Alessia Maurelli
Personal information
Full nameAlessia Maurelli
Country represented Italy
Born (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996
HometownRivoli, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2014-2021
ClubAeronautica Militare
Head coach(es)Emanuela Maccarani
ChoreographerFederica Bagnera
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoGroup All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stuttgart 5 Ribbons
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pesaro 5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sofia 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kitakyushu3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2022 SofiaTeam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2014 Izmir Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stuttgart6 Clubs + 2 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sofia Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2021 KitakyushuTeam
Silver medal – second place 2021 KitakyushuGroup All-around
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia 5 Hoops
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guadalajara 5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv 5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2014 Baku Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guadalajara Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guadalajara 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Varna 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 5 Hoops

Alessia Maurelli (born 22 August 1996) is an Italian group rhythmic gymnast who captains it from 2016. She is the 2020 Olympic Group All-around bronze medalist, a two-time (2014, 2018) World Group All-around silver medalist and three-time European (2021, 2018, and 2014) Group All-around silver medalist.

A member of the national squad since 2014, Maurelli ascended to prominence on the international scene at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she and fellow rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Lodi, Camilla Patriarca, Marta Pagnini, and Martina Centofanti attained a total score of 35.549 on the combination of hoops, ribbons, and clubs for the fourth spot in the final, slipping her team off the podium (and the second place) by nearly two tenths of a point.[1][2][3]

She won a bronze medal, in Women's rhythmic group all-around, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Career

She started practicing rhythmic gymnastics at age 9 in Associazione Ginnastica Estense O. Putinati. In January 2014 she was recognized by Emanuela Maccarani, who invited her to be part of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics team of Italy.[5] She then moved to Desio and made her international debut at the 2014 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she and her team took silver medal in Group All-around competition. They also won bronze medal in Group All-around and 3 + 2 Final at the 2014 World Cup Sofia. On September 21-28, she competed at the 2014 World Championships, her first one, which took place in Izmir, Turkey. Her team took silver medal in Group All-around, less than 0.2 point away from gold, was won by Bulgaria. In finals, they placed 5th with 10 Clubs and 4th with 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons.

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
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 3rd 87.700 3rd 87.150
Butterfly-Ninja
by Maxime Rodriguez		 5 Balls 4th 44.850 3rd 44.600
Tree of Life Suite
by R. Cacciapaglia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra		 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 3rd 42.850 4th 42.550

References

  1. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rio2016: Ginnastica ritmica. Farfalle ai piedi del podio" [Rio 2016 (Rhythmic Gymnastics): Italians slipped off the podium] (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Celeghin, Natascia (2021-08-21). "Alessia Maurelli: «Il bronzo a Tokyo grazie ai consigli di Mennea. Vorrei essere testimonial per i vaccini»". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ↑ "LA NOSTRA STORIA". Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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