Emilia Heichel
| Emilia Heichel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 October 2006 Kraków, Poland |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Poland (2021–present) |
| Club | SGA Kraków |
| Head coach(es) | Katarzyna Strychalska |
Emilia Heichel (born 30 October 2006) is a Polish rhythmic gymnast.[1] On national level, she is a two-time (2022, 2023) Polish national all-around champion and a two-time (2024, 2025) silver medalist.
Career
[edit]In 2022, Emilia made her senior debut at World Cup Baku, where she took second place in all-around. She took 14th place in ribbon. In June, she competed at World Cup Pesaro She was selected to represent Poland together with Malgorzata Roszatycka at the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel. They took 12th place in team competition together with Polish senior group. She took 32nd place in all-around qualifications.[2] In November, she won Polish national all-around title. She also won gold medals in all apparatus finals.[3]
In 2023, she competed at World Cup Palaio Faliro in Greece, where she took 18th place in all-around. Her best placement was with ball - 15th place. In March, she won her second Polish national all-around title and won 4 gold medals in apparatus finals.[4] At World Cup Sofia in April, she took 20th place in all-around. In a less successful World Cup Baku, she placed 32nd in all-around. At the 2023 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, she qualified to All-around final, where she took 20th place.[5] In August, Emilia participated at her first World Championships in Valencia, Spain. She was 31st in all-around qualifications and did not advance into all-around final.[6]
In 2024, she won silver medal in all-around at Polish national championships behind Liliana Lewinska. She won gold in clubs final and silver in other three apparatus.[7] In April she won her first Grand Prix medal, silver with clubs, in Thiais. At World Cup Baku, she qualified to her first World Cup final (with clubs) and took fifth place. In May, Heichel competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where she finished 18th in the all-around final.[8] The Polish team won seventh place in the team competition.[9]
In 2025, she won silver medal in all-around at the Polish National Championships behind Liliana Lewinska.[10] She won gold in ball and ribbon finals, and silver medals with hoop and clubs. In April, she competed at World Cup Sofia and took 28th place in the all-around. On 25-27 April, she competed at the World Cup Tashkent, where she took 23rd place in the all-around.[11] In June, she was selected to represent Poland at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with Polish group and Liliana Lewinska. They took 7th place in team competition.[12] Emilia placed 15h in all-around final.[13]
Routine music information
[edit]| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | We Found Love (Rihanna Cover) by 2WEI, Ali Christenhusz, Tiffany Aris |
| Ball | Don't Speak by Postmodern Jukebox | |
| Clubs | Mara by The Haxan Cloak / Gods Awaken by Filip Lackovic | |
| Ribbon | Spice Up Your Life by Spice Girls | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Ball | ||
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson Cover) by Aubrey Logan |
References
[edit]- ^ "HEICHEL Emilia - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "2022 European Championships Full Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Polish Championships are already a memory…". Instagram. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Emilia Heichel indywidualną mistrzynią Polski w gimnastyce artystycznej!". Polish Gymnastics Federation (in Polish). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "ME Baku: Emilia Heichel w finale wieloboju!". Polish Gymnastics Federation (in Polish). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "WCh Valencia Full Results Book" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "another Polish Championship comes to memories <33". Instagram. 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Historyczny medal dla Polski! Liliana Lewińska wicemistrzynią Europy!" [A historic medal for Poland! Liliana Lewińska is the silver medalist of Europe!]. www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "40th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Teams Qualification Seniors" (PDF). European Gymnastics.
- ^ "Liliana Lewińska Mistrzynią Polski seniorek w gimnastyce artystycznej!" [Liliana Lewińska is the Polish Senior Champion in Rhythmic Gymnastics!]. Polish Gymnastics Federation (in Polish). 1 April 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP TASHKENT (UZB) 202" (in Russian). 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Reprezentantki Polski w czołówce Mistrzostw Europy!" [Polish representatives among the leaders of the European Championships!]. Polish Gymnastics Federation (in Polish). 7 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "ECh Tallinn 2025 Individual All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics.