Alessia Maurelli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alessia Maurelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 August 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Rivoli, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2014-2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Aeronautica Militare | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Emanuela Maccarani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Federica Bagnera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alessia Maurelli (born 22 August 1996) is an Italian group rhythmic gymnast who captains it from 2016. She is a two-time (2020, 2024) Olympic Group All-around bronze medalist, a two-time (2014, 2018) World Group All-around silver medalist and three-time European (2021, 2018, and 2014) Group All-around silver medalist.
A member of the national squad since 2014, Maurelli ascended to prominence on the international scene at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she and fellow rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Lodi, Camilla Patriarca, Marta Pagnini, and Martina Centofanti attained a total score of 35.549 on the combination of hoops, ribbons, and clubs for the fourth spot in the final, slipping her team off the podium (and the second place) by nearly two tenths of a point. [1] [2] [3]
She started practicing rhythmic gymnastics at age 9 in Associazione Ginnastica Estense O. Putinati.
In January 2014 she was recognized by Emanuela Maccarani, who invited her to be part of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics team of Italy. [4] She then moved to Desio and made her international debut at the 2014 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she and her team took silver medal in Group All-around competition. They also won bronze medal in Group All-around and 3 + 2 Final at the 2014 World Cup Sofia. On September 21–28, she competed at the 2014 World Championships, her first one, which took place in Izmir, Turkey. Her team took silver medal in Group All-around, less than 0.2 point away from gold, was won by Bulgaria. In finals, they placed 5th with 10 Clubs and 4th with 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons.
In 2015, she and her team mates took gold in 5 Ribbons final at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. [5]
She and her team mates, Martina Centofanti, Sofia Lodi, Marta Pagnini and Camilla Patriarca placed 4th in Group All-around at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6] In September 2016, with the retirement of Marta Pagnini, Maurelli became the captain of the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. [7]
She won a bronze medal, in Women's rhythmic group all-around, at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [8]
She won a bronze medal, in Women's rhythmic group all-around, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [9] She is one of four Italian rhythmic gymnasts to participate at three editions of Olympic Games.
On December 17, she announced on her Instagram profile that she retires from competitive sport at the age of 28. [10]
Since 2022 she has been dating an actor Massimo Bertelloni, who proposed to her on August 10, after the awarding ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Group All-around final in Paris.
Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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2016 | Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | All-around | 4th | 35.549 | 4th | 35.349 | |
Tu Si Na Cosa Grande, Tammurriata, Nessun Dorma by Massimo Ranieri, Unknown, Luciano Pavarotti | 5 Ribbons | 4th | 17.516 | 5th | 17.516 | |||
'Faust: VII. Danse de Phryne. Allegretto vivo Herbert von Karajan | 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 3rd | 18.033 | 3rd | 17.833 | |||
2020 | Olympics | Tokyo | All-around | 3rd | 87.700 | 3rd | 87.150 | |
Butterfly-Ninja by Maxime Rodriguez | 5 Balls | 4th | 44.850 | 3rd | 44.600 | |||
Tree of Life Suite by R. Cacciapaglia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs | 3rd | 42.850 | 4th | 42.550 | |||
2024 | Olympics | Paris | All-around | 3rd | 68.100 | 2nd | 69.350 | |
Scherzo Molto Vivace from Symphony No. 9, Greatness by Audiomachine, Vo Williams | 5 Hoops | 3rd | 36.100 | 2nd | 38.200 | |||
The Ecstasy of Gold' by Ennio Morricone, Czech National Symphony Orchestra | 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls | 4th | 32.000 | 6th | 31.150 | |||
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