Alessia Russo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Figline Valdarno, Italy [1] | 24 September 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Emanuela Maccarani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Germana Germani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alessia Russo (born 24 September 1996 in Figline Valdarno, Italy) is an Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade Ribbon silver medalist. On national level, she is a two-time (2018, 2019) Italian National All-around bronze medalist. [2]
She competed at the 2011 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus as a member of the Italian junior group. Together with Chiara Di Battista, Carmen Crescenzi, Alessia Medoro, Francesca Medoro and Valentina Savastio she placed 6th in Group All-around and 7th in 5 Ropes final.
She made her World Championship debut at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, placing 29th in All-around Qualifications. She also competed at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey and finished 9th together with teammates Veronica Bertolini and Giulia di Luca.
In 2020, she started competing as captain of the Italian National reserve group.
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