Marta Pagnini

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

Marta Pagnini
Personal information
Country represented Italy
Born (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991
Firenze, Italy
ResidencePrato, Italy
Height175
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2011-2016
ClubAeronautica Militare
Head coach(es)Emanuela Maccarani
RetiredYes
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
2012 LondonGroup All-around
World Championships
2011 Montpellier Group All-around
2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons
2011 Montpellier 5 Balls
2011 Montpellier 3 Ribbons/ 2 Hoops
2013 KievGroup All-around
2013 Kiev10 Clubs
2014 IzmirGroup All-around
2015 Stuttgart6 Clubs/ 2 Hoops
European Championships
2014 Baku Group All-around
2012 N.Novgorod Group All-around
2012 N.Novgorod 3 Ribbons/ 2 Hoops

Career
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
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
  1. "Russia take Group gold". London2012.com. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. "Marta Pagnini at FIG Database". FID Database. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  3. "B32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". Longines. September 1, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  4. "Bulgaria stuns Italy, Belarus, Russia to win 2014 Group World All-around title". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). September 29, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  5. "2015 European Games RG Results". baku2015.com. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  6. "Italy takes gold in 5 Ribbons". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). September 18, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  7. "2016 Olympics RG Group All Around Results". Olympic.org. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  8. "Team Italia: Marta Pagnini". rio2016.coni.it. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  9. "Aviere Capo Marta Pagnini". aeronautica.difesa.it. 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  10. "Russia Group RG music list". rgforum.


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