Alessia Leolini (born 3 February 1997) is an Italian artistic gymnast.

Alessia Leolini
Leolini at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy
Personal information
Full nameAlessia Leolini
Born (1997-02-03) February 3, 1997 (age 27)
Montevarchi, Italy
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
GymGinnica Giglio
Head coach(es)Stefania Bucci
RetiredSeptember 29, 2016
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Italy
City of Jesolo Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2014 Jesolo Vault
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jesolo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Jesolo Team

Early life

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Leolini was born in Montevarchi, Italy in 1997.

Gymnastics career

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Junior

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Leolini competed at various national competitions in 2010 and 2011. She made her international debut at the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy, in which Italy placed third in team finals.[1] In November Leolini competed at the Top Gym Invitational in Belgium where she placed second in the all-around behind Evgeniya Shelgunova of Russia.[2] She also won silver on uneven bars and floor exercise.

In 2012 Leolini competed at the junior European Championships where Italy won silver in the team final.[3]

Senior

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Leolini & Greek Vasiliki Millousi (left) in 2013

Leolini became senior in 2013. She competed at the 2013 World Championships. She placed 22nd in vault qualifications and did not qualify to the final.[4]

Leolini competed at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed second on vault behind MyKayla Skinner of the US. She also placed 22nd in the all-around.[5]

In 2015 Leolini competed at the European Games where Italy placed fifth in the team final.[6]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2011 1st Italian Serie A2  
City of Jesolo Trophy  
Top Gym      
2012 1st Italian Serie A 6
European Championships  
Italian Championships 5
Senior
2013 1st Italian Serie A 8
2014 1st Italian Serie A 5
2nd Serie A Nationale  
City of Jesolo Trophy 21  
3rd Serie A Nationale 7
Italian Championships 12   7
2015 1st Serie A Nationale 4
2nd Serie A Nationale  
3rd Serie A Nationale 5
City of Jesolo Trophy   26
4th Serie A Nationale 8
Four Nations Trophy   8
European Games 5
Golden League 4 13
Italian Championships 12
2016 1st Italian Serie A   10
2nd Italian Serie A 4 7
City of Jesolo Trophy   21 4
3rd Italian Serie A   6
4th Italian Serie A 4 5

References

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  1. ^ "USA wins team title, sweeps all-around at 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "2013 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "2014 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "2015 European Games Results". The Gymternet. June 14, 2015.
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