Lorenzo Minh Casali

Lorenzo Minh Casali
Casali at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Lorenzo Minh Casali
Born	(2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 22) Hanoi, Vietnam
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Italy
Years on national team	2019–present (ITA)
Club	Fiamme Oro
Gym	Associazione Ginnastica Giovanile Ancona
Head coach(es)	Alberto Busnari
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing   Italy European Championships 2023 Antalya Team 2022 Munich Team 2024 Rimini Team Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran Team Junior World Championships 2019 Győr Team

Lorenzo Minh Casali (born 12 September 2002) is an Italian artistic gymnast. He was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2023 European Championships and is the 2024 Italian National Champion. He represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Casali was born in Hanoi in 2002. ^[1] He spent the first five months of his life at an orphanage before being adopted by Stefano and Stefania Casali, an Italian couple. ^[2]

Junior gymnastics career

Casali was selected to represent Italy at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Lorenzo Bonicelli and Ivan Brunello. Together they won the bronze medal as a team. ^[3] Individually Casali placed eighth in the all-around and fifth on floor exercise. ^[4] He next competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival where he helped Italy once again win bronze.

Floor exercise

Parallel bars

Rings

Pommel horse

Casali at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior gymnastics career

2021–2022

Casali made his senior international debut at the 2021 European Championships; during qualifications he placed fourteenth in the all-around but did not qualify to the final due to compatriots Nicola Bartolini and Stefano Patron ranking higher. ^[5] He next competed at the Koper World Challenge Cup, qualifying to the floor exercise and parallel bars finals. He finished eighth and fourth respectively. ^[6]

Casali competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge and the 2022 European Championships, helping Italy win silver at both. ^[7] Individually Casali placed seventh in the all-around at the European Championships. ^[8]

Later that year Casali was selected to represent Italy at his first World Championships alongside Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Carlo Macchini, and Matteo Levantesi. ^[9] The team finished fourth and individually Casali finished thirteenth in the all-around. ^[10]

2023–2024

Casali competed at the 2023 European Championships alongside Yumin Abbadini, Matteo Levantesi, Marco Lodadio, and Mario Macchiati. Together they won Italy its first European team gold medal. ^[11] At the 2023 World Championships Casali helped Italy finish eighth as a team. As a result, they qualified a full team to the Olympic Games for the first time since 2012. ^[12]

Casali competed at the 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped Italy finish second behind the United States. ^[13] The following month Casali competed at the European Championships where he helped Italy win bronze behind Ukraine and Great Britain. ^[14]

In July of that year Casali competed at the Italian national championships. He won the all-around and was named Italian National Champion for the first time in his career. ^[15] That same weekend he was selected to represent Italy at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Mario Macchiati, and Carlo Macchini. ^[16]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
Junior
2019	International Junior Team Cup		18					7
	Junior World Championships		8	5
	European Youth Olympic Festival				6	6
	Italian Championships		6					4
Senior
2020	Italian Championships		8	4	8				5
2021
	European Championships							12
	Italian Championships			4
	Koper World Challenge Cup			8				4
	Arthur Gander Memorial		7
2022	DTB Pokal Team Challenge
	Mediterranean Games		5
	European Championships		7
	Italian Championships					4
	World Championships	4	13
	Arthur Gander Memorial
2023
	European Championships		9
	Italian Championships			6		5
	World Championships	8
2024	DTB Pokal Team Challenge
	European Championships
	Troyes Friendly
	Italian Championships
	Olympic Games	6
2025	DTB Pokal Team Challenge							4

References

1. "FIG Profile: Lorenzo Minh Casali". International Gymnastics Federation .
2. "Ginnastica. Casali, dall'orfanotrofio ai sogni d'oro in azzurro" [Gymnastics. Casali, from the orphanage to golden dreams in blue]. Avvenire (in Italian). October 30, 2022.
3. "Oka wins all-around title as Japan dominate opening day of Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships". Inside the Games. June 27, 2019.
4. "2019 Junior World Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. July 3, 2019.
5. "2021 European Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 29, 2021.
6. "Koper - I convocati per la Coppa del Mondo di artistica in Slovenia" [Koper - The call-ups for the Artistic World Cup in Slovenia]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). August 30, 2021.
7. "British men storm to senior team title at European Championships". International Gymnast Media. August 20, 2022.
8. "2022 European Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. August 24, 2022.
9. "Liverpool - La delegazione FGI in partenza per i Mondiali" [Liverpool - FGI delegation leaving for World Championships]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). October 26, 2022.
10. "Mondiali di ginnastica artistica, l'Italia a un soffio dal podio nella finale a squadre maschile" [Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Italy just shy of podium in men's team final]. Rai News 24 (in Italian). November 2, 2022.
11. "Ginnastica artistica, la leggenda dei cinque Moschettieri: Italia in Paradiso, CAMPIONI D'EUROPA per l'eternità" [Artistic Gymnastics, the Legend of the Five Musketeers: Italy in Paradise, EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS for Eternity]. OA Sport (in Italian). April 11, 2023.
12. "Ginnastica artistica, Italia attanagliata dall'eterno rebus: gara a squadre o specialisti? I Mondiali portano il pass, si riflette per le Olimpiadi" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy gripped by the eternal puzzle: team competition or specialists? The World Championships bring the pass, reflections for the Olympics]. OA Sport (in Italian). October 9, 2023.
13. "2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Men's Results". The Gymternet. March 19, 2024.
14. "Ginnastica artistica, l'Italia resta sul podio agli Europei! Moschettieri di bronzo, terza volta di fila tra i grandi" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy remains on the podium at the European Championships! Bronze Musketeers, third time in a row among the greats]. OA Sport (in Italian). April 28, 2024.
15. "Cuneo - Tutti ai piedi di Lorenzo Minh Casali. Il poliziotto di Ancona è il nuovo Re ginnico d'Italia" [Cuneo - All at the feet of Lorenzo Minh Casali. The policeman from Ancona is the new gymnastic King of Italy]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). July 6, 2024.
16. "Parigi - Il DTN Cocciaro comunica i convocati dell'ItalGAM ai Giochi Olimpici" [Paris - DTN Cocciaro announces the ItalGAM players called up for the Olympic Games.]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). July 7, 2024.

External links

• Lorenzo Minh Casali at the International Gymnastics Federation