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'''Charlize Mörz''' (born 10 October 2005)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlize Mörz |url=https://www.olympia.at/teamaustria/charlize-moerz/3234 |website=[[Austrian Olympic Committee]] |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> is an Austrian [[artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]]. At the [[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2024 Baku World Cup]], she became the first Austrian female artistic gymnast to win a gold medal on the [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup series]]. She will represent [[Austria at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]. She has represented her country at three [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] ([[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021]], [[2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2022]] and [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2023]]).
'''Charlize Mörz''' (born 10 October 2005)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlize Mörz |url=https://www.olympia.at/teamaustria/charlize-moerz/3234 |website=[[Austrian Olympic Committee]] |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> is an Austrian [[artistic gymnastics|artistic gymnast]]. At the [[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2024 Baku World Cup]], she became the first Austrian female gymnast to win a gold medal on the [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup series]]. She represented [[Austria at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]. She has represented her country at three [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] ([[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021]], [[2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2022]] and [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2023]]). At the junior level, she is the 2020 Austrian all-around champion, and she is a two-time Austrian senior all-around silver medalist (2022, 2023). She is a two-time national champion on the floor exercise.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Mörz was born in Eisenstadt and has two sisters—Alissa (b. 2002) and Collien (b. 2006)—who also compete in elite gymnastics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Moerz Alissa |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=61454 |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Moerz Collien |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=92330 |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> They also have a younger brother named Nicholas. Their father is former professional footballer [[Michael Mörz]] who played for the [[Austria national football team|Austrian national football team]], and their mother, Nina, is a primary school teacher. She began training in artistic gymnastics at the age of four.<ref name="igm">{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Austria’s Charlize Mörz on Paris 2024 berth: ‘This still feels so mind-blowing and unreal’ |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/interviews/austrias-charlize-morz-on-paris-2024-berth-this-still-feels-so-mind-blowing-and-unreal/ |website=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=26 March 2024}}</ref>
Mörz was born in Eisenstadt and has two sisters—Alissa (b. 2002) and Collien (b. 2006)—who also compete in elite gymnastics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Moerz Alissa |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=61454 |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Moerz Collien |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=92330 |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> They also have a younger brother named Nicholas. Their father is former professional footballer [[Michael Mörz]] who played for the [[Austria national football team|Austrian national football team]], and their mother, Nina, is a primary school teacher. She began training in artistic gymnastics at the age of four. She won the all-around title at the 2016 Austrian Youth Championships with cuts on her face because of a bad fall in training.<ref name="igm">{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Austria's Charlize Mörz on Paris 2024 berth: 'This still feels so mind-blowing and unreal' |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/interviews/austrias-charlize-morz-on-paris-2024-berth-this-still-feels-so-mind-blowing-and-unreal/ |website=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=26 March 2024}}</ref>

== Junior career ==
Mörz made her international debut at the 2017 Elek Matolay Memorial where she finished seventh in the all-around and sixth in the balance beam final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2017 Elek Matolay Memorial Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2017/04/09/2017-elek-matolay-memorial-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=9 April 2017}}</ref> Then at the 2017 Austrian Championships, she finished sixth in the all-around. In the event finals, she placed fifth on the vault and floor exercise and fourth on the uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2017 Austrian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2017/11/09/2017-austrian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=9 November 2017}}</ref> At the 2018 Zelena Jama Open, Mörz won the silver medal in the all-around behind Czech gymnast Nela Kaplanova.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Zelena Jama Open Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/05/28/2018-zelena-jama-open-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=28 May 2018}}</ref> She one again placed sixth in the all-around at the Austrian Championships. In the event finals, she won a silver medal on the balance beam and a bronze medal on the floor exercise. She also placed fourth in the vault final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Austrian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/04/2018-austrian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=4 July 2018}}</ref>

Mörz began the 2019 season at the Elek Matolay Memorial where she finished 20th in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Elek Matolay Memorial Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/31/2019-elek-matolay-memorial-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=31 March 2019}}</ref> She then placed seventh in the all-around at the Pre-Olympic Youth Cup held in [[Essen, Germany]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Pre-Olympic Youth Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/04/08/2019-pre-olympic-youth-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=8 April 2019}}</ref> She placed eighth in the all-around at the Züri-Oberland Cup.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Züri-Oberland Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/05/27/2019-zuri-oberland-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=27 May 2019}}</ref> She represented Austria at the [[2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival|2019 European Youth Olympic Festival]] and helped the team place 20th.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Youth Olympic Festival 2019 Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/JUNIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingWag.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=24 July 2019}}</ref> At the Austrian Championships, she finished fourth in the all-around. Then in the event finals, she won silver medals on the vault and floor exercise and a bronze medal on the uneven bars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Austrian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/11/11/2019-austrian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=11 November 2019}}</ref>

Mörz won the all-around title at the 2020 Austrian Championships. She also won the vault title and won the bronze medal on the uneven bars, and she placed fifth on the floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2020 Austrian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2020/11/08/2020-austrian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=8 November 2020}}</ref> This was her only competition in 2020.<ref name="gymternet"/>


== Senior career ==
== Senior career ==
=== 2021 ===
=== 2021 ===
Mörz was selected for the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021 World Championships]] team to make her World Championships debut.<ref>{{cite web |title=International inspirations and aspirations fuel Austrian expectations for Worlds |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3329131 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=8 October 2021}}</ref>
Mörz became [[Age requirements in gymnastics|age-eligible]] for senior competitions in 2021. She made her senior debut at the Austrian Championships, placing ninth in the all-around. Then in the event finals, she won bronze medals on both the vault and floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2021 Austrian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/06/07/2021-austrian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=7 June 2021}}</ref> She then made her senior international debut at the [[2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Osijek World Challenge Cup]] and placed eighth in the vault final.<ref>{{cite web |title=DOBRO World Cup Osijek 2021 Vault (WAG) Finals |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2021/osijek-world-cup/documents/finals_day_1.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=15 April 2024 |pages=4 |date=12 June 2021}}</ref> She was selected for the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021 World Championships]] team to make her World Championships debut.<ref>{{cite web |title=International inspirations and aspirations fuel Austrian expectations for Worlds |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3329131 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=8 October 2021}}</ref> She competed on the vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, but she did not advance into any finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October – 24 October 2021 Women's Event Qualifications |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/w_21worlds_eventqual.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |pages=1, 7, 10 |date=18 October 2021}}</ref>


=== 2022 ===
=== 2022 ===
Mörz competed at the [[2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]. There, she became the first gymnast to perform a hop with a full turn in [[Glossary of ballet#Passé|passé]] position. However, the element was not deemed difficult enough for it to be named after Mörz, but the skill is now included in the [[Code of Points (gymnastics)|Code of Points]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New named elements join to Women’s Gymnastics Code of Points in 2022 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3740144 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=30 December 2022}}</ref>
Mörz began the season at the Austrian Championships and won the silver medal in the all-around behind Carina Kröll. She won the event title on floor exercise, and she placed fourth on both the vault and balance beam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2022 Austrian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/06/19/2022-austrian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=19 June 2022}}</ref> She then helped Austria place fifth at the Austrian Team Challenge.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2022 Austrian Team Challenge Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/07/03/2022-austrian-team-challenge-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=3 July 2022}}</ref> She competed at the [[2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]]. There, she became the first gymnast to perform a hop with a full turn in [[Glossary of ballet#Passé|passé]] position. However, the element was not deemed difficult enough for it to be named after Mörz, but the skill is now included in the [[Code of Points (gymnastics)|Code of Points]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New named elements join to Women's Gymnastics Code of Points in 2022 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3740144 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=30 December 2022}}</ref> She helped the Austrian team place 11th in the qualification round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification Team Results |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingWag.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=11 August 2022}}</ref> She then competed with the Austrian team that placed 19th at the [[2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |title=51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October – 6 November 2022 Women's Team Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/w_22worlds_teamqual.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=29 October 2022}}</ref>

=== 2023 ===
Mörz began the season at the Magglingen Friendly and placed seventh in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 Magglingen Friendly Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/03/19/2023-magglingen-friendly-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=19 March 2023}}</ref> She then helped the Austrian team place 12th in the qualification round at the [[2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |title=10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingWag_1.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=12 April 2023}}</ref> At the [[2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cairo World Cup]], she placed sixth in the floor exercise final.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIG Artistic Apparatus World Cup Cairo, Egypt 27th– 30th April 2023 WAG Finals Floor Exercise |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23cairo_events.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |pages=4 |date=30 April 2023}}</ref> Then at the Austrian Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around, and she won gold on floor exercise, silver on vault, and bronze on balance beam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 Austrian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/05/15/2023-austrian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=15 May 2023}}</ref> She then helped Austria win the team competition at the Linz Family, and she placed second in the all-around.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2023 Linz Friendly Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2023/08/27/2023-linz-friendly-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=27 August 2023}}</ref> She qualified for the floor exercise final at the [[2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Paris World Challenge Cup]], placing eighth.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIG World Challenge Cup 2023 Women's Floor Exercise Final |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2023/paris-world-cup/documents/wagfxfinal.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=17 September 2023}}</ref> Then at the [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Antwerp]], she helped Austria finish 20th in the qualification round.<ref>{{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September – 8 October 2023 Women's Team Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23worlds_teamqual.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=1 October 2023}}</ref>


=== 2024 ===
=== 2024 ===
Mörz began the year at the 2024 Cairo FIG World Cup, the first event in the [[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series]]. She advanced to the floor exercise final in first place with a score of 13.200. This marked the first time an Austrian gymnast qualified for an [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup]] final in first place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlize Mörz führt beim Kairo-Turnweltcup nach der Boden-Qualifikation! |trans-title=Charlize Mörz leads the Cairo Gymnastics World Cup after floor qualification! |url=https://www.turnsport-austria.at/de/newsshow-charlize-moerz-fuehrt-beim-kairo-turnweltcup-nach-der-boden-qualifikation |website=Gymnastics Austria |access-date=10 April 2024 |language=German |date=17 February 2024}}</ref> In the final, she placed fourth with a score of 12.633. This was the same score as bronze medallist [[Laura Casabuena]] of Spain, but Mörz was demoted due to [[tie break]] procedures. She won 20 points for Olympic qualification.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gunston |first1=Jo |title=Five artistic gymnastics storylines ahead of the Cottbus FIG Apparatus World Cup 2024 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/five-artistic-gymnastics-storylines-cottbus-apparatus-world-cup-2024 |website=[[Olympic Channel]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
Mörz began the year at the Cairo World Cup, the first event in the [[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2024 FIG World Cup series]]. She advanced to the floor exercise final in first place with a score of 13.200. This marked the first time an Austrian gymnast qualified for an [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup]] final in first place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlize Mörz führt beim Kairo-Turnweltcup nach der Boden-Qualifikation! |trans-title=Charlize Mörz leads the Cairo Gymnastics World Cup after floor qualification! |url=https://www.turnsport-austria.at/de/newsshow-charlize-moerz-fuehrt-beim-kairo-turnweltcup-nach-der-boden-qualifikation |website=Gymnastics Austria |access-date=10 April 2024 |language=German |date=17 February 2024}}</ref> In the final, she placed fourth with a score of 12.633. This was the same score as bronze medallist [[Laura Casabuena]] of Spain, but Mörz was demoted due to [[tie break]] procedures.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIG Apparatus World Cup Cairo, Egypt 15–18 February 2024 WAG Finals Floor Exercise |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2024/cairo-world-cup/documents/wagfx.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=18 February 2024}}</ref> She won 20 points for Olympic qualification.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gunston |first1=Jo |title=Five artistic gymnastics storylines ahead of the Cottbus FIG Apparatus World Cup 2024 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/five-artistic-gymnastics-storylines-cottbus-apparatus-world-cup-2024 |website=[[Olympic Channel]] |access-date=10 April 2024 |date=20 February 2024}}</ref> A week later, Mörz attended the second FIG World Cup event in [[Cottbus]], Germany. She placed third in the floor exercise final behind China's [[Zhou Yaqin]] and [[Xinyi Chen]], scoring 13.100.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=China's Zhou only double champion as World Cup of Cottbus concludes |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/chinas-zhou-only-double-champion-as-world-cup-of-cottbus-concludes/ |publisher=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |date=25 February 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> As the highest-placing eligible gymnast, she earned 30 points towards Olympic qualification.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Qualification World Cup Ranking List |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2024/cottbus-world-cup/documents/wag_oly_points.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=26 February 2024}}</ref>

Mörz won the gold medal on the floor exercise at the Baku World Cup with a score of 13.566. This marked the first time an Austrian female gymnast won a gold medal on the [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup series]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlize Mörz holt ersten Weltcupsieg im Frauen-Turnen für Österreich überhaupt |trans-title=Charlize Mörz wins the first World Cup victory in women's gymnastics for Austria |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000210979/charlize-moerz-holt-ersten-weltcupsieg-ueberhaupt-im-frauen-turnen-fuer-oesterreich |website=DerStandard |access-date=15 April 2024 |language=German |date=10 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="igm" /> She won another 30 points towards Olympic qualification and mathematically secured [[Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification|an Olympic berth]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden celebrations and Olympic qualifications: Who did what at the Baku World Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=4117559 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=15 April 2024 |date=11 March 2024}}</ref> Despite already securing an Olympic berth, she still competed at the Doha World Cup and finished seventh on the floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlize Moerz floored them in World Cup competitions – and Paris is still to come |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=4150420 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=8 May 2024 |date=24 April 2024}}</ref> She was the overall [[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2024 FIG World Cup series]] winner on floor exercise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nemour, Derwael, Davtyans top the charts as 2024 World Cup series champions |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=4148733 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=8 May 2024 |date=23 April 2024}}</ref>

Mörz competed at the [[2024 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] and was the first reserve for the floor exercise event final.<ref>{{cite web |title=35th Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification Floor Exercise |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20Floor%20exercise%20ApparatusResultsWag_3.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=8 May 2024 |date=2 May 2024}}</ref>

At the [[Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]], Mörz finished 70th on both the uneven bars and floor exercise, 75th on balance beam, and placed 57th for the all around.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MOERZ Charlize - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=47917&type=licence |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}</ref>


== Competitive history ==
A week later, Mörz attended the second FIG World Cup event in [[Cottbus]], Germany. She placed third in the floor exercise final behind China's [[Zhou Yaqin]] and [[Xinyi Chen]], scoring 13.100.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=China's Zhou only double champion as World Cup of Cottbus concludes |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/chinas-zhou-only-double-champion-as-world-cup-of-cottbus-concludes/ |publisher=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |date=25 February 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
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|-
! align=center | Year
! align=center | Event
! style="width:30px;" | Team
! style="width:30px;" | AA
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics vault|VT]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics uneven bars|UB]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics balance beam|BB]]
! style="width:30px;" | [[Gymnastics floor|FX]]
|-
! colspan="8" | '''Junior'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''[[2017 in artistic gymnastics|2017]]'''||align=left|Elek Matolay Memorial|| || 7 || || || 6 ||
|-
|align=left|Austrian Championships|| || 6 || 5 || 4 || || 5
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''[[2018 in artistic gymnastics|2018]]'''||align=left|Zelena Jama Open|| || {{silver2}} || || || ||
|-
|align=left|Austrian Championships|| || 6 || 4 || || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}}
|-
|rowspan="5"|'''[[2019 in artistic gymnastics|2019]]'''||align=left|Elek Matolay Memorial|| || 20 || || || ||
|-
|align=left|Pre-Olympic Youth Cup|| || 7 || || || ||
|-
|align=left|Züri-Oberland Cup|| || 8 || || || ||
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|align=left|[[2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival|European Youth Olympic Festival]]|| 20 || || || || ||
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|align=left|Austrian Championships|| || 4 || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}} || || {{silver2}}
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|rowspan="1"|'''[[2020 in artistic gymnastics|2020]]'''||align=left|Austrian Championships|| || {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{bronze3}} || || 5
|-
! colspan="8" | '''Senior'''
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|rowspan="2"|'''[[2021 in artistic gymnastics|2021]]'''||align=left|Austrian Championships|| || 9 || {{bronze3}} || || || {{bronze3}}
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|align=left|[[2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Osijek World Challenge Cup]]|| || || 8 || || ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|'''[[2022 in artistic gymnastics|2022]]'''||align=left|Austrian Championships|| || {{silver2}} || 4 || || 4 || {{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|Austrian Team Challenge|| 5 || || || || ||
|- bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | [[2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || ''11'' || || || || ||
|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | [[2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || ''19'' || || || || ||
|-
|rowspan="7"|'''[[2023 in artistic gymnastics|2023]]'''||align=left|Magglingen Friendly|| || 7 || || || ||
|- bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | [[2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || ''12'' || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|[[2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cairo World Cup]]|| || || || || || 6
|-
|align=left|Austrian Championships|| || {{silver2}} || {{silver2}} || || {{bronze3}} || {{gold1}}
|-
|align=left|Linz Family|| {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || || || ||
|-
|align=left|[[2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Paris World Challenge Cup]]|| || || || || || 8
|- bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || ''20'' || || || || ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|'''[[2024 in artistic gymnastics|2024]]'''||align=left|[[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cairo World Cup]]|| || || || || || 4
|-
|align=left|[[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]]|| || || || || || {{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|[[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Baku World Cup]]|| || || || || || {{gold1}}
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|align=left|[[2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Doha World Cup]]|| || || || || || 7
|- bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | [[2024 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|European Championships]] || ''13'' || || || || || {{abbreviation|R1|Mörz finished 10th in qualifications and was the first reserve for the final.}}
|- bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | '''[[Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]''' || || ''57'' || || || ||
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 30 July 2024

Charlize Mörz
Alternative name(s)Charlize Moerz
Nickname(s)Charlie
Born (2005-10-10) 10 October 2005 (age 18)
Eisenstadt, Austria
ResidenceLinz, Austria
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubKunstturnen Mattersburg
GymLinz Bundesstützpunkt
Head coach(es)Gabi Frehse
Medal record
Representing  Austria
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 0 1

Charlize Mörz (born 10 October 2005)[1] is an Austrian artistic gymnast. At the 2024 Baku World Cup, she became the first Austrian female gymnast to win a gold medal on the FIG World Cup series. She represented Austria at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She has represented her country at three World Championships (2021, 2022 and 2023). At the junior level, she is the 2020 Austrian all-around champion, and she is a two-time Austrian senior all-around silver medalist (2022, 2023). She is a two-time national champion on the floor exercise.

Early life

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Mörz was born in Eisenstadt and has two sisters—Alissa (b. 2002) and Collien (b. 2006)—who also compete in elite gymnastics.[2][3] They also have a younger brother named Nicholas. Their father is former professional footballer Michael Mörz who played for the Austrian national football team, and their mother, Nina, is a primary school teacher. She began training in artistic gymnastics at the age of four. She won the all-around title at the 2016 Austrian Youth Championships with cuts on her face because of a bad fall in training.[4]

Junior career

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Mörz made her international debut at the 2017 Elek Matolay Memorial where she finished seventh in the all-around and sixth in the balance beam final.[5] Then at the 2017 Austrian Championships, she finished sixth in the all-around. In the event finals, she placed fifth on the vault and floor exercise and fourth on the uneven bars.[6] At the 2018 Zelena Jama Open, Mörz won the silver medal in the all-around behind Czech gymnast Nela Kaplanova.[7] She one again placed sixth in the all-around at the Austrian Championships. In the event finals, she won a silver medal on the balance beam and a bronze medal on the floor exercise. She also placed fourth in the vault final.[8]

Mörz began the 2019 season at the Elek Matolay Memorial where she finished 20th in the all-around.[9] She then placed seventh in the all-around at the Pre-Olympic Youth Cup held in Essen, Germany.[10] She placed eighth in the all-around at the Züri-Oberland Cup.[11] She represented Austria at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival and helped the team place 20th.[12] At the Austrian Championships, she finished fourth in the all-around. Then in the event finals, she won silver medals on the vault and floor exercise and a bronze medal on the uneven bars.[13]

Mörz won the all-around title at the 2020 Austrian Championships. She also won the vault title and won the bronze medal on the uneven bars, and she placed fifth on the floor exercise.[14] This was her only competition in 2020.[15]

Senior career

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2021

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Mörz became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2021. She made her senior debut at the Austrian Championships, placing ninth in the all-around. Then in the event finals, she won bronze medals on both the vault and floor exercise.[16] She then made her senior international debut at the Osijek World Challenge Cup and placed eighth in the vault final.[17] She was selected for the 2021 World Championships team to make her World Championships debut.[18] She competed on the vault, balance beam, and floor exercise, but she did not advance into any finals.[19]

2022

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Mörz began the season at the Austrian Championships and won the silver medal in the all-around behind Carina Kröll. She won the event title on floor exercise, and she placed fourth on both the vault and balance beam.[20] She then helped Austria place fifth at the Austrian Team Challenge.[21] She competed at the European Championships. There, she became the first gymnast to perform a hop with a full turn in passé position. However, the element was not deemed difficult enough for it to be named after Mörz, but the skill is now included in the Code of Points.[22] She helped the Austrian team place 11th in the qualification round.[23] She then competed with the Austrian team that placed 19th at the World Championships.[24]

2023

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Mörz began the season at the Magglingen Friendly and placed seventh in the all-around.[25] She then helped the Austrian team place 12th in the qualification round at the European Championships.[26] At the Cairo World Cup, she placed sixth in the floor exercise final.[27] Then at the Austrian Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around, and she won gold on floor exercise, silver on vault, and bronze on balance beam.[28] She then helped Austria win the team competition at the Linz Family, and she placed second in the all-around.[29] She qualified for the floor exercise final at the Paris World Challenge Cup, placing eighth.[30] Then at the World Championships in Antwerp, she helped Austria finish 20th in the qualification round.[31]

2024

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Mörz began the year at the Cairo World Cup, the first event in the 2024 FIG World Cup series. She advanced to the floor exercise final in first place with a score of 13.200. This marked the first time an Austrian gymnast qualified for an FIG World Cup final in first place.[32] In the final, she placed fourth with a score of 12.633. This was the same score as bronze medallist Laura Casabuena of Spain, but Mörz was demoted due to tie break procedures.[33] She won 20 points for Olympic qualification.[34] A week later, Mörz attended the second FIG World Cup event in Cottbus, Germany. She placed third in the floor exercise final behind China's Zhou Yaqin and Xinyi Chen, scoring 13.100.[35] As the highest-placing eligible gymnast, she earned 30 points towards Olympic qualification.[36]

Mörz won the gold medal on the floor exercise at the Baku World Cup with a score of 13.566. This marked the first time an Austrian female gymnast won a gold medal on the FIG World Cup series.[37][4] She won another 30 points towards Olympic qualification and mathematically secured an Olympic berth.[38] Despite already securing an Olympic berth, she still competed at the Doha World Cup and finished seventh on the floor exercise.[39] She was the overall 2024 FIG World Cup series winner on floor exercise.[40]

Mörz competed at the European Championships and was the first reserve for the floor exercise event final.[41]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Mörz finished 70th on both the uneven bars and floor exercise, 75th on balance beam, and placed 57th for the all around.[42]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017 Elek Matolay Memorial 7 6
Austrian Championships 6 5 4 5
2018 Zelena Jama Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Austrian Championships 6 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Elek Matolay Memorial 20
Pre-Olympic Youth Cup 7
Züri-Oberland Cup 8
European Youth Olympic Festival 20
Austrian Championships 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Austrian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
Senior
2021 Austrian Championships 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek World Challenge Cup 8
2022 Austrian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Austrian Team Challenge 5
European Championships 11
World Championships 19
2023 Magglingen Friendly 7
European Championships 12
Cairo World Cup 6
Austrian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Linz Family 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Paris World Challenge Cup 8
World Championships 20
2024 Cairo World Cup 4
Cottbus World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Baku World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 7
European Championships 13 R1
Olympic Games 57

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