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Italian rhythmic gymnast
Marta Pagnini
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Country represented
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Italy
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Born
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1991-01-21
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21 January 1991
(age 33)
Florence
, Italy
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Residence
| Prato
, Italy
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Height
| 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
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Discipline
| Rhythmic gymnastics
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Level
| Senior International Elite
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Years on national team
| 2011-2016
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Club
| Aeronautica Militare
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Head
coach(es)
| Emanuela Maccarani
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Retired
| Yes
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Marta Pagnini
(born 21 January 1991) is a retired Italian group
rhythmic gymnast
from
Prato
,
Italy
.
Career
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Italian Group in 5 Balls at the
2012 Summer Olympics
She was part of the 2010 and 2011 Italian Group that competed at the World Championships that won the Group All-around gold medal. Her teammates also won a pair of bronze medals at the 2012 World Cup Final in 5 Balls and 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops. She has won a bronze medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics
in the
group all-around
event together with other Group Members(
Elisa Blanchi
,
Romina Laurito
,
Elisa Santoni
,
Anzhelika Savrayuk
,
Andreea Stefanescu
).
[1]
In 2013, with the retirement of
Elisa Santoni
, Pagnini became the captain of the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team that was dubbed "Le Leonesse".
[2]
In 2013, Pagnini was part of the team that took an all around silver and won a silver in 10 Clubs event in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kiev.
[3]
In 2014, Pagnini was part of the team that took an all around silver in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Izmir.
[4]
With her team, she competed at the
2015 European Games
in Baku and finished 7th in all around group finals, 5th in 5 Ribbons event and 6th in 3 Clubs+2 Hoops event.
[5]
In 2015, she and her team mates took gold in 5 Ribbons final at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart.
[6]
She was the captain of the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team that competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
in the
group all-around
event. Pagnini and her team mates,
Martina Centofanti
,
Sofia Lodi
,
Alessia Maurelli
and
Camilla Patriarca
placed 4th with an overall score of 35,549 behind Bulgaria.
[7]
She is fluent in Russian and English
[8]
and serves in the
Italian Air Force
as
aviere capo
[9]
Detailed Olympic results
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Year
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Competition Description
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Location
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Music
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Apparatus
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Rank
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Score-Final
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Rank
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Score-Qualifying
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2016
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Olympics
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Rio de Janeiro
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All-around
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4th
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35.549
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4th
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35.349
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Tu Si Na Cosa Grande
,
Tammurriata
,
Nessun Dorma
by
Massimo Ranieri
, Unknown,
Luciano Pavarotti
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5 Ribbons
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4th
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17.516
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5th
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17.516
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'Faust: VII. Danse de Phryne. Allegretto vivo
Herbert von Karajan
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6 Clubs / 2 Hoops
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3rd
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18.033
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3rd
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17.833
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References
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