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| Full name | Ian Michael Raubal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 2001 Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State Nittany Lions (2022–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Michael Raubal (born 6 August 2001) is a Swiss artistic gymnast. At the 2025 European Championships, he won a silver medal in the team event and on the parallel bars.
Early life
[edit]Raubal was born in Vienna, Austria ,[1] to an American mother and an Austrian father, who is a professor at ETH Zürich.[2][3] He lived in Santa Barbara, California,[4] and in multiple other countries during his childhood. He now lives in Fällanden, Switzerland. [5] He began gymnastics at the age of five.[4]
Gymnastics career
[edit]Raubal competed with the Swiss team that placed fourth at the 2018 Junior European Championships.[6] He advanced into the parallel bars final and placed seventh.[7]
Raubal joined the Penn State Nittany Lions gymnastics team in 2022, becoming the first Swiss gymnast to compete in NCAA gymnastics.[2][3] During his freshman season, he won the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award twice and the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award once.[8] He then attended the World University Games in 2023 and placed 12th in the all-around final.[9] He was unable to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics due to multiple injuries.[3]
Raubal competed with the Swiss team that won the silver medal at the 2025 European Championships. He then won the silver medal in the parallel bars final, behind Nils Dunkel.[2][4] Then at the World University Games, he won a bronze medal with the Swiss team. He also advanced into the parallel bars final, placing fourth.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Raubal Ian - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Im US-System zum Wettkampftyp geworden" [Become a competitive type in the US system]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Kuny, Marisa (17 June 2025). "Der besondere Weg von EM-Silberheld Ian Raubal" [In the USA he became cool and pragmatic]. Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Zwischen Barren und Bachelor" [Between bars and bachelor]. Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). 21 June 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Willett, David (17 April 2024). "From Europe to State College: Penn State men's gymnastics has a heavy international presence". Gymnastics Now. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Junior Teams results" (PDF). GymnasticsResults.com. UEG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Junior Parallel Bars Final Results" (PDF). GymnasticsResults.com. UEG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Ian Raubal". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Chengdu 2021. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Results for 32nd Summer FISU World University Games Rhine-Ruhr (GER)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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