Camilla Patriarca

Camilla Patriarca
Full name	Camilla Patriarca
Born	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) Sondrio, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Italy (2014-2016)
Club	Aeronautica Militare
Head coach(es)	Emanuela Maccarani
Choreographer	Gjergj Bodari
Medal record Representing   Italy Group Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons 2015 Stuttgart 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops 2014 Izmir Group All-around European Championships 2014 Baku Group All-around

Camilla Patriarca (born 4 November 1994) is an Italian female rhythmic gymnast.

A member of the national squad from 2014 to 2016, Patriarca ascended to prominence on the international scene at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she and fellow rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Lodi, Martina Centofanti, Marta Pagnini, and Alessia Maurelli 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 by nearly two tenths of a point. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Personal life

In 2024, Camilla graduated from Sport Science at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. ^[5] From 2020 to 2022 she worked as an assistant coach for Italian national group. In 2025, she moved to Germany to work as a coach for national senior group.

Career

In January 2014 she was recognized by Emanuela Maccarani, who invited her to be part of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics team of Italy. ^[6] 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 İzmir, 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. ^[7]

She and her team mates, Martina Centofanti, Sofia Lodi, Marta Pagnini and Alessia Maurelli placed 4th in Group All-around at the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[8] After the event, she retired from competitive sport.

Detailed Olympic results

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Rank	Score-Final	Rank	Score-Qualifying
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

References

1. "Camilla Patriarca". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
2. "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
3. "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
4. "Rio2016: Ginnastica ritmica. Farfalle ai piedi del podio" [Rio 2016 (Rhythmic Gymnastics): Italians slipped off the podium] (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
5. "Laurea magistrale ✅🤩". Instagram (in Italian). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
6. "LA NOSTRA STORIA" . Retrieved 9 August 2021.
7. "Italy takes gold in 5 Ribbons". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). September 18, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
8. "2016 Olympics RG Group All Around Results". Olympic.org. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

External links

• Camilla PATRIARCA at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Athlete profile at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI)