Martina Centofanti
Full nameMartina Centofanti
Country represented Italy
Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998
HometownRome, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight47 kg (104 lb)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2015-
ClubGinnastica Fabriano ASD
Head coach(es)Emanuela Maccarani
ChoreographerFederica Bagnera
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
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
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
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 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

Martina Centofanti (born 19 May 1998) is an Italian group rhythmic gymnast. A member of the national squad since 2015, Centofanti 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 Alessia Maurelli 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 by nearly two tenths of a point.[2][3][4]

She won a bronze medal, in Women's rhythmic group all-around, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

She is the 2018 World Group All-around silver medalist and two-time European (2018, 2021) Group All-around silver medalist.

Career

Junior

In 2013, she was a captain of junior national group, together with Letizia Cicconcelli, Cecilia Merriggiola, Maria Vilucchi, Aurora Peluzzi and Giulia Muscolino, coached by Julieta Cantaluppi and Kristina Ghiurova. They placed 6th in Group All-around and 5 Hoops final at the 2013 Junior European Championships in Vienna, Austria.

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

Personal life

She is a daughter of Italian former footballer Felice Centofanti.

References

  1. 1 2 "Martina Centofanti". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Chi è Martina Centofanti, bronzo alle olimpiadi figlia dell'ex calciatore: "Grazie a lei mi sono disintossicato dal calcio"". Il Riformista (in Italian). 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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