Sofia Tonelli (born 18 November 2007) is an Italian

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2025 European Championships where she also won the bronze medal on balance beam.

Early life

Tonelli was born in

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in 2007.

Gymnastics career

2025

Tonelli competed at the

2025 City of Jesolo Trophy The City of Jesolo Trophy is an annual women's gymnastics competition held in 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 and 20 ...

where she placed thirteenth in the all-around but won gold with the Italian team. She was selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships alongside

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, Emma Fioravanti, and Giulia Perotti. While there she helped Italy win gold as a team. Individually she qualified to the all-around and balance beam finals. During the all-around final she finished ninth. She was subbed into the uneven bars final when Helen Kevric withdrew due to injury; Tonelli finished sixth. During the balance beam final she won bronze behind

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and

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Competitive history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tonelli, Sofia 2007 births Living people Italian female artistic gymnasts 21st-century Italian sportswomen European champions in gymnastics