Martina Santandrea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Martina Santandrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bentivoglio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | 5 September 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() (2016–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Estense Putinati [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Emanuela Maccarani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Federica Bagnera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martina Santandrea (born 5 September 1999) [2] is an Italian retired group rhythmic gymnast. She was a member of the national squad from 2016 to 2023. She is the 2020 Olympic group all-around bronze medalist, the 2018 World group all-around silver medalist and two-time European group all-around silver medalist.
Santandrea began rhythmic gymnastics in 2006 and joined the national group in 2016. [3]
Santandrea competed at her first World Championships in 2017. She helped the Italian group finish fourth in the all-around. They then won the gold medal in the 5 hoops final. [4] She won a gold medal in 5 hoops and silver medals in the all-around and 3 balls and 2 ropes at the 2018 European Championships. [5] Then at the 2018 World Championships, they won the silver medal in the all-around behind Russia and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6] In the 3 balls and 2 ropes final, the group won a gold medal, and they won a bronze medal in the 5 hoops final. [7]
At the 2019 Pesaro World Cup, Santandrea helped the Italian group win the 5 hoops gold and all-around bronze. [8] Then at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup, they won the all-around gold medal, the 5 hoops silver medal, and the 3 hoops and 4 clubs bronze medal. [9] They won two gold medals, including the all-around title, and one silver medal at the Portimao World Challenge Cup. [10]
Santandrea competed at the 2021 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, and won a silver medal in the group all-around and a bronze medal in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final. [11] [12] She then represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Agnese Duranti, Alessia Maurelli, Martina Centofanti, and Daniela Mogurean. They qualified for the group all-around final in third place, [13] and they won the bronze medal in the final. [14] The Italian group then competed at the 2021 World Championships. [15] They won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia. [16] In the event finals, they won the gold medal in 3 hoops and 4 clubs and the silver medal in 5 balls. [17] Additionally, the Italian group and individuals Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, Milena Baldassarri, and Sofia Raffaeli won the silver medal in the team competition. [18]
Santandrea helped the Italian group win two gold medals and one silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup. [19] [20] They then swept the gold medals at the Pamplona World Challenge Cup. [21] They once again swept the gold medals at their home World Cup stage in Pesaro. [22] They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the 2022 European Championships behind Israel, but they won gold in both event finals. [23] At the 2022 World Championships, they missed out on a group all-around medal and an Olympic berth, but the Italian team of the group, Milena Baldassarri, and Sofia Raffaeli won the team competition. [24] In the event finals, they won the gold medal in 5 hoops and the silver medal behind Bulgaria in 3 ribbons and 2 balls. [25]
In 2023, at the age of 24, she retired from professional competition, expressing her desire to become a coach. [26]
Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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2020 | Olympics | Tokyo | All-around | 3rd | 87.700 | 3rd | 87.150 | |
Butterfly-Ninja by Maxime Rodriguez | 5 Balls | 4th | 44.850 | 3rd | 44.600 | |||
Tree of Life Suite by R. Cacciapaglia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs | 3rd | 42.850 | 4th | 42.550 | |||