Salvatore Maresca (born 16 September 1993)[1] is an Italian artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships bronze medalist in still rings and the 2021 European Championships bronze medalist in the rings. The former award he shared in a tie with Russian gymnast Grigorii Klimentev.[2][3] Additionally, he received the gold medal in still rings at the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series event in Osijek.[4] He was given the nickname "Thor" by Ginnastica Salerno club president Antonello Di Cerbo because of his strength on rings.[5]
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| Nickname(s) | Thor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ginnastica Salerno [Italy] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Marcello Barbieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2019 | World Cup Koper |  |
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| 2021 | World Cup Varna |  |
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| World Cup Osijek |  |
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| 2022 | World Cup Cairo | |
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| World Cup Baku | |
References
edit- ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Entry List (Men)". Longines Timing. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "MEN'S RINGS FINAL - RESULTS". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Artistic gymnastics, Marco Lodadio silver and Salvatore Maresca bronze to the rings! Biblical Italy at the World Cup! – OA Sport". italy24news. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Gymnastics - Salvatore Maresca- RESULTS". the-sports.org. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Salvatore Maresca". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2021.