Spoken languages
English, French, German
Injuries
He missed the 2019 European Championships because of a knee injury. (pablo-braegger.ch, 05 Apr 2019)
He underwent knee surgery in November 2017. He had been affected by knee problems for the previous six months. (swissolympic.ch, 20 Nov 2017)
He suffered an elbow injury during training in May 2014 and missed the European and world championships that year as a result. At the end of 2014 he injured his elbow again and could not train on pommel horse for a number of months. In March 2015 he was able to restart training in all disciplines again. (appenzellerzeitung.ch, 03 Mar 2015; tagblatt.ch, 22 May 2014)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age eight in Zuzwil, Switzerland. (sportalsports.com, 26 Nov 2017; pablo-braegger.ch, 04 Sep 2017)
Reason for taking up the sport
He started going to a sports club at his school and the trainer encouraged him to try gymnastics because he thought he was talented. He went to a training session and loved it right away. (pablo-braegger.ch, 04 Sep 2017)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold on horizontal bar at the 2017 European Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. (sportalsports.com, 26 Nov 2017)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT
He announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics in September 2021. He planned to study to become a physiotherapist. (uzwil24.ch, 27 Sep 2021)
Last update : 2021-10-04
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