Christina Zwicker

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Christina Zwicker
Born (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22)
Zagreb, Croatia
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
ClubZTD Hrvatski Sokol
Head coach(es)Marko Brez
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup001
World Challenge Cup100
Total101

Christina Zwicker (born 17 September 2002) is a Croatian artistic gymnast. She won a gold medal on the balance beam at the 2020 Szombathely World Challenge Cup and competed at the 2021 World Championships. She is the 2018 Croatian national all-around champion.

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Gymnastics career

Zwicker began gymnastics when she was four years old. [1] She competed with the Croatian team that placed 24th at the 2016 Junior European Championships. [2] She won a bronze medal in the junior all-around at the 2017 Salamunov Memorial. [3]

Zwicker became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2018. [4] She won the senior all-around title at the 2018 Croatian Championships. [5] She qualified for the floor exercise final at the 2018 Guimaraes World Challenge Cup, her first time qualifying for an international event final. [6] She finished eighth in the final. [7] Then at the Mersin World Challenge Cup, she finished eighth on the vault and sixth on the floor exercise. [8] She competed at the European Championships in Glasgow but did not advance into any finals. [9]

Zwicker won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2019 Stella Zakharova Cup. [10] She also won a bronze medal in the all-around at the 2019 Croatian Championships. [11] She won a gold medal on the balance beam at the 2020 Szombathely World Challenge Cup, where she also placed eighth on the floor exercise. [12] She then won a silver medal in the all-around at the 2020 Croatian Championships. [13] At the 2020 European Championships, the Croatian team qualified for the team final and finished sixth. Zwicker qualified for the uneven bars and balance beam finals, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. [14]

Zwicker placed fifth on the balance beam at the 2021 Osijek World Challenge Cup. [15] She then finished sixth on both the uneven bars and balance beam at the Mersin World Challenge Cup. [16] She competed at the 2021 World Championships but fell off the uneven bars and balance beam and did not advance to any finals. [17]

Zwicker competed at the 2023 Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup but did not advance into any event finals. [18] She competed at the 2023 European Championships with the Croatian team that placed 24th. [19] She then placed fifth on the balance beam at the Osijek World Challenge Cup. [20]

Zwicker competed at the 2024 European Championships, finishing 28th with the Croatian team. [21] She placed sixth on the balance beam at the 2025 Cottbus World Cup. [22]

Personal life

As of 2025, Zwicker is a student at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, and she takes her courses in English. [1]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Christina Zwicker [23]
YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2013Zelena Jama Open36
2016 Austrian Team Open1133
Junior European Championships 24
2017 Zelena Jama Open9
Salamunov MemorialBronze medal icon.svg555
Senior
2018 Croatian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Guimaraes World Challenge Cup 8
Mersin World Challenge Cup86
2019 Stella Zakharova Cup5Bronze medal icon.svg5
Croatian ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2020 Szombathely World Challenge Cup Gold medal icon.svg8
Croatian ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
European Championships 667
2021 Osijek World Challenge Cup 5
Mersin World Challenge Cup66
World Championships 43
2023 Elek Matolay Memorial685
European Championships 24
Osijek World Challenge Cup 5
2024 Unni & Haralds TrophySilver medal icon.svg
European Championships 28
Croatian Event ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg5Silver medal icon.svg
2025 Cottbus World Cup 6
Doha World Cup Bronze medal icon.svg

References

  1. 1 2 "Christina Zwicker: Balancing Sports and Education". Zagreb School of Economics and Management . 10 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Junior Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 1 June 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. Hopkins, Lauren (21 October 2017). "2017 Salamunov Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. "Christina Zwicker kao jedina hrvatska gimnastičarka na Europskom prvenstvu u Glasgowu" [Christina Zwicker as the only Croatian gymnast at the European Championships in Glasgow]. Zagreb Info (in Croatian). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. Hopkins, Lauren (10 June 2018). "2018 Croatian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. "Christina Zwicker u prvom finalu u karijeri!" [Christina Zwicker in the first final of her career!]. Croatian Gymnastics Federation (in Croatian). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. "Christina Zwicker osma u svom prvom finalu Svjetskog kupa" [Christina Zwicker eighth in her first World Cup final]. Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup Mersin (TUR)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. "Christina Zwicker solidnim vježbama završila svoj nastup na Europskom prvenstvu" [Christina Zwicker finished her performance at the European Championships with solid exercises]. Croatian Gymnastics Federation (in Croatian). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  10. Hopkins, Lauren (2 April 2019). "2019 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. Hopkins, Lauren (10 June 2019). "2019 Croatian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  12. "Gymnastics World Cup: Christina Zwicker and Tin Srbić win gold medals for Croatia". Croatia Week. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  13. Hopkins, Lauren (22 November 2020). "2020 Croatian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  14. "NOC of Croatia congratulated junior gymnast Sara Šulekić on winning the European silver and senior female gymnasts on achieving the historic success at the European Championships". Croatian Olympic Committee. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  15. "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup Osijek (CRO)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  16. "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup Mersin (TUR)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  17. "Christina Zwicker nastupila na SP-u: Vidjelo se da rade živci, da glava radi svoje" [Christina Zwicker performed at the World Championships: You could see that her nerves were working, that her head was doing its thing]. Večernji list (in Croatian). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  18. "Christina Zwicker ostala bez finala: 'Na kraju vježbe se dogodio pad, nije prošlo kako sam planirala'" [Christina Zwicker missed the final: 'I fell at the end of the practice, it didn't go as I planned']. Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  19. "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 12 April 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  20. "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup 2023 Osijek (CRO)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  21. "35th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  22. Fratacci, Miriam (23 February 2025). "Artistica, World Cup 2025: a Cottbus un altro bronzo per Vannucchi, Bonicelli sfiora il podio" [Artistic, World Cup 2025: in Cottbus another bronze for Vannucchi, Bonicelli almost reaches the podium]. Ginnasticando (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  23. Hopkins, Lauren (27 January 2019). "Christina Zwicker". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 March 2025.