Alessia Maurelli

Alessia Maurelli
Alessia Maurelli
Personal information
Full name	Alessia Maurelli
Country represented	Italy
Born	22 August 1996 (age 28)
Hometown	Rivoli, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior international elite
Years on national team	2014-
Club	Aeronautica Militare
Head coach(es)	Emanuela Maccarani
Choreographer	Federica Bagnera
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Alessia Maurelli (born 22 August 1996) is an Italian group rhythmic gymnast who captains it from 2016. She is a two-time (2020, 2024) Olympic Group All-around bronze medalist, a two-time (2014, 2018) World Group All-around silver medalist and three-time European (2021, 2018, and 2014) Group All-around silver medalist.

A member of the national squad since 2014, Maurelli 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 Martina Centofanti 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 (and the second place) by nearly two tenths of a point.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

She started practicing rhythmic gymnastics at age 9 in Associazione Ginnastica Estense O. Putinati.

In January 2014 she was recognized by Emanuela Maccarani, who invited her to be part of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics team of Italy.^[4] She then moved to Desio and made her international debut at the 2014 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she and her team took silver medal in Group All-around competition. They also won bronze medal in Group All-around and 3 + 2 Final at the 2014 World Cup Sofia. On September 21–28, she competed at the 2014 World Championships, her first one, which took place in Izmir, Turkey. Her team took silver medal in Group All-around, less than 0.2 point away from gold, was won by Bulgaria. In finals, they placed 5th with 10 Clubs and 4th with 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons.

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

Personal life

Since 2022 she has been dating an actor Massimo Bertelloni, who proposed to her on August 10, after the awarding ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Group All-around final in Paris.

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
2024	Olympics	Paris		All-around	3rd	68.100	2nd	69.350
			Scherzo Molto Vivace from Symphony No. 9, Greatness by Audiomachine, Vo Williams	5 Hoops	3rd	36.100	2nd	38.200
			The Ecstasy of Gold' by Ennio Morricone, Czech National Symphony Orchestra	3 Ribbons + 2 Balls	4th	32.000	6th	31.150

References

^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "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.
^ "LA NOSTRA STORIA". Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Celeghin, Natascia (2021-08-21). "Alessia Maurelli: "Il bronzo a Tokyo grazie ai consigli di Mennea. Vorrei essere testimonial per i vaccini"". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-19.

External links

Alessia Maurelli at the International Gymnastics Federation
Alessia Maurelli at Olympedia
Alessia Maurelli at Olympics.com
Alessia Maurelli at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
Alessia Maurelli at the CONI Rio 2016 Olympics website

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[1] "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[2] "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[3] "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.

[4] "LA NOSTRA STORIA". Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[5] Celeghin, Natascia (2021-08-21). "Alessia Maurelli: "Il bronzo a Tokyo grazie ai consigli di Mennea. Vorrei essere testimonial per i vaccini"". Corriere del Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-19.

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