Eddy Yusof

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Eddy Yusof
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Yusof vaulting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 30)
Pfäffikon, Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
(2010–2023)
ClubTV Bülach
Head coach(es)Bernhard Fluck
Retired2023 [2]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Bern Team

Eddy Yusof (born 2 October 1994) is a Swiss retired artistic gymnast. He won a team bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Gymnastics career

Yusof competed at his first World Championships in 2014. While there, he helped Switzerland advance to its first World team final in 25 years, and they finished seventh. [3] He missed the 2015 European Championships due to a fractured toe. [4] At the 2015 World Championships, he helped the Swiss team finish sixth in the team final and win an Olympic berth. [5]

Yusof won a bronze medal with the Swiss team at the 2016 European Championships. [6] He was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Christian Baumann, Pablo Brägger, Benjamin Gischard, and Oliver Hegi. The team finished ninth in the qualification round for the 2016 Summer Olympics, making them the first reserve for the final. [7] [8] He advanced into the individual all-around final and finished 12th, the best Swiss result in this competition since 1984. [2]

Yusof placed fifth in the all-around at the 2017 American Cup. [9] At the 2017 European Championships, he placed fifth in the parallel bars final. [2] He then placed 19th in the all-around final at the 2017 World Championships. [10] At the 2018 World Championships, he helped the Swiss team place sixth. [11]

Yusof placed eighth in the all-around at the 2019 Stuttgart World Cup. [12] He advanced into the all-around final at the 2019 European Championships and placed 14th. [13] At the 2019 World Championships, he helped Switzerland advance into the team final and earn an Olympic berth. [14]

Yusof represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Baumann, Brägger, and Gischard. They qualified for the team final for the first time since 1984 and finished sixth. [15] [16] Individually, he advanced into the all-around final and finished 16th. [17]

At the 2023 European Championships, Yusof helped the Swiss team place fourth. [18] Individually, he qualified for the parallel bars final, but he fell on the dismount and finished sixth. [19] He was named the alternate for the 2023 World Championships team. He decided to retire at the end of the 2023 season due to a back injury that had caused him pain for four years. [3] [20]

Personal life

Yusof is of Malaysian descent through his father, [3] and his mother is Swiss. [4] In 2024, he began studying at the Zurich University of Teacher Education  [ de ]. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Eddy Yusof". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kunstturner Eddy Yusof erklärt Rücktritt" [Artistic gymnast Eddy Yusof announces retirement]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kuny, Marisa (21 January 2024). "«Dass ich keine Schmerzen mehr aushalten muss, ist eine grosse Erleichterung»" [“It’s a great relief that I no longer have to endure pain.”]. Tagesan Zeiger (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Yusof Eddy - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rang 6 für die Schweiz – WM-Gold an Japan" [6th place for Switzerland – World Cup gold goes to Japan]. SRF (in German). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "32nd European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 28 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Rio 2016. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Yul Moldauer, Ragan Smith swing to American Cup titles". International Gymnastics Federation . 6 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Men's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Biles, Dalaloyan top Stuttgart World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . 18 March 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Sound of bells drives Swiss men to Team final". International Gymnastics Federation . 9 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Vier Musketiere treten ohne Druck an" [Four Musketeers compete without pressure]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "Seifert e Langenegger in finale ad Antalya" [Seifert and Langenegger in the final in Antalya]. Radiotelevisione svizzera (in Italian). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Finales par engins, barres parallèles messieurs: Eddy Yusof (SUI) manque sa réception et se classe 6e" [Apparatus finals, men's parallel bars: Eddy Yusof (SUI) misses his landing and finishes 6th]. Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Kunstturner Eddy Yusof tritt zurück" [Artistic gymnast Eddy Yusof retires]. Blick (in German). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
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