Tin Srbić

Tin Srbić (born 11 September 1996)^[1] is a Croatian artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 World champion on the horizontal bar and the first Croatian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He is also the 2020 Olympic, 2019 World, and two-time European (2019, 2020) silver medalist on the horizontal bar. He is the second Croatian gymnast to win an Olympic medal, after Filip Ude. He has won nine gold medals in the FIG World Cup series. He was named the Croatian Sportsman of the Year in 2017, 2019, and 2021.

Tin Srbić
Srbić interviewed in 2021
Personal information
Country represented	Croatia
Born	(1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 26) Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	ZTD Hrvatski Sokol
Head coach(es)	Lucijan Krce
Medal record Representing  Croatia Artistic Gymnastics Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Horizontal bar World Championships 2017 Montreal Horizontal bar 2019 Stuttgart Horizontal bar European Championships 2023 Antalya Horizontal bar 2019 Szczecin Horizontal bar 2020 Mersin Horizontal bar FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd Apparatus World Cup 2 5 1 World Challenge Cup 7 0 3 Total 9 5 4

Early life

Srbić was born in Zagreb on 11 September 1996 to parents Saša and Karin Srbić, and he has an older sister named Tena.^[2] He began gymnastics when he was four years old at the ZTD Hrvatski Sokol club.^[3] When he was six, he broke two bones below his elbow after falling off the horizontal bar.^[4]

Career

2016

At the Baku World Cup, Srbić won his first FIG World Cup medal with the bronze medal on the horizontal bar.^[5] He won three more bronze medals at the Ljubljana, Osijek, and Szombathely World Cups.^[6][7][8]

2017

Srbić began the 2017 season at the Baku World Cup where he placed sixth in the horizontal bar final.^[9] Then at the Doha World Cup, he won the silver medal behind China's Xiao Ruoteng.^[10] In May, he won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the Koper World Cup.^[11] Later that same month, he won another horizontal bar title at the Osijek World Cup.^[12] He then placed sixth at the Paris Challenge Cup.^[13] He won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the World Championships, becoming the first Croatian gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.^[14][15][4]

2018

Srbić began the 2018 season by winning the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the Doha World Cup.^[4] Then at the Osijek World Cup, he won the title on the horizontal bar by more than one point.^[16] He then finished sixth at the Paris Challenge Cup.^[17] At the World Championships, he finished fourth in the horizontal bar final with a score of 14.500, 0.033 behind the bronze medalist Sam Mikulak.^[18] After the World Championships, he won the silver medal behind Epke Zonderland at the Cottbus World Cup.^[19]

2019

At the Melbourne World Cup, Srbić finished seventh in the horizontal bar final after missing the handstand after his first skill.^[20] Then at the Baku World Cup, he won the silver medal on the horizontal bar, 0.033 behind Epke Zonderland.^[21] In March, he won the gold medal at the Doha World Cup with a score of 14.400.^[22] He then competed at the European Championships and won the silver medal behind Zonderland.^[23] At the Osijek World Cup, he finished sixth.^[24] He won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the Croatian Championships by more than three points.^[25] Then in September, he won the gold medal at the Paris World Challenge Cup.^[26] At the World Championships, he opted to perform an easier routine due to a wrist injury, and he won the silver medal behind Brazilian Arthur Mariano.^[27] By qualifying for the horizontal bar event final, he earned an individual spot at the 2020 Olympic Games.^[28]

2020

Srbić won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup.^[29] At the Croatian Championships, he won the horizontal bar title by nearly four points.^[30] He then competed at the European Championships and won the silver medal behind Lithuanian Robert Tvorogal.^[31]

2021

Srbić won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at both the Varna and Osijek World Cups.^[32][33] He represented Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. During the qualification round, he qualified for the horizontal bar final in third place with a score of 14.633, behind Daiki Hashimoto and Milad Karimi. In the event final, he upgraded his difficulty from a 6.2 to a 6.5 and earned a total score of 14.900. He ultimately won the silver medal behind Hashimoto. This was the second time that a Croatian gymnast won an Olympic medal, the first being Filip Ude's silver medal on the pommel horse at the 2008 Olympic Games.^[34][35][36] He decided to skip the World Championships in order to adjust his routines to the new 2022-2024 Code of Points.^[37]

2022

Srbić won the silver medal on the horizontal bar at the Cottbus World Cup behind American Brody Malone.^[38] He was the top qualifier for the horizontal bar final at the Doha World Cup, but he withdrew from the final due to a shoulder injury.^[39]

Awards

Srbić was named the Croatian Sportsman of the Year in 2017, 2019, and 2021.^[40]

References

1. "Tin Srbić". Croatian Gymnastics Federation (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
2. "GIMNASTIČKI ŠAMPION OBITELJSKA PRIČA TINA SRBIĆA Kao klinac je umalo odustao od gimnastike: Išao je na pripreme s klubom i plakao svaki dan, rekao nam je da ne želi više". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 14 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. "Tin Srbić". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "Faces of Gymnastics: Tin Srbic charts his dramatic route with Tokyo 2020 the target". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
5. "Japan, Brazil best at Baku World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
6. "Finals - Artistic Gymnastics World Cup/Series Ljubljana, 8.-10. April 2016" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
7. "World Challenge Cup 2016 Osijek (CRO) 2016 April 28 - May 1". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
8. Hopkins, Lauren (7 October 2016). "2016 Szombathely Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
9. "FIG World Cup 2017 AGF Trophy Baku (AZE) 2017 March 16-19 Men's Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
10. "10th FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup March 22nd - 25th 2017, Doha (QAT) Men's Horizontal Bar Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
11. "Iordache returns in force at World Challenge Cup in Slovenia". International Gymnastics Federation. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
12. "Brazil and Russia shine at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
13. Hopkins, Lauren (16 September 2017). "2017 Paris Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
14. . The Voice of Croatia. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
15. "Five new champions as Montreal Worlds draw to a close". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
16. "Srbić, Varinska victorious at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
17. Hopkins, Lauren (4 October 2018). "2018 Paris Challenge Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
18. "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Men's Horizontal Bar Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
19. "Individual qualification for 2020 Olympics begins in Cottbus". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
20. Hopkins, Lauren (24 February 2019). "Ferrari Golden in Comeback Performance". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
21. "Gymnasts from nine nations golden at Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
22. Hopkins, Lauren (26 March 2019). "2019 Doha World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
23. "8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
24. Hopkins, Lauren (28 May 2019). "2019 Osijek Challenge Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
25. Hopkins, Lauren (11 June 2019). "2019 Croatian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
26. "Eight nations grab gold at Paris World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
27. "Biles breaks all-time medal record as Stuttgart Worlds end". International Gymnastics Federation. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
28. Hopkins, Lauren (7 October 2019). "Who Qualified to Tokyo?". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
29. "FIG World Challenge Cup Szombathely (HUN) 2020 Oct 2-4 Men's Apparatus Finals" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
30. Hopkins, Lauren (23 November 2020). "2020 Croatian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
31. "34th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
32. "Kovtun claims two golds, Perebinosova wins full set of medals in Varna". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
33. "Srbić with gold, Đerek with gold and bronze are going to Tokyo!". Dobro World Cup Osijek 2021. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
34. "Tin Srbić wins Olympic silver after brilliant performance in Men's Horizontal Bar". Croatian Olympic Committee. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
35. Rogulj, Daniela (3 August 2021). "Gymnast Tin Srbić Secures Olympic Silver Medal, 8th Medal for Croatia in Tokyo!". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
36. "Olympics: Tin Srbić wins gymnastics silver medal for Croatia". Croatia Week. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
37. "Croatia's Tin Srbic adjusts to new challenges as he travels to Doha for the World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
38. Božičević, Vedran (27 February 2022). "Tin Srbić Sredrni Na Svjetskom Kupu: 'Iskreno, Nisam Se Nadao Da Ću Tako Brzo Moći Napadati Postolja'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
39. "Illia Kovtun wins gold, silver and bronze at the World Cup in Doha". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
40. "Tin Srbić sportaš godine u izboru Sportskih novosti!". Croatian Gymnastics Federation (in Croatian). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

• Tin Srbić at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Tin Srbić on Instagram