Emilia Wickert

Emilia Wickert (born 25 January 2007) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She won silver in the senior team event at the 2023 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life Wickert was born on 25 January 2007 in Ulm to parents Heinrich and Yi. Her mother, Yi, competed in rhythmic gymnastics at the Asian Championships. She was inspired by her mother to begin rhythmic gymnastics in 2013.

Career After competing for TSG Söflingen, Wickert joined the senior national group in 2023. She debuted at the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca where Germany was sixth in the all-around, fourth with 5 hoops, and fifth with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. Later that month, the group was seventh in the all-around and eighth in both finals at the stage in Milan.

Wickert competed with the German group at the 2024 Sofia World Cup where they finished ninth in the all-around and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final. Then at the World Cup stage in Tashkent, they finished eighth in the all-around and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final. In June, the group competed at the final World Cup stage in Milan and finished sixth in the all-around. They also qualified for both event finals- placing sixth in 5 hoops and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls. They then competed at the Cluj-Napoca World Challenge Cup where they once again finished sixth in 5 hoops and seventh in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls. Wickert was selected to represent Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Anja Kosan, Daniella Kromm, Alina Oganesyan, and Hannah Vester. The group finished 13th in the qualification round due to major mistakes in the 3 ribbons and 2 balls routine, failing to advance to the group all-around final.

At the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Wickert and the German group placed 10th in the all-around and won bronze medail in 3 balls + 2 hoops final. In August, Wickert competed at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside Melanie Dargel, Anja Kosan, Helena Ripken, Anna-Maria Shatokhin and Olivia Falk, where they took 8th place in all-around. Together with Darja Varfolomeev and Anastasia Simakova, they won the gold medal in team competition.

In 2026 the group started its season at the World Cup in Sofia, winning silver in the all-around. They were 5th in 5 balls and 4th in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. At the World Challenge Cup in Portimão she won silver in the All-Around and with 5 balls as well as gold with 3 hoops & 4 clubs. In the end of May, Wickert and her teammates competed at the 2026 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, where they placed 5th in all-around. They took 5th place in team competition together with individuals and 6th place in 3 hoops + 4 clubs due to loss of apparatus. In Cluj-Napoca they won silver in the All-Around. In July, they competed at the World Cup Milan and ended in 10th place in the all-around and won silver medal in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.