Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] Italian female gymnasts have competed in every Summer Olympics since 1928, except for 1932, 1964, and 1980. [2] [3] In total, 80 female gymnasts have represented Italy. [4]
Italian women have won two team medals at the Olympics – the 1928 team silver and the 2024 team silver. [5] Vanessa Ferrari earned Italy's first individual medal, a silver on the floor exercise, at the 2020 Olympic Games. At the 2024 Olympic Games, Alice D'Amato became the first Italian female artistic gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal, securing the gold on the balance beam. [6] [7]
Monica Bergamelli, Vanessa Ferrari, and Miranda Cicognani are the only Italian female gymnasts who have competed in at least three Olympics, with Ferrari having competed in four. [8] [9]
Gymnast | Years | Ref. |
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Carlotta Ferlito | 2010 | [63] |
Iosra Abdelaziz | 2014 | [64] |
Giorgia Villa | 2018 | [65] |
Medal | Name | Year | Event |
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Silver | Ambrosetti, Gianoni, Giavotti, Giorgi, Malabarba, Marangoni, Perversi, Pizzavini, Tanzini, Tronconi, Vercesi, Vittadini | 1928 Amsterdam | Women's team |
Silver | Vanessa Ferrari | 2020 Tokyo | Women's floor exercise |
Silver | Andreoli, D'Amato, Esposito, Iorio, Villa | 2024 Paris | Women's team |
Gold | Alice D'Amato | Women's balance beam | |
Bronze | Manila Esposito |
Vanessa Ferrari is a retired Italian artistic gymnast. She was the 2006 World All-Around Champion and competed for Italy at the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal on floor exercise in 2020. In doing so, Ferrari became the first Italian to win an individual Olympic medal in Women's Artistic Gymnastics, and the first medallist for the Italian women's team since the 1928 Summer Olympics. She is a five-time World medallist and eight-time European medallist, and is currently the most decorated Italian gymnast of all time.
Monica Roberta Bergamelli is a former Italian artistic gymnast who represented Italy at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympic Games. She was a member of the Italian team that won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships.
The qualifications round of the women's artistic gymnastics competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on July 29. The top 8 teams advanced to the team final, the top 24 gymnasts to the individual all-around final, and the top 8 gymnasts on each apparatus to the apparatus finals.
Carlotta Ferlito is an Italian artistic gymnast. Since starting her senior career in 2011, Ferlito has won two medals at the European Championships and represented her country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the first Italian gymnast to compete the "Mustafina" on floor.
Lia Parolari is an Italian artistic gymnast who represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she finished fourteenth in the individual all-around final. Parolari was a member of the Italian team that won a gold medal at the 2006 European Championships. She is the 2008 Italian Champion in the all-around.
The 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy was the eighth edition of the City of Jesolo Trophy competition and was held March 25–29, 2015 at the SGA Gymnasium Treviso in Jesolo, Italy. Teams from Italy, the United States, Canada, Australia and France competed at the event.
Elisa Meneghini is an Italian artistic gymnast, a member of the Italian national women's artistic gymnastics team, the 2014 Italian champion in all-around, floor exercise and balance beam. As a junior, she won a silver medal in the junior team competition at the 2012 European Championships. She also attended the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. She is the first italian gymnast to compete a full twisting back layout on beam.
The Italy women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Italy in FIG international competitions.
Giorgia Villa is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the teams that won silver at the 2024 Olympic Games and bronze at the 2019 World Championships. Additionally, she was part of the gold-winning teams at both the 2022 Mediterranean Games and the 2022 European Championships. Individually, she is the 2018, 2020, and 2021 Italian national champion, the 2018 Youth Olympic champion, and the 2018 European junior all-around and beam champion. She is also a member of the Italian national team.
Elisa Iorio is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the historic teams that won silver at the 2024 Olympic Games and bronze at the 2019 World Championships. Additionally she was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2024 European Championships, where she also won silver on the uneven bars.
Asia D'Amato is an Italian artistic gymnast. She represented Italy at the 2020 Olympic Games. She was a member of the teams that won bronze at the 2019 World Championships and gold at the 2022 European Championships. Individually she is the 2021 World vault silver medalist, the 2022 European all-around champion and vault silver medalist, the 2019 and 2020 Italian national champion, and the 2018 Junior European vault champion. She is a member of the Italian National Team and is the twin sister of Alice D'Amato.
Alice D'Amato is an Italian artistic gymnast. She represented Italy at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, winning the gold medal on the balance beam in Paris in 2024. She was a member of the teams that won silver at the 2024 Olympic Games, bronze at the 2019 World Championships and gold at the 2022 and 2024 European Championships. Individually, she is the 2023 and 2024 European champion, 2022 European silver medalist, and 2019 European bronze medalist on the uneven bars. Additionally she is a two-time European all-around medalist. She is the twin sister of Asia D'Amato.
Federica Macrì is an Italian former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Italian team that won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships.
Desiree Carofiglio is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was part of the Italian team that won bronze at the 2019 World Championships.
Martina Maggio is an Italian artistic gymnast. She represented Italy at the 2020 Olympic Games. She was a member of the gold medal winning teams at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and the 2022 European Championships. She was also the alternate for the team who won bronze at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart. Individually she is the 2022 Mediterranean Games all-around champion, the 2022 European all-around bronze medalist, the 2022 European silver medalist on floor, and 2016 European junior vault champion.
Sara Ricciardi is an Italian gymnast. She competed at the 2018 World Championships.
Angela Andreoli is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the historic team that won silver at the 2024 Olympic Games. Additionally she was a member of the gold medal-winning teams at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, the 2022 European Championships, and the 2024 European Championships. Individually she is the 2022 Mediterranean Games bronze medalist on vault as well as the 2022 and 2024 European bronze medalist on floor exercise.
Manila Esposito is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal winning team at the 2024 Olympic Games where she also added a bronze medal on the balance beam. Additionally she was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2024 European Championships and silver medal winning team at the 2023 European Championships.