Martina Rizzelli

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Martina Rizzelli
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Rizzelli at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival
Personal information
Full nameMartina Rizzelli
Nickname(s)Rizz
Born (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 27)
Como, Italy
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
(2013–2019)
ClubBrixia Brescia
Head coach(es)Enrico Casella
Retired2022
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Napoli Team

Martina Rizzelli (born 24 March 1998) [2] is an Italian former artistic gymnast who represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She won a team bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade and also competed at the 2014 and 2018 World Championships.

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Gymnastics career

Rizzelli made her international debut at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy and won a gold medal with the junior Italian team. Individually, she won a silver medal in the uneven bars final, which was held on her 15th birthday, behind teammate Enus Mariani. [3] She finished fourth in the all-around at the 2013 Italian Championships. [4] At the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival, she won a gold medal on the uneven bars. [5]

Rizzelli became age-eligible to compete at the senior level in 2014. She competed with the Italian team that finished fifth in the team final at the 2014 European Championships. [6] She won a silver medal on the uneven bars at the 2014 Italian Championships and placed fifth in the all-around. [7] She helped Italy advance into the team final at the 2014 World Championships, where they also finished fifth. [8]

Rizzelli helped Italy win the silver medal to the United States at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy. [9] At the 2015 European Championships, she advanced to the all-around final, where she finished ninth, [10] and to the uneven bars final, where she finished sixth. [11] After winning the uneven bars title at the Italian Championships, she was selected for the 2015 World Championships. However, she broke multiple bones in her foot, requiring surgery and had to withdraw from the team. [12] After this injury, she stopped competing in the all-around and became primarily an uneven bars specialist. [13]

Rizzelli returned to international competition at the 2016 European Championships and helped Italy finish fifth in the team final. [14] She also advanced to the uneven bars final and finished eighth. [15] After winning the uneven bars title and the vault silver medal at the Italian Championships, she was selected to represent Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [16] She competed on the vault and uneven bars to help Italy place tenth in the team qualifications. [17]

Rizzelli missed most of the 2017 season due to a back injury. [18] She competed with the Italian team that placed 12th at the 2018 World Championships. [19] She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2019 Summer Universiade alongside Carlotta Ferlito and Lara Mori. [20] This ended up being the final competition of her career, [13] as she broke her elbow in 2019. She announced her retirement in 2022. [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Martina Rizzelli". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "2014 World Gymnastics Championships – Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Longines. p. 5. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jesolo - Finali di specialità davvero speciali. Conferme dalla Biles e l'Italdonne c'è!" [Jesolo - Truly special specialty finals. Biles confirms her performance, and the Italian women's team is there!]. Italian Gymnastics Federation (in Italian). 24 March 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Turner, Amanda (26 May 2013). "Ugrin, Edalli Win Again in Ancona". International Gymnast . Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (19 July 2013). "2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 17 May 2014. p. 182. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (1 June 2014). "2014 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mondiali ginnastica, per le azzurre un quinto posto. Oro agli Stati Uniti". 24 Ore (in Italian). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "8¦ TROFEO CITTA DI JESOLO SENIOR JESOLO – sabato 28 marzo 2015" (PDF). Gymnastics Results (in Italian). Italian Gymnastics Federation. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 17 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Apparatus Finals" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Romualdi, Marco (6 October 2015). "Jella per Martina Rizzelli: si fa male in allenamento, niente mondiale" [Bad luck for Martina Rizzelli: she gets injured in training, missing the World Championships]. Ciao Como (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Martina Rizzelli". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Uneven Bars Finals" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 5 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  16. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (14 July 2016). "Italian Team Will "Go Big or Go Home"". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Rio 2016. 7 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Rizzelli Martina - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification Women Team Results" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "Rizzelli dà l'addio alle gare. «Ginnastica scuola di vita»" [Rizzelli bids farewell to competitions. "Gymnastics is a school of life."]. La Provincia (in Italian). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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