| Elisa Blanchi | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Italy |
| Born | 13 October 1987 Velletri, Italy |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior |
| Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare |
| Retired | 2012 |
Medal record | |
Elisa Blanchi (born 13 October 1987) is a former Italian rhythmic gymnast twice medal winner at Olympic Games. [1]
She has competed in 3 Olympic Games, she and the Italian Group won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [1] She was also part of the Italian bronze medal winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the group all-around event together (with other group members Romina Laurito, Marta Pagnini, Elisa Santoni, Anzhelika Savrayuk and Andreea Stefanescu). [2] She was part of the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Italian Group that competed at the World Championships that won the Group All-around gold medal. [3] Her teammates also won a pair of bronze medals at the 2012 World Cup Final in 5 Balls and 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops.
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music [4] | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2012 | Olympics | London | All-around | 3rd | 55.450 | 2nd | 55.800 | |
| Black Gold by Armand Amar | 5 Balls | 2nd | 28.125 | 2nd | 28.100 | |||
| William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini | 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops | 4th | 27.325 | 2nd | 27.700 | |||
Italy has sent athletes to most of the modern Olympic Games held since 1896, outside of not having "officially" participated in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
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2009: Italy (ITA), Elisa Blanchi, Giulia Galtarossa, Elisa Santoni, Daniela Masseroni, Romina Laurito, Anzhelika Savrayuk 2010: Italy (ITA), Elisa Blanchi, Giulia Galtarossa, Elisa Santoni, Daniela Masseroni, Romina Laurito, Anzhelika Savrayuk 2011: Italy (ITA), Marta Pagnini, Andreea Stefanescu, Elisa Santoni, Elisa Blanchi, Romina Laurito, Anzhelika Savrayuk |
