# Thomas Pichler

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{{Short description|Australian artistic gymnast}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox gymnast
| name             = Thomas Pichler
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1986|09|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [Hohenems](/source/Hohenems), Austria
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| discipline       = MAG
| country          = {{GYM National Team|AUS|MAG}}
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| show-medals      = yes
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{{MedalSport|Men's [artistic gymnastics](/source/artistic_gymnastics)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2010 Delhi](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games)|[Team](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_artistic_team_all-around)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2010 Delhi](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games)|[Floor](/source/Gymnastics_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_floor)}}
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'''Thomas Pichler''' (born 18 September 1986) is an Australian former [artistic gymnast](/source/artistic_gymnastics).<ref>{{cite news |title=Best of mates in London battle |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/central-queensland/best-of-mates-in-london-battle/news-story/4d81be4a968dba959f2a9bd507ee3171 |work=[Courier-Mail](/source/Courier-Mail) |date=24 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Flexible friends raise the bar in old rivalry |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/flexible-friends-raise-the-bar-in-old-rivalry-20120527-1zd71.html |work=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald) |date=27 May 2012 |language=en}}</ref>

Born in [Austria](/source/Austria), Pichler suffered from health problems as a child which resulted in his family moving to Australia in search of a warmer climate. He grew up in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), Queensland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morton |first1=Jim |title=Pichler rolls with the punches |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/pichler-rolls-with-the-punches-20100823-13htm.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=23 August 2010 |language=en}}</ref>

Pichler was out of action in 2009 due to a knee reconstruction but returned in 2010 to claim two gold medals at the [Delhi Commonwealth Games](/source/2010_Commonwealth_Games), for the floor and team all-around events.<ref>{{cite news |title=Australia's Pichler wins floor gold |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-07/australias-pichler-wins-floor-gold/2289556 |work=[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia)) |date=7 October 2010 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2017, Pichler was a contestant on the first season of ''[Australian Ninja Warrior](/source/Australian_Ninja_Warrior_(season_1))''.<ref>{{cite web |title=We've Found All The Hot Ninja Warrior Contestants' Instagram Accounts |url=https://punkee.com.au/hot-ninja-warrior-contestants-instagram-accounts/30753 |website=[Punkee](/source/Punkee) |date=14 July 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{2010 Commonwealth Games profile|601709}}

{{Footer Commonwealth Champions Artistic Gymnastics Floor Men}}
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Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian male artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from Vorarlberg
Category:People from Hohenems
Category:Gymnasts from Brisbane
Category:Austrian emigrants to Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in gymnastics
Category:Commonwealth Games gymnasts for Australia
Category:Gymnasts at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

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