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Alessia Leolini (born 3 February 1997) is an Italian artistic gymnast.
Leolini became senior in 2013. She competed at the 2013 World Championships. She placed 22nd in vault qualifications and did not qualify to the final.
Leolini competed at the 2014
Early life
Leolini was born inMontevarchi
Montevarchi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.
History
The town of Montevarchi sprang up around 1100, near to a fortified Benedictine monastery, founded by bishop Elempert (986–1010) of Arezzo. At first the cas ...
, Italy in 1997.
Gymnastics career
Junior
Leolini competed at various national competitions in 2010 and 2011. She made her international debut at the 2011City of Jesolo Trophy
The City of Jesolo Trophy is an annual women's gymnastics competition held in Jesolo, Jesolo, Italy. There are competitions for the senior division and junior division. The United States won the senior team competition from 2008, 2010 to 2017, 2019 ...
, in which Italy placed third in team finals. In November Leolini competed at the Top Gym Invitational in Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
where she placed second in the all-around behind Evgeniya Shelgunova
Evgeniya Andreyevna Shelgunova (; born 3 August 1997) is a Russian artistic gymnast, Master of Sports of Russia.
Career
She has been a member of the main Russian artistic gymnastics team since towards the end of 2012. Earlier, in 2011 Shelgun ...
of Russia. She also won silver on uneven bars and floor exercise.
In 2012 Leolini competed at the junior European Championships
A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
where Italy won silver in the team final.
Senior
Leolini became senior in 2013. She competed at the 2013 World Championships. She placed 22nd in vault qualifications and did not qualify to the final.
Leolini competed at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy
The City of Jesolo Trophy is an annual women's gymnastics competition held in Jesolo, Jesolo, Italy. There are competitions for the senior division and junior division. The United States won the senior team competition from 2008, 2010 to 2017, 2019 ...
where she placed second on vault behind MyKayla Skinner
MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer ( ; born December 9, 1996) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic vault silver medalist, competing as an individual, and was an alternate for the 2016 Olympic team. Skinner competed at ...
of the US. She also placed 22nd in the all-around.
In 2015 Leolini competed at the European Games
The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from countries served by national Olympic committees within the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the regional association for such committ ...
where Italy placed fifth in the team final.
Competitive history
References
External links
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