Cheyenne Rechsteiner
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| Full name | Cheyenne Rechsteiner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1994 (age 31–32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Wheel gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Rochester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TV Liestal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheyenne Rechsteiner (born 1994) is a Swiss wheel gymnast with three individual world championship titles and numerous international medals.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Rechsteiner began wheel gymnastics in 2001 at the age of seven, after attending the opening ceremony of the 2001 Wheel Gymnastics World Championships in Liestal (Switzerland). She started her athletic career at SATUS TV Birsfelden and later moved to the club SATUS Züri 12 to train at an elite level.[2]
She celebrated her first major international success in 2015 at the World Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy), where she won gold in straightline and silver in the all-around.[3] In 2018, she secured the title in the spiral discipline at the home World Championships in Magglingen (Switzerland).
After a five-year break from competition, during which she completed a PhD in biology in the US at the University of Rochester[4], she made a successful comeback in 2024. Despite challenging conditions—she trained in the US largely without a coach or teammates—she won gold in spiral and silver in the all-around at the 2024 Wheel Gymnastics World Championships in Almere.[1][5] At her final World Championships in 2026 in Göttingen, Rechsteiner claimed the vice world champion title in spiral. She also qualified for the finals in both all-around and straightline.[6]
Prior to her retirement, Rechsteiner competed for TV Liestal, where she is also active as a coach.[7]
Leadership and Official Activities
[edit]In addition to her active sports career, Rechsteiner is committed to the further development of her discipline. From 2022 to 2024, she held the position of Secretary General of the International Wheel Gymnastics Federation (IRV).[8] Furthermore, she authored the textbook "gymWHEEL", a comprehensive guide for gymnasts and coaches, published in collaboration with the IRV.[9]
Achievements (Selection)
[edit]- 2015: World Champion Straightline
- 2015: Vice World Champion All-Around
- 2018: World Champion Spiral
- 2024: World Champion Spiral
- 2024: Vice World Champion All-Around
- Multiple Swiss Champion (including 3-time gold winner in 2024 in all-around, straightline, and spiral)[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ein weltmeisterliches comeback". Kanton Basel-Landschaft. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "Wheel Gymnastics Guide for Gymnasts and Coaches". International Wheel Gymnastics Federation (IRV). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "Grosserfolg an der Rhönrad-Weltmeisterschaft". STG Rondo Hölstein. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "Team – The Gorbunova & Seluanov Laboratory". Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Rhönrad WM: Starke Medaillenplätze für Deutschland im Mehrkampf". Deutscher Turner-Bund. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "IRV World Championships 2026". IRV | International Wheel Gymnastics Federation. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- 1 2 "News - Rhönrad Liestal". rhoenrad-liestal.ch. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "Cheyenne Rechsteiner (SUI) appointed as new IRV General Secretary". wheelgymnastics.sport. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ↑ "gymWHEEL – The Wheel Gymnastics Guide". Retrieved 18 February 2025.