Marinella Falca

Marinella Falca
Marinella Falca (2nd from right) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1986-05-01) May 1, 1986
Giovinazzo, Italy
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country  Italy
Sport Rhythmic gymnastics
Club C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Coached by Emanuela Maccarani
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 5 2
European Championships 1 3 4
Olympic Games
2004 AthensGroup all-around

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventScore
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens 2nd Group all-around 49.450
2008 Olympic Games China Beijing 4th Group all-around 34.425

Honours

Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 27 September 2004[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Marinella Falca - Biography". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Squadra Nazionale/Marinella Falca". emanuelamaccarani.it. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Falca Sig.ra Marinella Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.
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