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Sebastian Sponevik

Sebastian Sponevik (born March 15, 2005) is an artistic gymnast on the Norwegian national team.[7] He is a three-time Norwegian junior champion (2020-2022) and has represented Norway at the 2019 and 2022 Nordic Championships, as well as the 2022 European Olympic Youth Festival[1] and European Championships. He is the 2022 silver medalist in the junior European vault final.[4]

Sebastian Sponevik
Sponevik at the 2022 European Championship medal seremony
Personal information
Country represented Norway
Born (2005-03-15) March 15, 2005 (age 19)
Lørenskog, Akershus[1]
ResidenceJessheim
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubHoppensprett
GymHoppenspretthallen
Head coach(es)Espen Jansen
Assistant coach(es)Robert Hirsch[2]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Challenge Cup 0 1 0
European Championships 0 1 0
Nordic Championships 7 0 1
Total 7 2 1
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Norway
FIG World Challenge Cup[3]
Silver medal – second place 2023 Varna Vault
European Championships[4]
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Vault
Nordic Championships[5][6]
Gold medal – first place 2019 Halmstad Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kópavogur All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kópavogur Floor
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kópavogur Pommel Horse
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kópavogur Vault
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kópavogur Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kópavogur High Bar
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Kópavogur Team

Junior career edit

2019 edit

In 2019, the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation (NGTF) required gymnasts competing at national events on a junior level to turn 14 the year the event was held.[8] Thus, Sponevik debuted as a junior at the first of three competitions in the Norwegian Cup that year. He came in third at the event with a score of 70.250.[9]

2020 edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most competitions in the 2020 season were cancelled, including the first two events in the Norwegian Cup. Therefore, the only national appearances Sponevik made were the 2020 junior Norwegian championship in Tromsø and the third event in the Norwegian Cup.[10] He won the All-Around competition at both events with 75.950 and 75.683 points respectively.[11]

2021 edit

Plagued by injuries[12] in his tibia and wrists, Sponevik was unable to compete at competitions in early 2021. After recovering from his injuries, Sponevik went on to win the 2021 Norwegian championship at Sotra with a score of 74.500.[13]

2022 edit

Sponevik competed at the 2022 junior Norwegian championship in Kabelvåg, during which he took home every possible gold medal; All-Around, apparatus finals, and the team competition.[14]

He also competed at the 2022 International Junior Team Cup in Berlin,[15] and the 2022 European Olympic Youth Festival under the guidance of national team coach Robert Hirsch. At the latter competition, Sponevik attained an eighth place in the All-Around competition and a sixth place in the floor finals.[16][17]

In August of 2022, Sponevik competed in the 2022 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Munich, Germany. Whilst competing in the all-around competition, Sponevik qualified for the vault final,[18] during which he won a silver medal with an average score of 14.316.[4] He was the first Norwegian to do so since former gymnast Åge Storhaug's European silver medal in 1965.[19]

Senior career edit

Though only 17 years old at the time, Sponevik competed as a senior at the 2022 Norwegian Championship in Elverum, making it his debut as a senior. At the event, which was held in June 2022, Sponevik secured a bronze for his All-Around performance, along with two gold, a silver, and a bronze in the apparatus finals.[20]

2023 edit

Sponevik competed at the 2023 FIG world challenge cup in Varna, Bulgaria alongside teammates Sofus Heggemsnes and Jacob Karlsen.[3] Sponevik qualified among the six best vaulters, and he subsequently won a silver in the apparatus final. It was a strong competition for the Norwegian team, as Heggemsnes won the first world cup gold in Norwegian history in the high bar final, while the 18-year-old Sponevik won his first world cup medal as a first-year senior.[21]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Sebastian Sponevik". eyof2022.com. EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Robert Hirsch – ny landslagssjef turn menn" [Robert Hirsch – new national team coach] (in Norwegian). July 13, 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "RESULTS FOR FIG WORLD CHALLENGE CUP 2023 VARNA (BUL)". gymnastics.sport. Federation of International Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "European Junior Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Results Men 2022". TheSports.org. August 21, 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Junior Nordic Championships 2019". live.sporteventsystems.se. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Nordic Championships 2022". live.sporteventsystems.se. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Landslag – turn menn" [National team – men's gymnastics] (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Regler og bestemmelser – Turn menn" [Rules and guidelines – men's gymnastics] (in Norwegian). NGTF. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Unisport Norgescup nr. 1 turn menn". live.sporteventsystems.se. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Unisport Norgescup nr. 3 turn menn". live.sporteventsystems.se. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ "NM Junior 2020". live.sporteventsystems.se. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ Sødal, Per Morten (October 26, 2021). "Trodde hele året skulle ryke – fire uker etter stortalentet kastet krykkene gjorde han rent bord i NM". Romerikes Blad. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  13. ^ "NM Junior turn kvinner og menn". live.sporteventsystems.se. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. ^ "NM Junior 2022 – Keisha og Sebastian Norgesmestere" [Norwegian junior championships 2022 – Norwegian champions Keisha and Sebastian] (in Norwegian). NGTF. June 13, 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 International Junior Team Cup Results". May 2, 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Sebastian på 6. plass i frittståendefinalen" [Sebastian in 6th place at the floor finals] (in Norwegian). NGTF. July 29, 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  17. ^ "EYOF 2022 Junior All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. July 26, 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Sebastian suste rett inn i hoppfinalen i EM!" [Sebastian dashed into the vault final in the European championships!] (in Norwegian). NGTF. August 19, 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Historisk sølv i EM!" [Historical silver in the European championships!] (in Norwegian). NGTF. August 21, 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  20. ^ Hexeberg, Bjørg (June 23, 2022). "Jacob og Selma: Overraskende gull for Jacob". Varingen. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  21. ^ Storsve, Ole Kristian. "Historisk gull i World Challenge Cup!". gymogturn.no. Norges Gymnastikk- og Turnforbund. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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