Marinella Falca

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Marinella Falca
Personal information
Born (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 38)
Giovinazzo, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sport Rhythmic gymnastics
Club C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Coached by Emanuela Maccarani
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 010
World Championships 152
European Championships 134
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Group all-around
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Baku 3 Hoops / 4 Clubs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Patras Group All-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Patras 5 Ropes
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Patras 3 Hoops / 4 Clubs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Baku Group All-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Baku 5 Ribbons
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Budapest 5 Ribbons
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Budapest 3 Hoops / 2 Balls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Torino 5 ropes
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Torino 3 hoops + 4 clubs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Moscow Group all-around
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Moscow 3 Hoops & 4 Clubs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Torino Group all-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Moscow 5 Ribbons

Marinella Falca is a former Italian gymnast born in Giovinazzo on 1 May 1986.

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Biography

She won the silver medal in the competition of rhythmic gymnastics group at Athens Olympics in 2004. She finished 4th in the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1] She won also eight medals at the World Championships (one gold at Baku 2005), and eight at the European Championships (one gold at Turin 2008). [2]

Olympic results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventScore
2004 Olympic Games Flag of Greece.svg Athens 2nd Group all-around 49.450
2008 Olympic Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 4th Group all-around 34.425

Honours

Ufficiale OMRI BAR.svg

Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 27 September 2004 [3]

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References

  1. "Marinella Falca - Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. "Squadra Nazionale/Marinella Falca". emanuelamaccarani.it. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Falca Sig.ra Marinella Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine