Elisa Meneghini (born 24 July 1997 in Como) is an Italian artistic gymnast, a member of the Italian national women's artistic gymnastics team,[1] the 2014 Italian champion in all-around, floor exercise and balance beam. As a junior, she won a silver medal in the junior team competition at the 2012 European Championships. She also attended the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. She is the first italian gymnast to compete a full twisting back layout on beam (Difficulty G).
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| Country represented |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1997 Como, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She with her teammates Carlotta Ferlito and Sophia Campana was also made famous in Italy by the reality show Ginnaste - Vite parallele that is being aired on MTV Italia.[1]
Career
edit2015
editAt the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy she won silver with the Italian team (in the team all-around competition).[1][2] On the balance beam, she finished eighth.[3]
Competitive results
edit| Year | Event | TF | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2011 | 9th International City of Lugano Trophy | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| 2012 | European Junior Championships | 2nd | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3rd | 5 |
| 2013 | City of Jesolo Trophy | 2nd | 7 | ||||
| Tokyo World Cup | 7 | ||||||
| European Championships | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Italian National Championships | 2nd | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Germany-Italy Friendly Meet | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| 2014 | 1st Italian Serie A Nationale | 3rd | |||||
| 2nd Italian Serie A Nationale | 5 | ||||||
| City of Jesolo Trophy | 2nd | 6 | 2nd | 4 | |||
| 3rd Italian Serie A Nationale | 3rd | ||||||
| European Championships | 5 | ||||||
| Italian National Championships | 1st | 8 | 1st | 1st | |||
| Novara Cup | 1st | ||||||
| Golden League | 2nd | 2nd | 7 | 1st | 6 | ||
| 2015 | 1st Italian Serie A Nationale | 5 | |||||
| 2nd Italian Serie A Nationale | 4 | ||||||
| 3rd Italian Serie A Nationale | 2nd | ||||||
| City of Jesolo Trophy | 2nd | 23 | 8 | ||||
| World Championships | 7th | ||||||
| Elite Gym Massilia | 5th | 10th | 4th |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Usa, settimo sigillo al " Città di Jesolo"". La Nuova di Venezia (in Italian). 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Trofeo Città di Jesolo di Artistica: vincono gli USA" (in Italian). Sport24h.it. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Ginnastica, Trofeo di Jesolo – Biles…e 2: numero alla trave, Ferlito è terza!". Olimpia Azzurra (OA - Il Tempio dello Sport) (in Italian). CLESS Soc. Coop. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
External links
edit- Elisa Meneghini at the International Gymnastics Federation
- News related to Elisa Meneghini on the FIG website at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 March 2016)
- Elisa Meneghini at Olympics.com
- Elisa Meneghini at Olympedia
