Helen Kevric

Helen Kevric (born 21 March 2008) is a German artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival and the 2022 European junior all-around champion as well as the 2023 Junior World Championships silver medalist on the uneven bars.

Helen Kevric
Personal information
Full nameHelen Kevric
Born (2008-03-21) 21 March 2008
ResidenceOstfildern, Baden-Württemberg
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2021–present (GER)
ClubMTV Stuttgart
Head coach(es)Giacomo Camiciotti
Assistant coach(es)Marie-Luise Probst-Hindermann
Medal record
Artistic gymnastics
Representing  Germany
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 AntalyaUneven bars
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichUneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichTeam

Early life

Kevric was born in 2008.[1] She is the daughter of Bosnian former professional footballer Adnan Kevrić.[2] She currently trains at MTV Stuttgart.

Gymnastics career

2020–21

In 2020 Kevric competed at the Pre-Olympic Youth Cup where she placed first in the espoir division. She next competed at the German National Championships where she placed first in the junior-2008 division. Additionally she placed first on all four apparatuses.[3]

At the 2021 German National Championships Kevric repeated her results from the year prior, winning the all-around and all four apparatuses titles in the junior-2008 division.[4] Kevric next competed at the Swiss Cup Juniors where she placed first in the all-around and helped the German team place first. She ended the year winning gold at the Tournoi International. Additionally she helped Germany place second as a team and won three additional apparatus medals.[5]

2022

Kevric competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she recorded the highest all-around score. She helped Germany place fourth as a team and individually she won silver on uneven bars behind Miella Brown of Australia. She next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed seventh in the all-around but won gold on uneven bars and bronze on floor exercise.[6] At the German National Championships Kevric won the all-around in the junior-2008 division for the third consecutive year. She next competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she helped Germany win silver behind Romania. Individually she won gold in the all-around and on vault and won silver on uneven bars and floor exercise.[7] Additionally she competed in the mixed pairs competition alongside Jukka Nissinen. They won silver behind the Italian pair of Riccardo Villa and Arianna Grillo.[8]

At the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Kevric became the European junior all-around champion, and helped the German junior team win the bronze medal behind Italy and Romania.[9] She also won the silver medal on the uneven bars.[10]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2020Pre-Olympic Youth Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
German Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior
2021German Junior Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
German Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Swiss Cup Juniors1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tournoi International2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6
2022DTB Pokal Team Challenge42nd place, silver medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy571st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
German Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
EYOF Mixed Pairs2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)WD2nd place, silver medalist(s)WDWD
2023DTB Pokal Team Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships72nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. "National Teams Helen Kevric". Turn-Team Deutschland. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. Strohm, Stefan (1 May 2020). "Fußball: Emotionaler Heißsporn und Feingeist am Ball". Volksfreund. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. "2020 German Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  4. "2021 German Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 25, 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  5. "2021 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. November 22, 2021. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  6. "XIII TROFEO CITTA' DI JESOLO - APPARATUS FINALS" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. April 10, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  7. "Helen Kevric holt Gold bei EYOF". Deutsche Turner-Bund (in German). July 27, 2022. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  8. "Silber für deutsches Duo". Deutsche Turner-Bund (in German). July 28, 2022. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  9. "Germany's Kevric, Italian team take junior golds at European Championships". International Gymnast. 12 August 2022.
  10. "2022 European Championships". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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