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Italy

Continental union	European Union of Gymnastics
National federation	Italian Gymnastics Federation
Olympic Games
Appearances	14
Medals	Silver: 1928, 2024
World Championships
Medals	Bronze: 1950, 2019
Junior World Championships
Medals	Bronze: 2023
European Championships
Medals	Gold: 2006, 2022, 2024 Silver: 2023 Bronze: 2002, 2012

The Italy women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Italy in FIG international competitions.

History

Italy has participated in the Olympic Games women's team competition 14 times. It has won two medals, both silver in 1928 and 2024. The team has also won two medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, a bronze in both 1950 and 2019. They won the team gold at the 2006, 2022, and 2024 European Championships.

At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Alice D'Amato became the first Italian female artistic gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal after winning one on the balance beam.

Senior roster

Olympic Games results

• 1928 — silver medal

  Bianca Ambrosetti, Lavinia Gianoni, Luigina Giavotti, Virginia Giorgi, Germana Malabarba, Carla Marangoni, Luigina Perversi, Diana Pizzavini, Luisa Tanzini, Carolina Tronconi, Ines Vercesi, Rita Vittadini

• 1936 — 7th place

  Anna Avanzini, Vittoria Avanzini, Clara Bimbocci, Ebore Canella, Pina Cipriotto, Elda Cividino, Gianna Guaita, Carmela Toso

• 1948 — 8th place

  Renata Bianchi, Norma Icardi, Licia Macchini, Laura Micheli, Wanda Nuti, Luciana Pezzoni, Elena Santoni, Lilia Torriani

• 1952 — 6th place

  Renata Bianchi, Grazia Bozzo, Miranda Cicognani, Elisabetta Durelli, Licia Macchini, Lidia Pitteri, Luciana Reali, Liliana Scaricabarozzi

• 1956 — 7th place

  Elisa Calsi, Miranda Cicognani, Rosella Cicognani, Elena Lagorara, Luciana Lagorara, Luciana Reali

• 1960 — 10th place

  Miranda Cicognani, Rosella Cicognani, Francesca Costa, Elena Lagorara, Gabriella Santarelli, Wanda Soprani

• 1964 — did not participate

• 1968 — did not participate in team competition

  Individual competitors: Adriana Biagiotti, Daniela Maccelli, Gabriella Pozzuolo

• 1972 — 12th place

  Angela Alberti, Cinzia Delisi, Maria Grazia Mancuso, Gabriella Marchi, Rita Peri, Monica Stefani

• 1976 — 12th place

  Stefania Bucci, Patrizia Fratini, Rita Peri, Donatella Sacchi, Valentina Spongia, Carla Wieser

• 1980 — did not participate

• 1984 — did not participate in team competition

  Individual competitor: Laura Bortolaso

• 1988 — did not participate in team competition

  Individual competitors: Maria Cocuzza, Patrizia Luconi, Giulia Volpi

• 1992 — did not participate in team competition

  Individual competitors: Veronica Servente, Giulia Volpi

• 1996 — did not participate in team competition

  Individual competitors: Francesca Morotti, Giordana Rocchi

• 2000 — 11th place

  Monica Bergamelli, Martina Bremini, Alice Capitani, Irene Castelli, Adriana Crisci, Laura Trefiletti

• 2004 — did not participate in team competition

  Individual competitors: Monica Bergamelli, Maria Teresa Gargano

• 2008 — 10th place

  Francesca Benolli, Monica Bergamelli, Vanessa Ferrari, Carlotta Giovannini, Federica Macrì, Lia Parolari

• 2012 — 7th place

  Giorgia Campana, Erika Fasana, Carlotta Ferlito, Vanessa Ferrari, Elisabetta Preziosa

• 2016 — 10th place

  Erika Fasana, Carlotta Ferlito, Vanessa Ferrari, Elisa Meneghini, Martina Rizzelli

• 2020 — 4th place

  Alice D'Amato, Asia D'Amato, Vanessa Ferrari, Martina Maggio

  Individual competitor: Lara Mori

• 2024 – silver medal

  Angela Andreoli, Alice D'Amato, Manila Esposito, Elisa Iorio, Giorgia Villa

World Championships results

• 1950 — bronze medal

  Renata Bianchi, Licia Macchini, Laura Micheli, Anna Monlarini, Marja Nutti, Elena Santoni, Liliana Scaricabarozzi, Lilia Torriani

• 1954 — 5th place

  Elisa Calsi, Miranda Cicognani, Luciana Lagorara, Licia Macchini, Luciana Reali, Gabriella Santarelli, Liliana Scaricabarozzi, Maria Storici

• 1970 — did not participate
• 1974 — 13th place

  Carmen Basla, Stefania Bucci, Serenella Codato, Cinzia Delisi, Gabriella Marchi, Rita Peri

• 1978 — 14th place

  Loana Biffi, Marinella Giorgini, Donatella Grossi, Caterina Miglioranza, Monica Valentini

• 1979 — 27th place

  Laura Bortolaso, Cristina Brambati, Elisabetta Grassi, Donatella Grossi, Caterina Miglioranza, Paola Pasteris

• 1981 — did not participate
• 1983 — 15th place

  Laura Bortolaso, Anna di Mattia, Gianpiera Gambaro, Elena Ghiselli, Leonilde Iannuzzi, Josella Lombardi

• 1985 — 14th place

  Cristina Casubolo, Elena Ghiselli, Patrizia Luconi, Michela Pistacchi, Rossana Venegoni, Giulia Volpi

• 1987 — 14th place

  Maria Cocuzza, Patrizia Luconi, Barbara Righetto, Rossana Venegoni, Giulia Volpi, Floriana Zanetti

• 1989 — 14th place

  Selene Celotto, Lara Filippi, Roberta Kirchmayer, Elena Marcelloni, Alessandra Vietti, Giulia Volpi

• 1991 — 15th place

  Stefania Copelli, Carmen Falzarano, Chiara Ferrazzi, Valentina Rubinetti, Daniela Vairo, Giulia Volpi

• 1994 (team) — did not participate
• 1995 — 14th place

  Individual competitors: Ilenia Meneghesso, Tania Rebagliati

• 1997 — 15th place

  Elisa Lamperti, Ilenia Meneghesso, Francesca Morotti, Tania Rebagliati, Paola Rivi, Giordana Rocchi

• 1999 — 9th place

  Individual competitors: Monica Bergamelli, Ilaria Colombo, Maria Teresa Gargano

• 2003 — 15th place

  Monica Bergamelli, Ilaria Colombo, Cristina Cavalli, Maria Teresa Gargano, Marika Pestrin, Ilaria Rosso

• 2006 — 9th place

  Monica Bergamelli, Sara Bradaschia, Lorena Coza, Vanessa Ferrari, Carlotta Giovannini, Federica Macrì

• 2007 — 4th place

  Francesca Benolli, Monica Bergamelli, Vanessa Ferrari, Federica Macrì, Lia Parolari, Silvia Zanolo

• 2010 — 8th place

  Vanessa Ferrari, Serena Licchetta, Jessica Mattoni, Lia Parolari, Elisabetta Preziosa, Eleonora Rando

• 2011 — 9th place

  Emily Armi, Giorgia Campana, Carlotta Ferlito, Chiara Gandolfi, Vanessa Ferrari, Elisabetta Preziosa

• 2014 — 5th place

  Giorgia Campana, Erika Fasana, Vanessa Ferrari, Lavinia Marongiu, Lara Mori, Martina Rizzelli

• 2015 — 7th place

  Erika Fasana, Vanessa Ferrari,* Carlotta Ferlito, Enus Mariani,* Elisa Meneghini, Lara Mori, Tea Ugrin
  * Ferrari competed in the qualifications round but subsequently withdrew with an injury. Mariani replaced her for the team final.

• 2018 — 12th place

  Martina Basile, Irene Lanza, Lara Mori, Sara Ricciardi, Martina Rizzelli

• 2019 — bronze medal

  Desiree Carofiglio, Alice D'Amato, Asia D'Amato, Elisa Iorio, Giorgia Villa, Martina Maggio

• 2022 – 5th place

  Alice D'Amato, Manila Esposito, Martina Maggio, Veronica Mandriota, Giorgia Villa, Elisa Iorio

• 2023 – 5th place

  Angela Andreoli, Arianna Belardelli, Alice D'Amato, Manila Esposito, Elisa Iorio

Junior World Championships results

• 2019 — 9th place

  Camilla Campagnaro, Micol Minotti, Chiara Vincenzi, Veronica Mandriota

• 2023 — bronze medal

  Caterina Gaddi, July Marano, Giulia Perotti, Matilde Ferrari

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Italian female artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Rank	Gymnast	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX	Olympic Total	World Total	Total
1	Vanessa Ferrari		2006 2007		2006		2020 2013 2006	1	5	6
2	Alice D'Amato	2024 2019				2024		2	1	3
3	Asia D'Amato	2019		2021				0	2	2
	Manila Esposito	2024				2024		2	0	2
	Elisa Iorio	2024 2019						1	1	2
	Marja Nutti	1950				1950		0	2	2
	Giorgia Villa	2024 2019						1	1	2
8	Licia Macchini	1950				1950		0	2	2
9	Ambrosetti, Gianoni, Giavotti, Giorgi, Malabarba, Marangoni, Perversi, Pizzavini, Tanzini, Tronconi, Vercesi, Vittadini	1928						1	0	1
	Angela Andreoli	2024						1	0	1
22	Bianchi, Micheli, Monlarini, Santoni, Scaricabarozzi, Torriani	1950						0	1	1
	Desiree Carofiglio, Martina Maggio	2019						0	1	1

Best international results

Event	TF	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Olympic Games		4	6	5
World Championships
European Games	5	5		6	14	12
European Championships
Youth Olympics	—
Junior World Championships					8
Universiade		5		5

See also

• List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Italy
• Italy men's national artistic gymnastics team

References

1. "Italy Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results" Archived 2015-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
2. "Ginnastica artistica, ITALIA: SEI LEGGENDARIA! Bronzo mitologico nella gara a squadre, impresa della vita. Fate da antologia". OASport (in Italian). October 8, 2019.
3. Price, Caroline (August 5, 2024). "Italy's Alice D'Amato Wins Gold In 'Splatfest' Olympic Balance Beam Final". Forbes.
4. "Alice D'Amato Wins Shock Balance Beam Gold, Becomes First Italian Woman To Claim Olympic Title In Any Gymnastics Event". International Olympic Committee. August 5, 2024.

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