Swiss gymnast makes history with bronze at World Championships

Noe Seifert wrote Swiss gymnastics history in the all-around final at the World Championships in Jakarta. The gymnast from Aargau showed impeccable performances on all six apparatus and fulfilled his medal dream by finishing third. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Seifert was the first all-around gymnast from Switzerland to win a world championship medal since 1950. The last Swiss to do so were Walter Lehmann and Marcel Adette. The duo even snatched all-around gold (Lehmann) and silver at the home World Championships in Basel. At the highlight of the season, Seifert managed to "rehabilitate" for the European Championships in Leipzig in May, when he was the best gymnast in the qualification for the all-around final, but ultimately came in sixth. He missed out on bronze on his dismount from the last apparatus. Best on pommel horse In Indonesia's capital Jakarta, Seifert achieved the top score of all 24 finalists on the pommel horse (14.000). He also ...