Desiree Carofiglio
Full nameDesiree Carofiglio
Nickname(s)Desy
Country represented Italy
Born (2000-03-11) March 11, 2000
Casarile, Italy
ResidenceLodi, Lombardy
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2014 – present (ITA)
ClubFanfulla 1874
Medal record
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 StuttgartTeam

Desiree Carofiglio (born 11 March 2000) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was part of the Italian team that won bronze at the 2019 World Championships.[1]

Personal life

Carofiglio was born in Casarile on 11 March 2000.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2014–15

Carofiglio made her international debut at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed sixteenth in the all-around, eighth on vault, and sixth on balance beam.[2] She later competed at a friendly competition in Munich where she placed thirteenth.[3] In May she competed at the European Championships where she helped Italy place fifth in the team final and individually she placed seventh in the vault final.[4] She later competed at the Italy National Championships where she placed seventeenth in the all-around and fifth on vault. In September Carofiglio competed at the Golden League where she won bronze on vault.[5]

In 2015 Carofiglio competed at the Golden League, winning bronze in the team final and placing tenth in the all-around.[6] At the Italian National Championships she placed eleventh in the all-around, third on vault, and seventh on balance beam.[7]

Senior

2016

Carofiglio turned senior in 2016. She competed at the 1st Italian Serie A where she placed third in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa and Carlotta Ferlito and fourth in the team competition.[8] She made her international senior debut at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy finish third and individually she placed 22nd in the all-around, fifth on vault, and eighth on floor exercise.[9]

2017

Carofiglio competed at the first Italian Serie A where her club placed third and individually she placed fourth in the all-around.[10] She next competed at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed 21st in the all-around, fourth on vault, and fifth in the team final. At the second Italian Serie A she placed third in the all-around behind Martina Maggio and Asia D'Amato.[11] Carofiglio competed at the Italian Gold Championships in May where she won silver in the all-around and on vault behind Maggio, fifth on uneven bars and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.[12] In June she competed at the FIT Challenge where she placed 12th in the all-around and helped Italy win gold.[13] At the Italian National Championships Carofiglio placed sixth in the all-around, second on vault behind D'Amato, and fourth on floor exercise.[14] In October Carofiglio competed at the 2017 World Championships but did not qualify for any event finals.

2018

Carofiglio competed at the first Italian Serie A where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa, Asia D'Amato, and Alice D'Amato.[15] In April she competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy win bronze and individually she placed fifteenth in the all-around, sixth on vault, and won bronze on floor exercise, tied with Grace McCallum.[16] In June Carofiglio had surgery on her knee and was out for the remainder of the season.[17]

2019

Carofiglio competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped Italy place third and individually she placed tenth in the all-around, second on vault, and fifth on floor exercise.[18] She later competed at a friendly competition in Heerenveen where she helped Italy place first and individually she placed sixth in the all-around.[19] At the Italian National Championships Carofiglio placed second in the all-around behind Asia D'Amato, fourth on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.[20]

On September 4 Carofiglio was named to the team to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany alongside D'Amato, Alice D'Amato, Giorgia Villa, and Elisa Iorio.[21]

During qualifications at the World Championships Carofiglio helped Italy qualify to the team final in eighth place; as a result Italy also qualified to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[22] In the team final, Carofiglio helped Italy win the bronze medal – Italy's first team medal since the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. They ended up finishing behind the United States and Russia but ahead of China, who originally qualified to the final in second place.[23]

2020

Carofiglio was selected to represent Italy at the Birmingham World Cup taking place in March.[24] However the Birmingham World Cup was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[25] In October Carofiglio injured her Achilles tendon.[26]

2021

Carofiglio returned to competition at the 2021 Italian national championships where she only competed on balance beam and uneven bars. Although she was not sufficiently recovered enough to be selected to represent Italy at the Olympic Games, she was selected to compete at the 2021 World Championships.[27]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1686
Munich Friendly13
European Championships57
Italian Championships175
Golden League193rd place, bronze medalist(s)
20151st Italian Serie A8
2nd Italian Serie A10
3rd Italian Serie A11
4th Italian Serie A11
Golden League3rd place, bronze medalist(s)10
Italian Championships113rd place, bronze medalist(s)7
Senior
20161st Italian Serie A43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2nd Italian Serie A616
City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2258
3rd Italian Serie A48
4th Italian Serie A56
20171st Italian Serie A3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4
City of Jesolo Trophy5214
2nd Italian Serie A2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
3rd Italian Serie A3rd place, bronze medalist(s)8
Italian Gold Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)551st place, gold medalist(s)
FIT Challenge1st place, gold medalist(s)12
Italian Championships62nd place, silver medalist(s)4
4th Italian Serie A2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
20181st Italian Serie A74
City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1563rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2nd Italian Serie A3rd place, bronze medalist(s)106
3rd Italian Serie A3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20191st Italian Serie A1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
City of Jesolo Trophy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)102nd place, silver medalist(s)5
2nd Italian Serie A74
3rd Italian Serie A1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Heerenveen Friendly1st place, gold medalist(s)6
Italian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)4441st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
20201st Italian Serie A81st place, gold medalist(s)
2021National Championships5
2022DTB Pokal Mixed Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. "Ginnastica, Mondiali 2019: Italia, il bronzo delle guerriere. Miglior risultato della storia: tutti i precedenti con la squadra". OASport. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. "2014 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 23, 2014.
  3. "2014 Munich Friendly Results". 13 April 2014.
  4. "2014 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 18, 2014.
  5. "Italy Shows Huge Potential at Golden League". The Gymternet. September 15, 2014.
  6. "2015 Golden League Results". 12 September 2015.
  7. "2015 Italian Championships Results". 29 September 2015.
  8. "2016 1st Italian Serie A National Results". The Gymternet. February 13, 2016.
  9. "2016 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 19, 2016.
  10. "2017 1st Italian Serie a Results". 26 February 2017.
  11. "2017 2nd Italian Serie A Results". The Gymternet. April 9, 2017.
  12. "2017 Italian Gold Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 31, 2017.
  13. "2017 FIT Challenge Results". 13 June 2017.
  14. "2017 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. September 2, 2017.
  15. "2018 1st Italian Serie a Results". 5 March 2018.
  16. "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. April 17, 2018.
  17. "Caterina Cereghetti Suffers Elbow Injury". Gymnovosti. October 25, 2018.
  18. "2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". 4 March 2019.
  19. "2019 Heerenveen Friendly Results". 31 August 2019.
  20. "2019 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. September 17, 2019.
  21. "Mondiali Stoccarda 2019: Tutti i convocati!". Ginnasticando (in Italian). September 4, 2019.
  22. "Ginnastica, Mondiali 2019: Italia senza finali di specialità, azzurre avanti con la squadra. Villa e Iorio in finale all-around". OASport (in Italian). October 6, 2019.
  23. "Ginnastica artistica, ITALIA: SEI LEGGENDARIA! Bronzo mitologico nella gara a squadre, impresa della vita. Fate da antologia". OASport (in Italian). October 8, 2019.
  24. "Ginnastica, l'Italia cambia una pedina per la Coppa del Mondo: Carofiglio sostituirà Alice D'Amato a Birmingham". OA Sport (in Italian). February 24, 2020.
  25. "British Gymnastics national events announcement, including FIG World Cup". British Gymnastics. March 16, 2020.
  26. "Ginnastica, Desiree Carofiglio si è rotta il tendine d'Achille. Brutto infortunio per l'azzurra, altra tegola per l'Italia". OASport (in Italian). October 5, 2020.
  27. @ginnasticaartisticaitaliana.it (October 6, 2021). "MONDIALI DI KITAKYUSHU 2021: CONVOCAZIONI GAF" via Instagram.
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