Injuries

Injuries are a sad reality of the sport and they happen on a pretty frequent basis. This page will track all injuries of current gymnasts. Gymnasts will be removed from this page when they return to competition, whether international or domestic, or if they medically retire.

Short Term

Gymnast	Country	Injury	Date	Recovery	SRC

Long Term

Gymnast	Country	Injury	Date	Recovery	SRC
Thais Fidelis	BRA	torn Achilles tendon	5/28/21	minimum eight months	^[1]
Marta Pihan-Kulesza	POL	torn ACL	4/23/21	minimum nine months	^[2]
Lorette Charpy	FRA	torn ACL and meniscus	3/15/21	minimum nine months	^[3]
Maria Kharenkova	GEO	torn Achilles tendon	3/11/21	minimum eight months	^[4]
Claudia Fragapane	GBR	elbow surgery	11/20/20	expected to return in June	^[5]^[6]^[7]
Boglárka Dévai	HUN	torn ACL	10/20/20	minimum nine months	^[8]
Desiree Carofiglio	ITA	torn Achilles tendon	10/5/20	minimum eight months	^[9]
Claire Pontlevoy	FRA	torn ACL	2/8/20	expected to return 12/12/20	^[10]^[11]
Yamilet Peña	DOM	unknown	10/4/19	resumed training as of 6/26/20	^[12]^[13]
Carolyne Pedro	BRA	unknown	9/30/19	resumed training as of 2/16/20	^[14]^[15]
Kirsten Polderman	NED	torn ACL	6/16/19	resumed training as of 1/24/20	^[16]^[17]
Axelle Klinckaert	BEL	knee injury	4/2/19	resumed training as of 12/7/20	^[18]^[19]
Leonie Meier	SUI	torn ACL	3/28/19	expected to return 3/20/20	^[20]^[21]
Dipa Karmakar	IND	knee	3/16/19	resumed training as of 6/25/20	^[22]^[23]
Michelle Timm	GER	unknown	3/5/19	resumed training as of 8/31/20	^[24]^[25]

Unknown

Gymnast	Country	Injury	Date	SRC
Aleksandra Shchekoldina	RUS	leg/ ankle/ foot injury	unknown	^[26]
Laurie Hernandez	USA	knee injury	6/4/21	^[27]
Eythora Thorsdottir	NED	minor ankle injury	4/12/21	^[28]
Ana Perez Campos	ESP	broken ankles	1/9/21	^[29]

References

[1] Fidelis Achilles

[2] Pihan-Kulesza ACL

[3] Charpy ACL and meniscus

[4] Kharenkova Achilles

[5] Fragapane elbow

[6] rehab

[7] resumed training

[8] Devai ACL

[9] Carofiglio Achilles

[10] Pontlevoy ACL

[11] return to competition

[12] Peña injured

[13] resumed training

[14] Pedro injury

[15] Pedro resumed training

[16] Polderman ACL

[17] resumed training

[18] Klinckaert knee

[19] resumed training

[20] Meier ACL

[21] Meier resumed training

[22] Karmakar knee

[23] resumed training

[24] Timm injured

[25] resumed training

[26] Shchekoldina leg/ ankle/ foot

[27] Hernandez ankle

[28] Thorsdottir ankle

[29] Perez ankles

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Injuries

Contents

Short Term

Long Term

Unknown

References

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