Marta Pagnini

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

Marta Pagnini
Country represented	Italy
Born	(1991-01-21) 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 2012 London Group All-around World Championships 2011 Montpellier Group All-around 2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons 2011 Montpellier 5 Balls 2011 Montpellier 3 Ribbons/ 2 Hoops 2013 Kyiv Group All-around 2013 Kyiv 10 Clubs 2014 Izmir Group All-around 2015 Stuttgart 6 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 Kyiv.^[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	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

1. "Russia take Group gold". London2012.com. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
2. "Marta Pagnini at FIG Database". FID Database. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
3. "B32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". Longines. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
4. "Bulgaria stuns Italy, Belarus, Russia to win 2014 Group World All-around title". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
5. "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)
6. "Italy takes gold in 5 Ribbons". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 18 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
7. "2016 Olympics RG Group All Around Results". Olympic.org. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
8. "Team Italia: Marta Pagnini". rio2016.coni.it. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
9. "Aviere Capo Marta Pagnini". aeronautica.difesa.it. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
10. "Russia Group RG music list". rgforum. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

External links

• Marta Pagnini on Twitter
• Marta Pagnini at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Marta Pagnini at Olympics.com
• Marta Pagnini at Olympic.org (archived)
• Marta Pagnini at Olympedia
• Marta Pagnini at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)