Marta Pagnini

Marta Pagnini
Personal information
Born (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991
Florence, Italy
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Italy
(2011-2016)
ClubAeronautica Militare
Head coach
Emanuela Maccarani
RetiredYes
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonGroup All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 MontpellierGroup All-around
Gold medal – first place2015 Stuttgart5 Ribbons
Silver medal – second place2011 Montpellier5 Balls
Silver medal – second place2011 Montpellier3 Ribbons/ 2 Hoops
Silver medal – second place2013 KyivGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place2013 Kyiv10 Clubs
Silver medal – second place2014 IzmirGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place2015 Stuttgart6 Clubs/ 2 Hoops
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 BakuGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2012 N.NovgorodGroup All-around
Bronze medal – third place2012 N.Novgorod3 Ribbons/ 2 Hoops

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

Early life

Pagnini trained in ballet between the ages of 6 and 8.[1] She then trained in artistic gymnastics before switching to rhythmic at the advice of her coaches.[1]

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 ).[2] In 2013, with the retirement of Elisa Santoni, Pagnini became the captain of the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team that was dubbed "Le Leonesse".[3] 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.[4] In 2014, Pagnini was part of the team that took an all around silver in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Izmir.[5] 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.[6] In 2015, she and her team mates took gold in 5 Ribbons final at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart.[7] 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.[8] She is fluent in Russian and English[9] and serves in the Italian Air Force as aviere capo[10]

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 [11] 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 Kuznetsova, Ekaterina (8 April 2020). "Olympic Medallist from Italy Marta Pagnini: 'From the Worst Moments Come the Best Lessons.'". youthtimemag.com. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Russia take Group gold". London2012.com. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Marta Pagnini at FIG Database". FID Database. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "B32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". Longines. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bulgaria stuns Italy, Belarus, Russia to win 2014 Group World All-around title". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "2015 European Games RG Results". baku2015.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Italy takes gold in 5 Ribbons". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 18 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "2016 Olympics RG Group All Around Results". Olympic.org. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Team Italia: Marta Pagnini". rio2016.coni.it. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Aviere Capo Marta Pagnini". aeronautica.difesa.it. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Russia Group RG music list". rgforum. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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