Célia Serber

Célia Serber
Personal information
NicknameCécé
Born (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003
Dijon, France[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
France France
(2016–present)
ClubAlliance Dijon Gym 21
GymINSEP
Head coaches
Jérome Martin, Frédéric Jay
Former coaches
Martine Georges, Alizée Dal Santo, Tara Duncanson, Nellu Pop, Nadia Masse
ChoreographerGrégory Milan
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  France
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2022 OranTeam
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rhine-RuhrTeam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 0 2 0

Célia Serber (born 13 August 2003)[2] is a French artistic gymnast and a member of the French national team. She competed at the 2021 World Championships and was the alternate for France's 2020 Olympic team. She won a silver medal with the French team at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. She is the 2017 and 2018 junior national champion in the all-around.

Gymnastics career

Junior

Serber represented France at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Ksenia Klimenko and Emelie Petz. Additionally, she finished sixth in the all-around and with the French team.[3] She competed at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy and helped the French team win the bronze medal behind Italy and Russia.[4] Individually, Serber won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Vladislava Urazova and Giorgia Villa.[5] Then in the event finals, she won the gold medal on the vault and the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[6]

Senior

Serber made her senior debut at the 2019 American Cup, where she finished eighth in the all-around.[7][8] She was an alternate for the French team at the 2019 World Championships.[9][10]

In June 2021, Serber was selected as an alternate to the French team for the postponed-2020 Summer Olympics.[11] She then competed at the 2021 World Championships and qualified for the all-around final, finishing 20th.[12]

Serber competed with the French team that finished sixth at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy, and she placed 20th in the all-around.[13] She then won a silver medal on the uneven bars at the 2022 Varna World Challenge Cup, behind teammate Aline Friess.[14] She represented France at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and helped the team win the silver medal behind Italy.[15] She was initially knocked out of the uneven bars final due to the two-per-country rule, but she was called up after Lorette Charpy withdrew due to a knee injury.[16] She finished in seventh place.[17]

Serber competed at the 2024 Christmas Cup, an online competition hosted by European Gymnastics. She won the gold medals on the uneven bars and the floor exercise.[18][19]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Célia Serber at the junior level[20]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2016 French Review43rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elite Gym Massilia7
Top Gym Tournament1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)6
2017 France Top 12 Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy519
French Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)78
FIT Challenge2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
German Junior Friendly62nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival663rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elite Gym Massilia2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)6
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
French Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Competitive history of Célia Serber at the senior level[20]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2019 American Cup8
DTB Team Challenge417
French Championships76
Worms Friendly3rd place, bronze medalist(s)13
World Championships5[a]
2021 French Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships20
2022 City of Jesolo Trophy620
Varna Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)7
2023 French Championships54
Heidelberg Friendly3rd place, bronze medalist(s)10
2024 Varna World Challenge Cup8
French Championships102nd place, silver medalist(s)
Christmas Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 World University Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)44
Paris World Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships32
2026 City of Jesolo Trophy2nd place, silver medalist(s)14
French Championships71st place, gold medalist(s)
  1. ↑ Serber was the team alternate.

References

  1. ↑ "Serber Celia - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Célia Serber". French Gymnastics Federation (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (27 July 2017). "2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results Team". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results JR All-Around". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results JR Event Finals". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "2019 American Cup Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Wong, Moldauer victorious at American Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren. "2019 World Championships Women's Team List". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "GAM/GAF - Championnats du monde 2019 : La composition de l'équipe de France dévoilée" [MAG/WAG - 2019 World Championships: The composition of the French team revealed]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "GAF – La composition de l'équipe de France olympique féminine dévoilée" [WAG – The composition of the French women's Olympic team unveiled]. French Gymnastics Federation (in French). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  13. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (11 April 2022). "2022 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Friess, Georgiou star in thrilling World Challenge Cup opener". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – Results – Women's Qualifications and Team final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  16. ↑ Teste, Justin (28 June 2022). "Lorette Charpy se blesse et quitte l'équipe de France" [Lorette Charpy is injured and leaves the French team]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – Results – Women's Uneven Bars Final" (PDF). Oran 2022. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "France's Célia Serber takes two at inaugural European Gymnastics Online Christmas Cup". International Gymnast Magazine. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Hamlet Manukyan and Celia Serber star in a magical Christmas Cup". European Gymnastics. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Celia Serber Competition Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 July 2020.