Emma Larsson

Emma Larsson
Full nameEmma Maud Valborg Larsson
Country represented Sweden
Born (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 25)
Skogstorp, Eskilstuna Municipality
Height1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2012 — 2016 (SWE)
ClubEskilstuna Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Helena Andreasson
Retired2017
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 0 0
World Challenge Cup 0 2 0
Total 1 2 0

Emma Maud Valborg Larsson (born 15 November 1998) is a Swedish former artistic gymnast. Larsson participated at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships and eventually qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics, where she placed 35th all-around in the qualifying stage of the competition.

Career

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Larsson qualified for the all-around final at the 2012 Junior European Championships and finished 16th.[2] At the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival, the Swedish team of Larsson, Kim Singmuang, and Ece Ayan placed sixth. Individually, Larsson placed fifth in the vault and floor exercise finals and eighth in the all-around and uneven bars finals.[3]

Larsson became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2014. At the 2014 European Championships, Larsson and the Swedish team placed 12th in the qualification round.[4] Then at the 2014 World Championships, the Swedish team finished 21st in the qualification round.[5] Individually, Larsson finished 43rd in the all-around, scoring 52.832.[6]

Larsson won the gold medal on the balance beam at the 2015 Anadia World Cup.[7] She competed with the Swedish team that placed 22nd in the qualification round of the 2015 World Championships.[8][9]

Larsson won silver medals on both the balance beam and floor exercise at the 2016 Baku World Challenge Cup.[10] At the 2016 Olympic Test Event, she fell on both the balance beam and floor exercise, but she still placed high enough to earn an individual berth for the Olympic Games.[11] The Swedish Olympic Committee confirmed her selection for the Olympic Games in May.[12][13]

Larsson represented Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14] She placed 35th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 54.332 after a fall off the uneven bars. She did not advance into the all-around final.[15][16]

Shortly after the Olympic Games, Larsson tore her meniscus and had surgery. This injury caused her to miss the 2017 World Championships. She announced her retirement in December 2017.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Emma Larsson". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Emma Larsson - ny svensk toppgymnast på internationell nivå" [Emma Larsson - new top Swedish gymnast at international level]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 12 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Nyheter från 2013" [News from 2013] (PDF). Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 19 December 2013. pp. 37–38. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Qualifications for CIII & CIV" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 15 May 2014. p. 130. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification Team Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Women's Qualification Individual Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Anadia World Cup: A show of Cuban strength in Artistic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Emma Larsson tävlar i Test-Event - en del i kvalprocessen mot OS 2016" [Emma Larsson competes in the Test Event - part of the qualifying process for the 2016 Olympics]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Glasgow (GBR) Women's Qualification Team Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Japan, Brazil best at Baku World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Emma Larsson, ett steg närmare OS i Rio" [Emma Larsson, one step closer to the Olympics in Rio]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation (in Swedish). 18 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Nya uttagningar till Rio 2016" [New selections for Rio 2016]. Swedish Olympic Committee. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Emma Larsson klar för OS i artistisk gymnastik" [Emma Larsson ready for the Olympics in artistic gymnastics]. Swedish Gymnastics Federation. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Emma Larsson tävlar i artistisk gymnastik" [Emma Larsson competes in artistic gymnastics]. Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Qualification Subdivision 3 Results". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  16. ^ Edwinsson, Lisa (8 August 2016). "Ingen mångkampsfinal – men goda framtidsbesked för Emma Larsson" [No all-around final - but good news for the future for Emma Larsson]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  17. ^ "19-åriga OS-gymnasten slutar" [The 19-year-old Olympic gymnast quits]. Sportbladet (in Swedish). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Eskilstuna-gymnasten Emma Larsson avslutar sin karriär" [Eskilstuna gymnast Emma Larsson ends her career]. Etunanytt (in Swedish). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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