Marinella Falca
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Giovinazzo, Italy | May 1, 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Emanuela Maccarani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marinella Falca is a former Italian gymnast born in Giovinazzo on May 1, 1986.
Biography
She won the silver medal in the competition of rhythmic gymnastics group at Athens Olympics in 2004. She finished 4th in the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] She won also eight medals at the World Championships (one gole at Baku 2005), and eight at the European Championships (one gold at Turin 2008).[2]
Olympic results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Score |
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2004 | Olympic Games | Athens | 2nd | Group all-around | 49.450 |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing | 4th | Group all-around | 34.425 |
Honours
Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 27 September 2004[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Marinella Falca - Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Squadra Nazionale/Marinella Falca". emanuelamaccarani.it. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Falca Sig.ra Marinella Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Marinella Falca at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gymnast profile at the FIG web site
- Gymnast profile at the CONI web site
Categories:
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Olympic gymnasts of Italy
- Gymnasts of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Italian rhythmic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Italian sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships