Igor Cassina

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIgor•Cassina
Used nameIgor•Cassina
Born15 August 1977 in Seregno, Monza e Brianza (ITA)
Measurements180 cm / 73 kg
AffiliationsSocietà Ginnastica Meda, Meda (ITA)
NOC Italy
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Igor Cassina started out as a gymnast at age five, and won his first Italian title while still a junior, in 1994. He did so on his specialty apparatus, the horizontal bar. In 2001, he introduced a new element, a Kovács with an additional full twist, which was recognized as the “Cassina” a year later. This new element helped Cassina to reach the world top. He won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships and 2003 European Championships, and improved to win the gold in Athens. Since then, he has won two more World Championship medals (silver and bronze), and narrowly missed out on a second Olympic medal in Beijing.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2000 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) ITA Igor Cassina
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 36
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 67 r1/1
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) 49 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) 74 r1/1
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =25 r1/1
Rings, Men (Olympic) 71 r1/1
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =42 r1/1
2004 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) ITA Igor Cassina
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 34
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Italy 12 r1/2
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 75 r1/1
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) 72 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) 71 r1/1
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold
Rings, Men (Olympic) =58 r1/1
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =21 r1/1
2008 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) ITA Igor Cassina
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 77 r1/2
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Italy 12 r1/2
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) 67 r1/2
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 4
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) 52 r1/2

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