July Marano

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July Marano
July Marano Euros 2022.jpg
Personal information
Country representedFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 15)
Capo d'Orlando, Messina, Sicily
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2022–present (ITA)
ClubGinnastica Civitavecchia
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Antalya Vault
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 AntalyaTeam

July Marano (born 23 September 2008) [1] is an Italian artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World vault silver medalist and team bronze medalist.

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Early life

Marano was born in Capo d'Orlando, Messina in 2008. She began gymnastics when she was seven years old. [2]

Junior gymnastics career

2021–2022

Marano finished sixth in the all-around at the 2021 Italian Gold Championships. [3]

Marano made her international debut at the 2022 DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart. While there she helped Italy finish third as a team and individually she placed fifth on vault. [4] She next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy finish second. [5]

In July Marano competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Arianna Grillo and Martina Pieratti; they finished third as a team. Individually Marano won silver on floor exercise behind Amalia Puflea and tied with Helen Kevric. The following month Marano competed at the European Championships. She helped Italy win gold as team. [6] Individually she won bronze on vault behind Sabrina Voinea and Ming van Eijken. [7]

2023

Marano began the 2023 season competing at the Luxembourg Open. She won gold on vault, silver on floor exercise, and helped Italy place first as a team. [8] [9] Marano was then selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Caterina Gaddi and Giulia Perotti. The team won the bronze medal and finished only two-tenths of a point behind the silver medalists from the United States. [10] During event finals Marano won silver on vault behind Mia Mainardi. [11]

2023-02-18 Apparatus finals juniors Vault at Luxembourg Open 2023 (Martin Rulsch) 046.jpg
Vault
2023-02-17 All-around competition 2 warm-up Uneven bars at Luxembourg Open 2023 (Martin Rulsch) 30.jpg
Uneven bars
2023-02-17 All-around competition 2 Balance beam at Luxembourg Open 2023 (Martin Rulsch) 306.jpg
Balance beam
2023-02-17 All-around competition 2 Floor exercise at Luxembourg Open 2023 (Martin Rulsch) 082.jpg
Floor exercise
Marano at the 2023 Luxembourg Open

Senior gymnastics career

2024

Marano became age-eligible for senior competition in 2024. She made her senior debut at the Cairo World Cup where she finished fifth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise. [12]

Competitive history

Marano and team Italy at the 2022 European Championships European Championships 2022-08-12 Junior Women Teams Victory ceremony (Norman Seibert) - DSC 9505.jpg
Marano and team Italy at the 2022 European Championships
YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021 Italian Gold Championships6557
2022 DTB Team Challenge Bronze medal icon.svg5
City of Jesolo Trophy Silver medal icon.svg14
European Youth Olympic Festival Bronze medal icon.svg88Silver medal icon.svg
European Championships Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2023 Luxembourg OpenGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior World Championships Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Senior
2024 Cairo World Cup 57
City of Jesolo Trophy 613

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