Kevin Crovetto

Kévin Crovetto
Crovetto in 2022
Personal information
Full nameKévin Florient Edmond Jean Crovetto
Born (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992
Monaco
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Monaco
ClubÉtoile de Monaco
Head coach(es)Thierry Aymes
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Monaco
Games of the Small States of Europe
2013 Luxembourg Team
2025 Andorra la Vella Horizontal Bar
2025 Andorra la Vella Team
2013 Luxembourg Vault

Kévin Florient Edmond Jean Crovetto (born 10 June 1992)[1] is a Monegasque male artistic gymnast. He represented Monaco at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the country's first Olympic gymnast since 1920.

Career

Crovetto competed at his first World Championships in 2011 and finished 159th in the all-around qualification round.[2] At the 2013 European Championships, he finished 40th in the all-around during the qualification round.[3] He then competed at the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe and won a gold medal with the Monegasque team.[4] Additionally, he won a bronze medal on the vault.[5] At the 2014 European Championships, he finished 35th in the all-around.[6] He then finished 133rd in the all-around qualifications at the 2014 World Championships.[7]

Crovetto finished 181st in the all-around qualification round at the 2015 World Championships.[8] He received a berth from the Tripartite Commission to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] He became the first gymnast to represent Monaco at the Olympics since 1920.[10] He finished 49th in the all-around during the qualification round with a total score of 76.056.[11]

Crovetto represented Monaco at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and finished 17th in the all-around final.[12] In October 2018, he had a biceps tendon rupture and a torn muscle in his shoulder that kept him out of competition until February 2019.[13] He competed at the 2019 World Championships and finished 139th in the all-around qualification round.[14]

During the 2021 European Championships, Crovetto fell off the parallel bars and sustained a head injury, forcing him to withdraw from the rest of the competition.[15][16] He represented Monaco at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and repeated his 17th-place finish in the all-around final.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kévin Crovetto". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (JPN) 7 – 16 October 2011 All-Around Results Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men's Qualifications" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 17 April 2013. p. 90. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Results Men's Team Competition" (PDF). Luxembourg 2013. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Results Men's Vault Final" (PDF). Luxembourg 2013. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ^ "31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Qualifications for CIII & CIV" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 22 May 2014. p. 137. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. ^ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Lists of Rio 2016 qualifiers updated (with Tripartite invitations!) in Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Official presentation of Monegasque athletes competing in Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro". Official Portal of the Prince's Government. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Qualification Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Rio 2016. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 July 2018). "2018 Mediterranean Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Crovetto Kevin - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  14. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October – 13 October 2019 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  15. ^ Boisaubert, Romain (27 April 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Monégasque gymnast Kevin Crovetto pulls out of the qualifiers". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  16. ^ Maggi, Stéphan. "La déception de Kevin Crovetto". Monégasque Olympic Committee (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Results Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.