Annamari Maaranen

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Annamari Maaranen
Full nameAnnamari Maaranen
Country representedFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Born (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 36)
Tampere, Finland
College team Denver Pioneers

Annamari Maaranen (born 24 October 1986) is a retired artistic gymnast from Finland. Maaranen was the national all-around champion for Finland in 2005 and 2006.

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At the 2007 World Championships, she qualified to represent Finland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the first female Finnish gymnast in 44 years to qualify to the Olympic Games. [1] However, she was unable to compete in Beijing because of a knee injury suffered in January 2008. [2]

She attended the University of Denver, where she competed for the gymnastics team. She was a graduate student at Springfield College, where she planned to be the head coach for the women's club team for 2016–2017. She is a Doctor of Psychology working for United States Air Force, has published two papers about psychology of gymnastics. [3]

Eponymous skill

Maaranen has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points. [4]

ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficulty [lower-alpha 1]
Uneven barsMaaranenJump with extended body to handstand on low bar also with 1/1 turn (360°) in handstand phaseD
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

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References

  1. "DU's Jessica López, Annamari Maaranen Qualify for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing". Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  2. Turner, Amanda (21 July 2008). "Maaranen to Miss Olympic Games". International Gymnast Magazine . Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. "Profile: Annamari Maaranen". ResearchGate .
  4. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation . pp. 78, 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.