Italy impresses for first time win at #Antalya2023

Antalya Sports Hall welcomes the 2023 European Championships in Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics this week. On the programme today, the men’s qualification rounds which also determine the team ranking.

In an action packed last subdivision, Italy, Great Britain, Switzerland and the host nation Türkiye battled it out until the last routine for a place on the podium. Türkiye went all out on rings to move into the temporarily take the lead, only to be outscored by Italy’s consistent floor performance. Yumin Abbadini, Lorenzo Minh Casali, Matteo Levantesi, Marco Lodadio and Mario Macchiati write history … this is the first senior men’s team title for Italy! The Turkish team featuring Adem Asil, Ferhat Arican, Ahmet Onder, Mehmet Ayberk Kosak and Kerem Sener, proudly clinched the silver, equalling their best results obtained three years ago in Mersin. A mere 0,632 separated Great Britain and Switzerland in the fight for bronze with the defending Champions Team GB making it onto the podium.

Ilia Kovtun (UKR) set the standard for the all-around in the first subdivision. The 2020 junior European Champion and 2021 European bronze medallist amassed an impressive total of 85.432, highlighted by an excellent showing on parallel bars. Almost two points ahead of nearest rivals Adem Asil (TUR) with Great Britain’s Jake Jarman in third, the 19-year-old Ukrainian will start Thursday’s all-around final with a clear mission to repeat this performance.  

Reigning World Champions Rhys McClenaghan (IRL), Adem Asil (TUR) and Artur Davtyan (ARM) all lead the pack on their respective signature event while Euros debutant Harry Hepworth outscored Olympic Champion Artur Dolgopyat on floor. Double European Champion on parallel bars Ferhat Arican (TUR) posted the highest score there. Italy’s individual gymnast Carlo Macchini excelled on high bar. His 14.233 earned him the top spot today. Of course, all finals start from zero so everyone’s got their work cut out!

 

Team medallists

GOLD Italy 249.526

SILVER Türkiye 248.262

BRONZE Great Britain 246.961

 

Congratulations!

 

On Thursday, the top 24 men compete in the all-around final while the best 8 per apparatus compete on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Qualified to Thursday’s all-around final

  1. Illia KOVTUN (UKR) 85.432
  2. Adem ASIL (TUR) 83.665
  3. Jake JARMAN (GBR) 83.098
  4. Artur DAVTYAN (ARM) 82.465
  5. Casimir SCHMIDT (NED) 81.932
  6. Pascal BRENDEL (GER) 81.732
  7. Krisztofer MESZAROS (HUN) 81.699
  8. Thierno DIALLO (ESP) 81.166
  9. Yumin ABBADINI (ITA) 81.098
  10.  Joshua NATHAN (GBR) 81.031
  11.  Lorenzo Minh CASALI (ITA) 80.998
  12.  Elias KOSKI (FIN) 80.865
  13.  Noe SEIFERT (SUI) 80.832
  14.  Nestor ABAD (ESP) 80.832
  15.  Florian LANGENEGGER (SUI) 80.798
  16.  Artem DOLGOPYAT (ISR) 80.530
  17.  Gabriel BURTANETE (ROU) 80.498
  18.  Botond MOLNAR (HUN) 80.064
  19.  Robert TVOROGAL (LTU) 79.732
  20.  Victor MARTINEZ (BEL) 79.530
  21.  Oskar KIRMES (FIN) 79.332
  22.  Ahmet ONDER (TUR) 79.198
  23.  Leo SALADINO (FRA) 79.098
  24.  Luka VAN DEN KEYBUS (BEL) 78.632

 

 

Qualified to apparatus finals

Floor

1. Harry HEPWORTH (GBR) 14.600

2. Artem DOLGOPYAT (ISR) 14.366

3. Noe SEIFERT (SU) 14.300

4. Milan HOSSEINI (GER) 14.266

5. Benjamin OSBERGER (FRA) 14.133

6. Lucas DESANGES (FRA) 14.100

7. Luke WHITEHOUSE (GBR) 14.100

8. Illia KOVTUN (UKR) 14.066

 

Pommel horse

1. Rhys MC CLENAGHAN (IRL) 14.966

2. Loran DE MUNCK (NED) 14.666

3. Matvei PETROV (ALB) 14.500

4. Illia KOVTUN (UKR) 14.400

5. Radomir SLIZ (CZE) 14.366

6. Yumin ABBADINI (ITA) 14.266

6. Artur DAVTYAN (ARM) 14.266

8. Maxime GENTGES (BEL) 14.166

 

Rings

1. Adem ASIL (TUR) 15.033

2. Vahagn DAVTYAN (ARM) 14.800

3. Courtney TULLOCH (GBR) 14.733

4. Eleftherios PETROUNIAS (GRE) 14.733

5. Artur AVETISYAN (ARM) 14.666

6. Nikita SIMONOV (AZE) 14.666

7. Marco LODADIO (ITA) 14.633

8. Sokratis PILAKOURIS (CYP) 14.466

 

Vault

1. Artur DAVTYAN (ARM) 15.066

2. Jake JARMAN (GBR) 14.883

3. Harry HEPWORTH (GBR) 14.850

4. Gabriel BURTANETE (ROU) 14.700

5. Igor RADIVILOV (UKR) 14.666

6. Sebastian GAWRONSKI (POL) 14.483

7. Adem ASIL (TUR) 14.433

8. Luca GIUBELLINI (SUI) 14.366

 

Parallel bars

1. Ferhat ARICAN (TUR) 15.100

2. Illia KOVTUN (UKR) 14.900

3. Matteo LEVANTESI (ITA) 14.733

4. Noe SEIFERT (SUI) 14.700

5. Thierno DIALLO (ESP) 14.700

6. Andrei Vasile MUNTEAN (ROU) 14.633

7. Cameron-Lie BERNARD (FRA) 14.400

8. Jake JARMAN (GBR) 14.400

8. Eddy YUSOF (SUI) 14.400

 

 

High bar

1. Carlo MACCHINI (ITA) 14.233

2. Illia KOVTUN (UKR) 14.000

3. Tin SRBIC (CRO) 13.966

4. Krisztian BALAZS (HUN) 13.866

5. Nestor ABAD (ESP) 13.733

6. Robert TVOROGAL (LTU) 13.700

7. Krisztofer MESZAROS (HUN) 13.700

8. Sofus HEGGEMSNES (NOR) 13.500

Find the full results on our event website: 2023 European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics | European Gymnastics

The teams and athletes qualified to the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp (BEL) will be published on the FIG website in due time.

These Artistic Europeans continue tomorrow with the qualifications and team ranking for the women!

April 11, 2023

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