Ludovico Edalli

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Ludovico Edalli
Nickname(s)Liudo
Born (1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 (age 31)
Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
(2014–2023)
ClubPro Patria Bustese
Head coach(es)Paolo Siviero
Retired8 May 2023 [2]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Mersin Team
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Singapore Parallel bars

Ludovico Edalli (born 18 December 1993) is an Italian retired artistic gymnast. He won a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Gymnastics career

Edalli began gymnastics when he was four years old. [1] He finished tenth in the all-around at the 2010 Junior European Championships. [3] He then represented Italy at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and won a bronze medal on the parallel bars. [4]

Edalli advanced into the all-around final at the 2013 European Championships and finished 13th. [5] He then helped the Italian team win a silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. [6] He missed the 2014 European Championships due to an injury. [1] He returned in time for the 2014 World Championships, where he advanced to the all-around final and placed 24th. [7]

At the 2015 European Championships, Edalli finished 16th in the all-around final. [8] He then placed 78th in the all-around qualifications at the 2015 World Championships. [9] He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, securing one of the spots available at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [10] [11] There, he finished 44th in the all-around qualifications and did not advance into any finals. [12]

Edalli competed with the Italian team that placed eighth at the 2018 European Championships. [13] At the 2018 Mediterranean Games, he helped Italy place fourth. [14] He was the second reserve for the all-around final at the 2018 World Championships. [15]

Edalli finished 15th in the all-around at the 2019 European Championships, [16] and he advanced into the horizontal bar final, finishing fifth. [17] At the 2019 World Championships, he finished 17th in the all-around final and earned a berth to the 2020 Summer Olympics. [18]

Edalli represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was the second reserve for the all-around final after finishing 38th in the qualifications. [19] He competed at the 2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where the Italian men's team won the silver medal behind the United States. [20] He annnounced his retirement from the sport on 8 May 2023. [2]

References

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  2. 1 2 Silvestri, Giulia (8 May 2023). "Ludovico Edalli dice addio alla ginnastica: la carriera, le Olimpiadi e il ritiro" [Ludovico Edalli says goodbye to gymnastics: his career, the Olympics and his retirement]. Ginnasticando (in Italian).
  3. "2010 European Gymnastics Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics . Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. "Singapore 2010 - Argento Ferlito e bronzo Edalli, la Ginnastica protagonista della missione CONI" [Singapore 2010 - Silver for Ferlito and bronze for Edalli, gymnastics protagonist of the CONI mission]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 22 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. Turner, Amanda (19 April 2013). "Belyavsky Wins European Title in Moscow". International Gymnast . Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. Villa, Stefano (22 June 2013). "Ginnastica, Mersin 2013: la Nazionale maschile è d'argento" [Gymnastics, Mersin 2013: The men's national team wins silver]. OA Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. "Results for 45th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Nanning 2014 (CHN) Men's All-Around". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  8. "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 25 October 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. "Ludovico Edalli". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". International Federation of Gymnastics. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Qualification Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Rio 2016. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  13. "Senior Team Final Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  14. Hopkins, Lauren (1 July 2018). "2018 Mediterranean Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  15. "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  16. "8th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Men Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  17. "Carlo Macchini è quarto alla sbarra degli Europei 2019" [Carlo Macchini is fourth on the horizontal bar at the 2019 European Championships]. Cronache Fermane (in Italian). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  18. Crumlish, John (1 June 2020). "Italy's Edalli on Quarantine: 'There Were Many Moments of Discouragement'". International Gymnast . Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  19. "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Qualification – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  20. Crumlish, John (21 March 2022). "U.S. sweeps team titles at DTB Pokal in Stuttgart". International Gymnast Magazine . Retrieved 2 September 2024.