Elisabetta Preziosa (born 21 September 1993) is a former

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from

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. She represented her country at the

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Junior career

2008

In April, Preziosa competed at the

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in Clermont-Ferrand, France. She contributed an all-around score of 54.825 toward the Italian team's fifth-place finish. In May, Preziosa competed in the senior division of the Italian Championships in Arezzo. She placed fourth in the all-around with a score of 56.000. In event finals, she placed first on balance beam, scoring 15.325, and fourth on floor, scoring 13.950.

Senior career

2009

At the end of June, Preziosa competed at the

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in Pescara, Italy. She contributed an all-around score of 55.050 toward the Italian team's second-place finish. In the all-around final, she placed second with a score of 56.450. In event finals, she placed third on balance beam, scoring 14.450, and first on floor, scoring 14.175. In March, Preziosa competed at the

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in Jesolo, Italy. She contributed an all-around score of 51.600 toward the Italian team's first-place finish. In October, Preziosa competed at the

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in London. She placed fifth in the balance beam final with a score of 14.200.

2010

In March, Preziosa competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy. She contributed an all-around score of 55.150 toward the Italian team's third-place finish. At the end of April, Preziosa competed at the

in Birmingham. She contributed an all-around score of 52.300 toward the Italian team's fifth-place finish. In event finals, she placed sixth on balance beam with a score of 13.075. In October, Preziosa competed at the

in Rotterdam. In the team final, she contributed scores of 13.933 on vault and 14.000 on balance beam toward the Italian team's eighth-place finish. In the all-around final, she placed twenty-fourth with a score of 52.933.

2011

In April, Preziosa competed at the

in Berlin. In qualifications, she placed nineteenth all-around with a score of 52.825 but did not move on to the final because of the two-per-country rule. In event finals, she placed third on the balance beam with a score of 14.325. In October, Preziosa competed at the

in Tokyo. She contributed scores of 14.208 on balance beam and 13.308 on floor toward the Italian team's ninth-place finish.

2012

In January, Preziosa competed at the

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in London. She contributed scores of 14.100 on balance beam and 13.466 on floor toward the Italian team's first-place finish, which meant that they qualified a full team to the Olympics. In June, Preziosa competed at the Italian Championships in Catania. She placed eighth in the all-around competition with a score of 51.600 and third in the floor final with a score of 13.300.

London Olympics

At the end of July, Preziosa competed at the

in London. In

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, she scored 13.733 on vault, 13.266 on balance beam, and 13.300 on floor to help the Italians qualify for the team final. In the

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, she contributed a balance beam score of 12.833 toward the Italian team's seventh-place finish. Betta Preziosa

2013

Preziosa competed at the 2013

, where she was part of the Italian team that won silver. She also won an individual bronze medal on the balance beam. In June, she competed at the

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. She won a gold team medal and an individual bronze on floor exercise.

2014

Preziosa competed in three Italian Serie A competitions, but due to a knee injury, she was not able to compete at the Italian Championships. Although she initially announced her intention to continue training, she officially retired in early 2015.

Personal life

Preziosa is a star of the reality television series ''Ginnaste - Vite Parallele'' on

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, which follows the lives of seven elite gymnasts who train in

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Eponymous skill

Preziosa has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Preziosa, Elisabetta 1993 births Living people Italian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Italy Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics Sportspeople from the Province of Varese Gymnasts of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito 21st-century Italian sportswomen