Martina Maggio

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Martina Maggio
— Gymnast —
Full name Martina Maggio
Country represented  Italy
Born (2001-07-26) July 26, 2001 (age 22)
Villasanta, Italy
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team 2014 – present (ITA)
Club Robur et Virtus
Fiamme Oro
Gym Brixia
Head coach(es) Enrico Casella
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich All Around
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran All Around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Floor Exercise

Martina Maggio (born July 26, 2001) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She represented Italy at the 2020 Olympic Games. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and was the alternate for the team who won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart. Individually she is the 2022 Mediterranean Games all-around champion and 2016 European junior vault champion. She is a member of the Italian National Team.

Early life

Martina Maggio was born in Villasanta, Italy on July 26, 2001. In 2014, she moved to Brescia to train at the International Academy of Brixia.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2014

Maggio competed at the Golden League where she placed 16th in the all-around and sixth on the balance beam.[1] Maggio made her international debut at the Camaiore Trophy where she helped Italy place first ahead of France and Mexico.[2] She next competed at the Iuvenila Cup in Mexico where Italy once again won gold, this time ahead of Germany and Brazil. Individually Maggio won gold in the all-around ahead of Thaís Fidélis, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam. She won bronze on floor exercise.[3]

2015

In 2015 Maggio was selected to represent Italy at the European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Caterina Cereghetti and Francesca Linari. Together they placed fifth in the team competition. Individually Maggio placed 13th in the all-around, fourth on balance beam, and eighth on floor exercise.[4] She later competed at the Elite Gym Massilia where she helped Italy place fifth and she placed 17th in the all-around.[5]

2016

Maggio competed at the first and second Italian Serie A2 competitions, winning silver in the all-around at both. She next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed seventh in the all-around. During event finals she placed second on vault behind Jordan Chiles, second on balance beam behind Emma Malabuyo, and third on floor exercise behind Trinity Thomas and Malabuyo.[6] Maggio next competed at the third and fourth Italian Serie A2 competitions where she placed first and second respectively.

Maggio competed at a friendly competition amongst junior competitors where she placed third in the all-around behind Alice Kinsella of Great Britain and compatriot Giorgia Villa.[7] Maggio was selected to represent Italy at the 2016 European Championships. While there she helped Italy place fourth in the team competition. Individually Maggio won gold on vault ahead of compatriot Martina Basile and Denisa Golgotă of Romania.[8]

Senior

2017

Maggio turned senior in 2017. She made her debut at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed twenty-fourth.[9] She next competed in the 2nd Italian Serie A where she placed first. She was later selected to represent Italy at the European Championships. While there she qualified to the All-Around final where she finished in sixth place. She competed at the next Italian Serie A competition and once again finished in first place.[10] Maggio continued her dominance, winning the Italian Gold Championships and placing first on three of the four apparatuses.[11] Maggio was poised to compete at the World Championships, however she sustained a knee injury while training that ended her season prematurely.[12]

2018

Maggio returned to competition in June, competing at the 3rd Italian Serie A where she finished 8th in the all-around. The following month she competed at the Italian National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around, won gold on balance beam, and placed fifth and sixth on uneven bars and floor exercise respectively.[13] Later that month Maggio re-injured her knee and would be unable to compete at the European Championships nor the World Championships.[14]

2019

Maggio returned to competition at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy. She placed 17th in the all-around and fifth on balance beam. She competed at the Italian National Championships where she won silver on balance beam behind Giorgia Villa. She placed sixth in the all-around and on uneven bars and floor exercise.[15] On September 4 Maggio was named as the alternate for the team to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[16]

At the team final Italy won the bronze medal – Italy's first team medal since the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. As the alternate, Maggio was also awarded the medal.[17]

2020–21

Maggio competed at various Serie A competitions in the beginning of 2020; however most competitions were canceled or postponed due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In November Maggio competed at the Italian National Championships. She finished third in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa and Asia D'Amato. During event finals she won gold on balance beam, silver on uneven bars behind Villa, and placed sixth on floor exercise.[18]

Maggio competed at the 1st Italian Serie A of 2021 where she placed first.[19] In April Maggio was selected to represent Italy at the European Championships in Basel alongside Alice D'Amato, Giorgia Villa, and Vanessa Ferrari.[20] Maggio qualified to the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise event finals.[21] During the all-around final Maggio finished in sixth place. During the apparatus event finals Maggio finished fifth on balance beam and fourth on floor exercise.

Maggio was named to the team to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Alice and Asia D'Amato and Giorgia Villa (later replaced by Vanessa Ferrari).[22][23]The team qualified for the team finals and placed fourth with a total score of 163.638.[24]

2022

Maggio competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. Her scores on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise contributed towards Italy's second-place finish. Individually she won silver on balance beam behind Konnor McClain.[25] Maggio next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She helped Italy finish second as a team and individually placed third in the all-around behind McClain and Asia D'Amato. During event finals she once again finished second on balance beam behind McClain.[26] In June Maggio competed at the Mediterranean Games alongside Angela Andreoli, Alice D'Amato, Asia D'Amato, and Giorgia Villa. Together they won gold in the team competition, over five points ahead of second place France.[27] Individually Maggio won gold in the all-around.[28]

Maggio next competed at the European Championships. On the first day of competition she won bronze in the all-around behind compatriot Asia D'Amato and Alice Kinsella of Great Britain.[29] Additionally Maggio helped Italy qualify to the team final in first place and individually she qualified to the floor exercise final. During the team final Maggio contributed scores on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise towards Italy's first place finish.[30] After teammate Asia D'Amato was injured during the vault final, Maggio was substituted into the balance beam final where she finished fourth. During the floor exercise final Maggio finished second behind reigning European floor exercise champion Jessica Gadirova.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014 Golden League 16 6
Camaiore Trophy 1st
Iuvenila Cup 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd
2015 Euro Youth Olympic Festival 5 13 4 8
Elite Gym Massilia 5 17
2016 1st Italian Serie A2 3rd 2nd
2nd Italian Serie A2 4 2nd
City of Jesolo Trophy 7 2nd 2nd 3rd
3rd Italian Serie A2 3rd 1st
4th Italian Serie A2 2nd 2nd
Italian Junior Friendly 3rd 3rd
European Championships 4 1st
Senior
2017 City of Jesolo Trophy 5 24
2nd Italian Serie A 1st 1st
European Championships 6
3rd Italian Serie A 1st 1st
Italian Gold Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd
2018 3rd Italian Serie A 4 8
National Championships 4 5 1st 6
2019 City of Jesolo Trophy 17 5
2nd Italian Serie A 1st
National Championships 6 6 2nd 6
World Championships 3rd[lower-alpha 1]
2020 1st Italian Serie A 1st 2nd
2nd Italian Serie A 1st
3rd Italian Serie A 1st 1st
National Championships 3rd 2nd 1st 6
Italian Serie A Final 6 1st 2nd
2021 1st Italian Serie A 1st 1st
3rd Italian Serie A 1st 2nd
European Championships 6 5 4
National Championships 3rd 2nd 1st
Olympic Games 4 19
2022 1st Italian Serie A 1st 2nd
2nd Italian Serie A 1st 1st 2nd 2nd
DTB Pokal Team Challenge 2nd 2nd
City of Jesolo Trophy 2nd 3rd 2nd
Mediterranean Games 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
European Championships 1st 3rd 4 2nd
  1. ↑ Maggio was the Team ITA alternate.

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