Sascha Palgen
| Sascha Palgen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1984 Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Hometown | Tetange |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Luxembourg |
| Club | Etoile Rumelange (LUX) TT Stuttgart (GER) |
| Head coach(es) | Gunter Schoenherr Manfred Diehl |
Sascha Palgen (born 15 August 1984 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourgian gymnast, who represented his nation at the Olympics for the first time in his sporting discipline since 1964. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished thirty-seventh in the men's individual all-around event.[1][2] He is also a member of Etoile Rumelange, a local gymnastics club in Luxembourg, and TT Stuttgart, under his coach Manfred Diehl. Palgen named as reserve for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by qualifying for the Olympic test event, but did not compete at the games.[3]
Career achievements
[edit]- Finished fifth and sixth for the floor exercises at the Turnier der Meister in Cottbus, Germany, 2007 and 2008
- Thirty-seventh place in the individual all-around event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sascha Palgen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Men's Qualification Subdivision 3". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "FIG Announces Olympic qualifiers". The All Around. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- Sascha Palgen at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Official website (in German)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 August 2012)
- Sascha Palgen at Olympics.com
- Sascha Palgen at Olympic.org (archived)
- Sascha Palgen at Olympedia (archive)
- Sascha Palgen at the Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois (in French)
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