Marta Pagnini

Marta Pagnini
Marta Pagnini
Country represented	Italy
Born	21 January 1991 (age 33); Florence, Italy
Residence	Prato, Italy
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2011-2016
Club	Aeronautica Militare
Head coach(es)	Emanuela Maccarani
Retired	Yes
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Marta Pagnini (born 21 January 1991) is a retired Italian group rhythmic gymnast from Prato, Italy.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Rank	Score-Final	Rank	Score-Qualifying
2016	Olympics	Rio de Janeiro		All-around	4th	35.549	4th	35.349
			Tu Si Na Cosa Grande, Tammurriata, Nessun Dorma by Massimo Ranieri, Unknown, Luciano Pavarotti	5 Ribbons	4th	17.516	5th	17.516
			'Faust: VII. Danse de Phryne. Allegretto vivo Herbert von Karajan	6 Clubs / 2 Hoops	3rd	18.033	3rd	17.833

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music ^[10]	Apparatus	Rank	Score-Final	Rank	Score-Qualifying
2012	Olympics	London		All-around	3rd	55.450	2nd	55.800
			Black Gold by Armand Amar	5 Balls	2nd	28.125	2nd	28.100
			William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini	3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops	4th	27.325	2nd	27.700

References[edit]

^ "Russia take Group gold". London2012.com. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ "Marta Pagnini at FIG Database". FID Database. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "B32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". Longines. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "Bulgaria stuns Italy, Belarus, Russia to win 2014 Group World All-around title". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "2015 European Games RG Results". baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Italy takes gold in 5 Ribbons". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 18 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "2016 Olympics RG Group All Around Results". Olympic.org. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "Team Italia: Marta Pagnini". rio2016.coni.it. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "Aviere Capo Marta Pagnini". aeronautica.difesa.it. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "Russia Group RG music list". rgforum.