Marinella Falca
Marinella Falca is a former Italian gymnast born in Giovinazzo on 1 May 1986.
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Born | Giovinazzo, Italy | 1 May 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Emanuela Maccarani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
She won the silver medal in the competition of rhythmic gymnastics group at Athens Olympics in 2004. She finished 4th in the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] She won also eight medals at the World Championships (one gold at Baku 2005), and eight at the European Championships (one gold at Turin 2008).[2]
Olympic results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Score |
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2004 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
2nd | Group all-around | 49.450 |
2008 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
4th | Group all-around | 34.425 |
References
- "Marinella Falca - Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- "Squadra Nazionale/Marinella Falca". emanuelamaccarani.it. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Falca Sig.ra Marinella Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Marinella Falca at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gymnast profile at the FIG web site
- Gymnast profile at the CONI web site
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