| Federica Febbo | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Fede |
| Born | 13 May 1993 Chieti, Italy |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Italy |
| Level | International Elite |
| Club | Armonia d'Abruzzo |
| Head coach(es) | Germana Germani |
Medal record | |
Federica Febbo (born 13 May 1993) is a retired Italian rhythmic gymnast who represented her country in international competitions. [1]
Febbo took up rhythmic gymnastics at age six. [2] As a junior she made her debut in December 2007 at the International Spoleto Cup, where she took silver behind Andreea Stefanescu. [3] [4] Two weeks later she took part in the national championships. [5]
The following year she entered the national team was 5th at the LA Lights tournaments. [6] She then was 15th at the Moscow Grand Prix. [7] At the World Cup in Portimão she entered the hoop and ribbon finals, taking 4th place in the latter. [8] [9] These results had her selected for the European Championships in Turin. [10] There she was 7th in teams and won bronze in the ribbon final. [11] [12] [13] In December she was the runner up in the Italian club championships with Armonia d'Abruzzo. [14]
In 2009, her first year as senior, she won bronze in the All-Around at nationals behind Julieta Cantaluppi and Chiara Ianni, also winning silver with ball and ribbon and bronze with rope. [15] [16] In June she was selected for the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, in the end she was named a reserve and did not compete. [17] [18] In July she took 4th place at the Chieti tournament. [19] In September she was selected for her maiden World Championships in Mie, competing only with ball and ribbon she was 32nd and 28th respectively as well as 8th in teams. [20] [21] With Armonia d'Abruzzo she won the serie a. [22] In December, at the Gymnasiada, she was 4th in teams abd 6th in the All-Around. [23] [24]
At the 2010 World Cup in Kalamata she was 14th overall. [25] After taking 13th place at the World Cup in Minsk she won bronze overall at nationals, where she also won bronze with hoop, ball and ribbon. [26] [27] [28] She won another bronze at the Prato international tournament, behind Evgenia Kanaeva and Cantaluppi. [29] In August she was unable to participate in the World Cup in Pesaro due to injury. [30] At the World Championships in Moscow Febbo took 37th place in the All-Around, 36th with rope, 43rd with hoop, 41st with ball, 35th with ribbon and 9th in teams. [31] In October she helped Armonia finish 7th at the AEON Cup in Japan. [32] Two months later Armonia retained the national club title. [33]
In 2011 she was 20th at the Grand Prix in Moscow. [34] At the World Cup in Pesaro she was 22nd in the All-Around. [35] In Kalamata she finished 19th, two weeks later Febbo took 13th place in Kyiv. [36] [37] At the European Championships she was 25th with hoop, 29th with ball, 18th with clubs and 20th with ribbon. [38] A the Italian Championships she won silver in the All-Around, with clubs and ribbon, gold with hoop and ball. [39] Selected for the World Championships in Montpellier she finished 28th in the All-Around, 30th with hoop and with ball, 27th with clubs, 28th with ribbon and 7th in teams. [40] In October Federica was invited along Cantaluppi in a TV quiz show. [41] In December she won her 3rd club championship with Armonia. [42]
In 2012 she competed at the qualification event for the 2012 Olympic Games, she finished in 8th place and so did not qualify. [43] In April she was 25th overall at the World Cup in Pesaro. [44] A month later she ended in 14th place in Sofia. [45] At nationals she conquered four silver medals and one bronze. [46] She ended the year winning another club championship. [47]
At the 2013 World Cup in Bucharest she finished 13th overall. [48] A week later she was 20th in the All-Around and 9th with ribbon in Pesaro. [49] She was 15th at the stage in Minsk. [50] In June she competed at the European Championships in Vienna, where she took 9th place in teams along Veronica Bertolini. [51] In June she was again the runner up at the national championships. [52] In the summer Febbo competed in the Mediterranean Games, finishing 4th in the All-Around. [53] Participating in the Universiade she was 9th overall. [54] An injury prevented her from taking part in the World Championships. [55] In December she won her 6th national club championship. [56]
In 2014 Febbo won bronze in the All-Around and silver with hoop at nationals. [57] [58] In November she helped Armonia win silver in serie a. [59] She retired at the end of the year.
