Irene Germini (born 24 July 1974 in

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in the

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) is a retired

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. She competed for Italy in the rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at two Olympic Games: in 1992 in Barcelona and in 1996 in Atlanta. In Barcelona she was 15th in the qualification and advanced to the final, placing 13th overall, in Atlanta she tied for 16th place in the qualification, was 13th in the semifinal and didn't advance to the final of 10 competitors.

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* 1974 births Living people Italian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Italy Gymnasts from Rome {{Italy-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub