Arthur Zanetti Explained

Arthur Zanetti
Fullname:	Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti
Country:	Brazil
Birth Date:	16 April 1990
Birth Place:	São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil
Height:	1.56 m
Weight:	61 kg
Discipline:	MAG
Level:	Senior International
Club:	SERC Santa Maria
Headcoach:	Marcos Gotto
Assistcoach:	Andre de Oliveira
Eponymousskills:	Zanetti (Still Rings)
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Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (born 16 April 1990) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. He won the gold medal in the rings exercise at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,^[1] becoming the first Brazilian and Latin American gymnast to win an Olympic medal in history. He also won the gold medal at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.^[2]

Career

Zanetti is a rings exercise specialist. He occasionally competes in floor and vault exercises.^[3] He originated one skill, which is named after him in the Code of Points since 2013.^[4]

2009

Zanetti competed in 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London. He qualified in 8th for Rings Final and placed 4th during Event Finals, scoring 15.325. This was his best result that year.

2011

Zanetti won the gold medal on Rings at the 2011 Summer Universiade, in Shenzhen, China, with a score of 15.600.^[5] It was the first medal for a Brazilian male artistic gymnast in this competition.^[6]

In Tokyo, Japan, he won the silver medal on rings at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.^[7] His score was 15.600, finishing behind the champion, Chen Yibing. With this result, Zanetti qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also the first Brazilian to win a medal for the rings event in a World Gymnastics Championships.^[8]

At the 2011 Pan American Games, Zanetti won the silver medal on rings.^[9] He also won the team title, the first male team gold medal for Brazil at the Pan American Games.^[10]

2012

At the 2012 Artistics Gymnastics Olympic Test Event, on January 12, 2012, Zanetti won the gold medal on rings.^[11] He achieved good results in Artistic Gymnastics World Cup challenges in this year. In Cottbus, Germany, on March 24, he won the silver medal, while Chen won the gold.^[12] On April 30, Zanetti won the gold medal at the Osijek Grand Prix 2012 in Osijek, Croatia.^[13] He slightly improved his series, with a 6.8 D-score. In Maribor, Slovenia, on June 2, Zanetti finished first, scoring 15,575.^[14]

London Olympics

Zanetti competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He qualified to the rings final in 4th place with a score of 15.616.^[15] On August 6, 2012, he won the gold medal in this event, with a score of 15.900.^[16] His gold medal was the first medal for a Brazilian gymnast, and also the first for a Latin American gymnast ^[17] in any event at the Olympic Games.^[18]

2013

Zanetti participated in two events in the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series. He was the gold medallist in both competitions. In Doha, Qatar, on March 28, he got a score of 15.700^[19] while in Anadia, Portugal, on June 22, his score was 15.800.^[20]

Zanetti defended his title in Rings at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and won the gold medal.

On October 5, Zanetti won the gold medal at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, with a score of 15,800.^[21]

2016

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Zanetti won another medal on the rings, this time a silver. He was also part of the Brazilian men's team that finished 6th in the team competition.^[22]

2021

He competed in the Tokyo Olympics, finishing 8th in the rings final.

Notes and References

https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/gymnastics/story/_/id/8238984/2012-london-olympics-arthur-zanetti-upsets-chen-tibing-win-rings-gold-medal Arthur Zanetti wins still rings gold
https://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnastics/story/_/id/9772704/mckayla-maroney-edges-simone-biles-vault-world-championships McKayla Maroney wins worlds vault
http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2013/10/ginastica/zanetti-aumenta-treinos-em-outros-aparelhos-para-ajudar-equipe-olimpica.html Zanetti aumenta treinos em outros aparelhos para ajudar equipe olímpica
http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,5261-206820-224043-49508-318777-news-item,00.html Sixteen new Men's elements accepted for evaluation
http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2705:minobe-koczi-win-twice-as-university-games-end&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 Minobe, Koczi Win Twice as University Games End
https://archive.today/20120708052205/http://cbginastica.com.br/cbg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93:arthur-zanetti-conquista-medalha-de-ouro-nas-argolas-na-universiade&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50 Arthur Zanetti conquista medalha de ouro nas Argolas na Universiade
http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2011/magef3sr.html 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (JPN) 2011.
http://www.24horasnews.com.br/index.php?mat=389028 Arthur Zanetti é prata nas argolas e faz história no Mundial de Ginástica
http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3022:corral-captures-historic-pan-am-gold-for-mexico&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 Corral Captures Historic Pan Am Gold for Mexico
http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3018:brazilian-men-grab-historic-gold-in-guadalajara&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 Brazilian Men Grab First Pan Am Gold
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/gymnastics/9012278/London-2012-Olympics-Louis-Smith-and-Daniel-Purvis-win-individual-gold-at-gymnastics-test-event.html London 2012 Olympics: Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis win individual gold at gymnastics test event – Telegraph.
http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2012/eu/ger/tdm/magef3sr.pdf Apparatus Final Men | Rings
https://archive.today/20120507230316/http://www.osijekgym.com/news/finals-results-462 Finals – results | Osijek Grand Prix 2012
http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2012/eu/slo/salamun/magef3sr.pdf Final results | Šalamunov Memorial 2012 World Cup
http://www.london2012.com/gymnastics-artistic/event/men-qualifications/phase=gam499900/doc=rings.html Men's Qualification – Olympic Gymnastics – Artistic | London 2012
http://www.london2012.com/gymnastics-artistic/event/men-rings/index.html Men's Rings – Final | London 2012
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/08/06/brazil-gold-medalist-zanetti-loves-rings/ Brazil's gold medalist Zanetti loves the rings
http://olimpiadas.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2012/08/06/zanetti-exalta-psicologico-e-diz-que-medalha-e-de-todos-os-brasileiros.htm Zanetti exalta psicológico e diz que medalha é de todos os brasileiros
http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3587&Itemid=56 Five Take Titles at Doha World Challenge Cup
http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3683:brazil-best-at-anadia-world-challenge-cup&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 Brazil Best at Anadia World Challenge Cup
http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/13Antwerp/results/files/res/mag/MAG_C3_Rings_Results.pdf Men's rings Results
Web site: Arthur Zanetti Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/arthur-zanetti-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2019-08-10.