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Mia Mainardi

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Mía Mainardi
Mainardi in 2022
Personal information
Full nameMía Giuliana Mainardi
Country represented Argentina
Born (2008-04-17) 17 April 2008 (age 16)
HometownBuenos Aires, Argentina
DisciplineWAG
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubClub Atlético River Plate
Head coach(es)Mariano Pocini
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Santa Marta Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2024 Santa Marta All Around
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Aracaju Team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya Vault

Mía Giuliana Mainardi (born 17 April 2008)[1] is an Argentine artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion on vault.

Career

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Mainardi began gymnastics when she was four years old because her older sister also did gymnastics.[2]

Mainardi made her international debut at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships and won a bronze medal with the Argentine team behind the United States and Brazil.[3] Then at the 2021 South American Junior Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Isabella Ajalla and a gold medal in the team event.[4]

Mainardi competed at the 2022 South American Youth Games, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise. She also won silver with the Argentine team.[5] At the 2022 Junior Pan American Championships, she won a bronze medal with the Argentine team.[6] Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, eighth on the uneven bars, and seventh on the balance beam. In the floor exercise final, she won the silver medal behind American Tiana Sumanasekera.[7] Then at the Argentine Championships, she won a bronze medal in the all-around.[8] She finished her 2022 season at the Top Gym Tournament in Charleroi, Belgium, winning bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise and placing seventh all-around.[9]

Mainardi was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey alongside Emilia Acosta and Isabella Ajalla, and the team finished in fifth place.[10] Mainardi qualified for the all-around final and finished twelfth.[11] In the vault final, Mainardi won the gold medal with an average score of 13.383.[12][13] She also competed in the uneven bars final where she finished sixth.[14]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021
Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 South American Junior Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 8 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Argentine Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Top Gym Tournament 4 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023
Junior World Championships 5 12 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
Senior
2024
Pan American Championships 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
South American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Mainardi Mia Giuliana". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Bronce para Mía Mainardi con la Selección" [Bronze for Mía Mainardi with the National Team]. River Plate (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 November 2021). "2021 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ^ "These are the champions of the first week of Rosario 2022". Santiago 2023. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ "U.S. juniors sweep team, all-around titles on first day of artistic competition at 2022 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Richard, Sumanasekera, Zhou golden on final day of Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 November 2022). "2022 Argentine Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 November 2022). "2022 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Team Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Histórica medalla para la gimnasia argentina: Mía Mainardi ganó el oro en salto en el Mundial junior de Turquía" [Historic medal for Argentine gymnastics: Mía Mainardi won gold in vault at the Junior World Championships in Turkey]. Infobae (in Spanish). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Manukyan takes two golds as apparatus finals begin at Gymnastics Junior Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Uneven Bars Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2023.