Elisa Blanchi

Elisa Blanchi
Personal information
Born (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987
Velletri, Italy
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Italy
(2003-2012)
ClubC.S. Aeronautica Militare
Head coach
Emanuela Maccarani
Retiredyes
Medal record
International gymnastics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 5 10 2
European Championships 1 5 7
Total 6 16 10
Representing  Italy
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonGroup All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 MontpellierGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place2010 MoscowGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place2009 MieGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place2009 Mie3 Ribbons / 2 Ropes
Gold medal – first place2005 Baku3 Hoops / 4 Clubs
Silver medal – second place2011 Montpellier5 Balls
Silver medal – second place2011 Montpellier3 Ribbons / 2 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2010 Moscow5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2010 Moscow3 Ribbons / 2 Ropes
Silver medal – second place2009 Mie5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2007 PatrasGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place2007 Patras5 Ropes
Silver medal – second place2007 Patras3 Hoops / 4 Clubs
Silver medal – second place2005 BakuGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place2005 Baku5 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place2003 Budapest5 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place2003 Budapest3 Hoops / 2 Balls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Torino5 Ropes
Silver medal – second place2010 BremenGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place2010 Bremen3 Ribbons / 2 Ropes
Silver medal – second place2008 Torino3 Hoops / 4 Clubs
Silver medal – second place2006 MoscowGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place2006 Moscow3 Hoops / 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place2012 NizhnyGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2012 Nizhny3 Ribbons / 2 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place2010 Bremen5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place2008 TorinoGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2006 Moscow5 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place2003 RiesaGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2003 Riesa3 Hoops / 2 Balls

Elisa Blanchi (born 13 October 1987) is a former Italian rhythmic gymnast. She competed at three Olympic Games and won two medals in group all-around event.[1]

Biography

Elisa joined Italian national team in 2003. At the 2003 European Championships in Riesa, Germany, she took bronze medal in group all-around and 3 hoops + 2 balls alongside Elisa Santoni, Daniela Masseroni, Pamela Mastroianni, Francesca Pasinetti and Francesca Chugurra.[2] In September, at the 2003 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, they took 4th place in group all-around, tied with Belarus, who won bronze because of better execution. Then they won bronze medals in both apparatus finals.

Then she competed in a renewed group (Fabrizia D'Ottavio, Marinella Falca, Daniela Masseroni, Elisa Santoni, Laura Vernizzi) and won the silver medal in group all-around at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

At the 2005 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, the same group won silver medal in group all-around behind Russia. They won gold medal in 3 hoops + 4 clubs and silver in 5 ribbons final.

Italian Group in 5 Balls at the 2012 Summer Olympics

She was also part of the Italian bronze medal winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in the group all-around event together with other group members Romina Laurito, Marta Pagnini, Elisa Santoni, Anzhelika Savrayuk and Andreea Stefanescu.[3] She was part of the Italian Group that competed at three (2009, 2010 and 2011) World Championships and won the Group All-around gold medal.[4] Her teammates also won a pair of bronze medals at the 2012 World Cup Final in 5 Balls and 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops.

Achievements

Detailed Olympic results

Year Competition Description Location Music [5] 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. 1 2 "Elisa Blanchi - Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "2003 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Book results" (PDF). ueg.org.
  3. ↑ "Russia take Group gold". London2012.com. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ginnastica ritmica, trionfo per le farfalle azzurre a Mosca" (in Italian). sport.panorama.it. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Russia Group RG music list". rgforum. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
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