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Nickname(s) | Emi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ulm, Germany | 25 January 2007|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() (2023 - present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | TSG Söflingen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Camilla Pfeffer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emilia Wickert (born 25 January 2007) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She won silver in the senior team event at the 2023 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Wickert was born on 25 January 2007 in Ulm to parents Heinrich and Yi. Her mother, Yi, competed in rhythmic gymnastics at the Asian Championships. She was inspired by her mother to begin rhythmic gymnastics in 2013. [1]
After competing for TSG Söflingen, Wickert joined the senior national group in 2023. [2] She debuted at the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca where Germany was sixth in the all-around, fourth with 5 hoops, and fifth with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [3] Later that month, the group was seventh in the all-around and eighth in both finals at the stage in Milan. [1] In August, she was selected for the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, helping the group earn a spot for the 2024 Olympics with an eighth-place all-around finish. Additionally, the group won a silver medal in the team event alongside Germany's individuals. [4] [5]
Wickert competed with the German group at the 2024 Sofia World Cup where they finished ninth in the all-around and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final. [6] Then at the World Cup stage in Tashkent, they finished eighth in the all-around and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final. [2] At the 2024 European Championships, Wickert and the German group placed seventh in the all-around, sixth in 5 hoops, and seventh in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [7] In June, the group competed at the final World Cup stage in Milan and finished sixth in the all-around. They also qualified for both event finals- placing sixth in 5 hoops and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [8] They then competed at the Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup where they once again finished sixth in 5 hoops and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [9]
Wickert was selected to represent Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Anja Kosan, Daniella Kromm, Alina Oganesyan, and Hannah Vester. The group finished 13th in the qualification round due to major mistakes in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls routine, failing to advance to the group all-around final. [10] [11]
At the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Wickert and the German group placed 10th in the all-around and won bronze medail in 3 balls + 2 hoops final. [12]