Nicolau Mir Rosselló (born 10 May 2000) is a Spanish artistic gymnast who represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Nicolau Mir Rosselló | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 2000 Palma de Mallorca[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2017–present (ESP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Esportiu Xelska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Pedro Mir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editMir was born in Palma de Mallorca in 2000 to gymnastics coaches Pedro Mir and Praxedes Rosselló. His cousin Rafa Mir and uncle Magín Mir are professional footballers.[3]
Gymnastics career
edit2018–2021
editAt the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mir helped Spain retain their team title. At the 2018 World Championships he helped Spain finish eleventh during qualifications.
At the 2019 World Championships Mir helped Spain finish eleventh during qualifications. Although they did not qualify for the team final, they qualified a full team to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4]
In summer 2021 Mir was named to the team to represent Spain at the postponed 2020 Olympic Games alongside Néstor Abad, Thierno Diallo, and Joel Plata.[5] During the qualification round Spain finished twelfth and did not advance to the team final. In late 2021 Mir competed at the 2021 World Championships but did not advance to any individual finals.[6]
2022–2024
editMir competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games where he helped Spain finish fourth. Individually he finished sixth in the all-around, fourth on floor exercise, sixth on parallel bars, and eighth on horizontal bar.[7] At the 2022 European Championships Mir helped Spain finish eighth as team. Individually he finished fourth on parallel bars. At the 2022 World Championships he helped Spain finish sixth, which matched their previous highest placement record set in 2007.[8]
In Summer of 2023 Mir at the Tel Aviv World Challenge Cup where he won silver on floor exercise behind Krisztofer Mészáros.[9] He next competed at the postponed 2021 World University Games. While there he helped Spain finish tenth as a team. Individually he finished eleventh in the all-around and sixth on parallel bars.[10] At the 2023 World Championships Mir helped Spain finish ninth during qualifications; as a result Spain qualified a full team to the upcoming Olympic Games.[11]
In early 2024 Mir competed at the Antalya World Challenge Cup where he placed first on parallel bars.[12] He next competed at the 2024 European Championships where he helped Spain finish fifth as a team. Additionally he finished seventh on floor exercise. In July Mir was selected to represent Spain at his second Olympic Games alongside Néstor Abad, Thierno Diallo, Joel Plata, and Ray Zapata.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Mir Nicolau". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Mir Nicolau". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Del Coll a Tokio: El lazo familiar que une a Nicolau y Rafa Mir" [From Coll to Tokyo: The family bond that unites Nicolau and Rafa Mir]. Última Hora (in Spanish). July 21, 2021.
- ^ "El equipo masculino de gimnasia, también con un pie en los JJOO de Tokio" [The men's gymnastics team also has one foot in the Tokyo Olympics]. Marca (in Spanish). October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Néstor Abad confima su participación en Tokyo 2020" [Néstor Abad confirms his participation in Tokyo 2020]. Cadena SER (in Spanish). July 1, 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. October 27, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Mediterranean Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2022.
- ^ "The MAG Record Breakers in Liverpool". The Gymternet. November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Hungary's Meszaros, Australia's Godwin star at World Challenge Cup of Tel Aviv". International Gymnast Media. June 4, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Summer Universiade Men's Results". The Gymternet. August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Gymnastics 101: Who's qualified for the Paris Olympics?". NBC. March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Barbosa, de Jesus dos Santos, Asil make golden impressions as World Challenge Cup season begins". International Gymnastics Federation. April 1, 2024.
- ^ "No hay dos sin tres en la trayectoria de Néstor Abad" [There are no two without three in Néstor Abad's career]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). July 15, 2024.