Benjamin "Benny" Wizani (born 26 June 2001)[1] is an Austrian trampoline gymnast. He is the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics bronze medalist in individual trampoline.
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 Wizani at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benjamin Wizani | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 2001 Tulln an der Donau, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Absdorf, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Club | WAT Brigittenau | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Wilfried Wöber | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editWizani grew up in Tulln an der Donau and started trampoline gymnastics at age two. When he was five years old, he started training at WAT Brigittenau under coach Wilfried Wöber.[1][2][3]
Career
editWizani competed at his first World Age Group Competition in 2015 and placed seventh in the individual final.[4] He then placed 66th as an individual at the 2017 World Age Group Competitions,[5] and he placed 53rd in the 2018 edition.[6] At the 2018 Junior European Championships, he placed 14th in the individual semi-final.[7]
Wizani won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[3][8] In April 2019, after missing three months due to a foot injury, he made his senior debut at the Minsk World Cup and finished 28th.[9] He then placed 55th at the 2019 Khabarovsk World Cup and 89th at the Valladolid World Cup.[10][11] He competed at the 2019 World Championships and placed 12th in the synchronized trampoline qualification round with Niklas Fröschl.[12]
Wizani placed seventh in synchro with Martin Spatt at the 2020 Baku World Cup.[13] He fractured his right arm in 2020 and returned to training three months before the 2021 European Championships where he finished 10th.[1] He placed 29th at the 2021 Brescia World Cup and failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games.[14] At the 2021 World Championships, he finished 11th in the synchro qualification round with Niklas Fröschl.[15]
Wizani placed 27th in the individual competition at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[16] Then at the Rimini World Cup, he placed 24th as an individual and ninth with Niklas Fröschl in synchro.[17] Wizani and Fröschl qualified for the synchro final at the 2022 World Championships and finished eighth.[18] Wizani and Fröschl finished sixth at the 2023 Santarem World Cup.[19] They then placed 16th at the Coimbra World Cup, and Wizani placed 11th as an individual.[20] He finished fifth at both the Palm Beach and Varna World Cups.[21][22]
At the 2023 World Championships, Wizani qualified for the individual final in second place and thus earned a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[23] This marked the first time an Austrian trampolinist qualified for the individual final at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.[24] He ultimately placed sixth in the final, which was the best-ever finish for an Austrian trampolinist at the World Championships.[25][26]
Wizani will represent Austria at the 2024 Summer Olympics and will be the first Austrian male trampolinist to compete at an Olympic Games.[27] He decided to compete at the Olympic Games despite an ACL injury in March.[28][29]
Awards
editWizani was voted as Gymnast of the Year by the Austrian Gymnastics Federation in 2016, 2018, and 2023.[30][31]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wizani Benny". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Stadler, Michael (5 November 2023). "Benjamin Wizani: Olympiatraum in luftigen Höhen". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b Neumann, Fritz (18 December 2018). "Trampolintalent Benny Wizani: Auf dem Sprung zu Großem" [Trampoline talent Benny Wizani: On the verge of greatness]. Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Trampolinspringen - Benny Wizani sensationell Siebenter bei der Jugend-WM!" [Trampoline jumping - Benny Wizani sensationally finishes seventh at the Youth World Championships!]. WAT-Brigittenau (in German). 8 December 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "25th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions 16-19 November, 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria, Arena Armeec Individual trampoline — 15-16 Boys — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 15 November 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "26th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions 15-18 November, St.Petersburg, Russia Individual trampoline — IND Men 17-21 — Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 14 November 2018. p. 17. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "26th European Championships in Trampoline, Double Mini Trampoline and Tumbling Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics Semifinal TRA - Men's Individual" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Pickering shakes off jitters and jumps to Olympic joy". International Gymnastics Federation. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Zeiler, Karin (24 April 2019). "Benny Wizani 28. bei seinem Trampolin-Elite-Weltcup-Debüt" [Benny Wizani 28th in his Trampoline Elite World Cup debut]. MeinBezirk (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup Russia, Khabarovsk 2019 Individual trampoline — Men — Qualification" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "2019 Valladolid World Cup Qualification IND Men" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 53. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "34th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (Japan), 28 November - 1 December 2019 Men's Synchronised Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Results for FIG World Cup 2020 Baku (AZE)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Glückloser Trampolin-Weltcup für Österreich in Brescia" [Unlucky Trampoline World Cup for Austria in Brescia]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "35th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 18-21 November 2021 Men's Synchronised Trampoline Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup & AGF Trophy Trampoline Gymnastics Qualification 1 TRA - Men's Individual" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Benny Wizani + Niklas Fröschl: Platz 9 beim Trampolin-Synchron-Weltcup in Rimini" [Benny Wizani + Niklas Fröschl: 9th place at the Trampoline Synchronized World Cup in Rimini]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Benny Wizani und Niklas Fröschl Achte der Trampolin-WM!" [Benny Wizani and Niklas Fröschl eighth in the Trampoline World Championships!]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Results for FIG World Cup 2023 SANTAREM (POR)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Wichtige Olympia-Qualifikations-Punkte: Benny Wizani Elfter des Trampolin-Weltcups in Coimbra!" [Important Olympic qualification points: Benny Wizani eleventh in the Trampoline World Cup in Coimbra!]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Trampolinspringen - Benny Wizani 5. bei Weltcup in Florida!" [Trampoline jumping - Benny Wizani 5th at the World Cup in Florida!]. WAT-Brigittenau (in German). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Trampolinspringen: Benny Wizani sensationell Fünfter beim Weltcup in Varna!" [Trampoline jumping: Benny Wizani sensationally finishes fifth at the World Cup in Varna!]. WAT-Brigittenau (in German). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Benny Wizani erreicht das Trampolin-WM-Finale – auf Semifinal-Platz 2!" [Benny Wizani reaches the Trampoline World Championship final – in second place in the semifinals!]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Edlinger, Victoria (15 November 2023). "Benny Wizani auf Platz sechs im Trampolin-WM-Finale" [Benny Wizani in sixth place in the Trampoline World Championship final]. MeinBezirk (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Wizani im WM-Finale auf Platz sechs" [Wizani in sixth place in the World Championship final]. ORF Sport (in German). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Benny Wizani auf Platz 6 im Trampolin-WM-Finale!" [Benny Wizani in 6th place in the Trampoline World Championship final!]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (2 April 2024). "Benny Wizani: the Austrian trampolinist on the road to Paris 2024". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Hatte Glück im Unglück" [Was Lucky in Misfortune]. Austrian Olympic Committee (in German). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Benny Wizani am Weg zurück aufs Trampolin!" [Benny Wizani on his way back to the trampoline!]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Ruprecht und Wizani Sportler des Jahres" [Ruprecht and Wizani Athletes of the Year]. Sport ORF (in German). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Österreichs Turnsportler*in des Jahres: Bianca Frysak und Benny Wizani!" [Austria’s gymnast of the year: Bianca Frysak and Benny Wizani!]. Austrian Gymnastics Federation (in German). 1 January 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.