Emma Malewski
Malewski at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameEmma Leonie Malewski
Born (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004
Hamburg, Germany
ResidenceChemnitz
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016–present (GER)
ClubTuS 1861 Chemnitz-Altendorf
Head coach(es)Sabine Petermann
Assistant coach(es)Romy Nürnberger
Ben Möbius
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichBalance Beam
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichTeam

Emma Leonie Malewski (born July 18, 2004) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the inaugural Junior World Championships. She is the 2022 European champion on the balance beam, and was part of the first German team to ever win a European team medal in women's artistic gymnastics.

Early life

Malewski was born in Hamburg in 2004.[1] She currently trains in Chemnitz.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2016–2017

In 2016 Malewski competed at both the German National Championships and the German Cup, where she placed ninth and fourth respectively.[2][3] She competed at the Turnkunst International competition where she helped her team finish sixth and individually she placed third in the espoir division.

In 2017 Malewski competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Aiyu Zhu; however she won the gold medal on floor exercise.[4] She competed at the junior Swiss Cup where she helped her team finish first.

2018

Malewski competed at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy where she finished 17th in the all-around.[5] In May she competed at the German Junior National Championships where she won the bronze medal in the all-around. Additionally she won the bronze on balance beam and uneven bars and won gold on floor exercise.[6] The following month Malewski competed at a friendly competition in Pieve di Soligo where she helped Germany place fourth and individually she placed thirteenth in the all-around.[7]

In August Malewski was selected to represent Germany at the 2018 European Championships alongside Emelie Petz, Lisa Zimmermann, Lara Hinsberger, and Leonie Papke. Together they finished seventh in the team final.[8]

2019

Malewski competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Germany finish seventh as a team and individually she finished seventh on the balance beam.[9] She next competed at the German National Championships where she won the all-around competition. Additionally she placed first on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.[10] In June Malewski competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge in Ghent, Belgium. Germany placed sixth in the team final. Individually Malewski placed fifteenth in the all-around.[11]

Malewski was selected to represent Germany at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Jasmin Haase and Lea Marie Quaas. Together they finished eighth as a team and Malewski finished sixteenth in the all-around.

Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Malewski at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior

2020–21

Malewski turned senior in 2020; however most competitions were canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021 Malewski made her senior international debut at the European Championships. She finished 40th during qualifications and did not advance to any event finals. In June she competed at her first senior level national championships; she finished sixth in the all-around and third on balance beam.[12] In July she competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where Germany placed sixth. Individually Malewski placed eleventh in the all-around and fifth on balance beam.[13]

2022

In June, Malewski competed at the German Championships, where she took the bronze medal in the all-around, as well as in the uneven bars and balance beam finals, and finished fifth in the floor final.[14]

In August, Malewski competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she helped Germany qualify to the team final in fourth place. Individually, she also qualified to the balance beam final in second place.[15] In the team final, the German team of Malewski, Kim Bui, Pauline Schäfer, Sarah Voss and Elisabeth Seitz won the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain — Germany's first team medal in European Championship history.[16] In the beam final, Malewski won the gold medal ahead of Ondine Achampong and Carolann Héduit with a score of 13.466.[15]

With German flag
Balance beam final
Balance beam (qualification)
Floor exercise (qualification)
Malewski at the 2022 European Championships

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016German Championships95
German Cup4
Turnkunst International63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017German Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)
Swiss Cup Juniors1st place, gold medalist(s)6
2018City of Jesolo Trophy917
German Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pieve di Soligo Friendly413
European Championships7
2019City of Jesolo Trophy77
German Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
FIT Challenge715
Junior World Championships816R1
Senior
2021
European Championships40
German Championships653rd place, bronze medalist(s)4
Olympic Trials7
FIT Challenge6115
2022German Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)5
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)131st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsR4
2023Doha World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
DTB Pokal Team Challenge7
European Championships9
German Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)5
Heidelberg Friendly1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "National Teams Emma Malewski". Turn-Team Deutschland.
  2. ↑ "2016 German Cup Results". The Gymternet. October 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 German Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2017 German Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. April 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 German Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 Pieve di Soligo Friendly Results". The Gymternet. July 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ "USA wins senior team title at 2019 Jesolo Trophy, captures 14 other medals". USA Gymnastics. March 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaften". German Gymnastics (in German). May 26, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Platz sieben bei der Flanders Challenge". German Gymanstics (in German). June 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Rekordsieg für Elisabeth Seitz". DTB (in German). June 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ https://gymfed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/media/db0f7e077258f47f44a2b4f43302038a.pdf
  14. ↑ "2022 German Championships results". The Gymternet. 27 June 2022.
  15. 1 2 "2022 European Championships". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Turnerinnen schreiben EM-Geschichte – Frust bei Ruder-Achter". Faz.net (in German). 13 August 2022.
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