritt nach dem Eidgenössischen" [Benjamin Gischard: The Federal and then it's over]. Tages Anzeiger (in German). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Gischard Benjamin - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Men's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . 7 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Men's Apparatus Finals Results Vault" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Union of Gymnastics. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (3 April 2016). "Ukrainian Verniaiev proves his class at FIG World Challenge Cup in Cottbus". Inside the Games . Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "32nd European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 28 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Rio 2016. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Pablo Brägger et Cie ratent la finale d'un rien" [Pablo Brägger and Co. narrowly miss the final]. RTS (in French). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "FIG World Challenge Cup Koper (SLO) 2018 May 31 – June 3". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Championnats d'Europe à Glasgow: les gymnastes suisses flirtent avec le podium" [European Championships in Glasgow: Swiss gymnasts flirt with the podium]. Le Nouvelliste (in French). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Men's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Starker Auftritt von Benjamin Gischard" [Strong performance by Benjamin Gischard]. neo1 (in German). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sound of bells drives Swiss men to Team final". International Gymnastics Federation . 9 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Zwei Freunde, zwei Medaillen" [Two friends, two medals]. Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Vier Musketiere treten ohne Druck an" [Four Musketeers compete without pressure]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "6. Platz: Starke Schweizer im Team-Final" [6th place: Strong Swiss in the team final]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's All-Around Final – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Der Oberaargauer Kunstturner Benjamin Gischard auf dem steinigen Weg zurück" [Oberaargau artistic gymnast Benjamin Gischard on the rocky road back]. neo1 (in German). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Turner Gischard verpasst Olympia" [Gymnast Gischard misses Olympics]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Benjamin Gischard retires after the Swiss Gymnastics Festival". Blue News. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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