Lorenzo Minh Casali

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Lorenzo Minh Casali
2019-06-27 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Lorenzo Casali (Martin Rulsch) 08.jpg
Casali at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameLorenzo Minh Casali
Country representedFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 21)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hometown Offagna, Ancona, Italy
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019–present (ITA)
Club Fiamme Oro
GymAssociazione Ginnastica Giovanile Ancona
Head coach(es) Alberto Busnari
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Antalya Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Munich Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rimini Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Oran Team
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

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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.

2019-06-27 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Men's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Floor exercise (Martin Rulsch) 472.jpg
Floor exercise
2019-06-27 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Men's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Parallel bars (Martin Rulsch) 327.jpg
Parallel bars
2019-06-27 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Men's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Still rings (Martin Rulsch) 134.jpg
Rings
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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

YearEventTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2019 International Junior Team CupBronze medal icon.svg187
Junior World Championships Bronze medal icon.svg85
European Youth Olympic Festival Bronze medal icon.svg66
Italian Championships64
Senior
2020 Italian Championships848Silver medal icon.svg5
2021
European Championships 12
Italian Championships4
Koper World Challenge Cup 84
Arthur Gander Memorial7
2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Mediterranean Games Silver medal icon.svg5
European Championships Silver medal icon.svg7
Italian ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg4
World Championships 413
Arthur Gander MemorialBronze medal icon.svg
2023
European Championships Gold medal icon.svg9
Italian ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg65Bronze medal icon.svg
World Championships 8
2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Silver medal icon.svg
European Championships Bronze medal icon.svg
Troyes FriendlyGold medal icon.svg
Italian ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Olympic Games 6

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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.
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