Federica Macrì Explained

Federica Macrì
Country:Italy
Birth Date:22 August 1990
Birth Place:Trieste, Italy
Height:157 cm[1]
Discipline:WAG
Natlteam:2004-2011, 2013 (ITA)
Club:Artistica 81
Headcoach:Diego Pecar, Teresa Macri
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Federica Macrì (born 22 August 1990) is an Italian former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] She was a member of the Italian team that won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships.

Career

Macrì began gymnastics when she was three years old at the Artistica 81 club in her hometown Trieste.[3] Her first major international competition was the 2004 Junior European Championships. The Italian team of Macrì, Vanessa Ferrari, Francesca Benolli, and Roberta Galante won the bronze medal behind Russia and Romania. Macrì also won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Romanian gymnasts Steliana Nistor and Sandra Izbașa.[4]

Macrì was a part of the Italian team that won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. At the 2006 European Championships, the Italian team of Macrì, Vanessa Ferrari, Carlotta Giovannini, Monica Bergamelli, and Lia Parolari won the gold medal in the team competition.[5] She also competed at the 2006 World Championships where the Italian team finished ninth in the qualification round.[6] She finished fourteenth in the all-around at the 2007 European Championships.[7] She also competed at the 2007 World Championships where the Italian team finished fourth, and Macrì finished nineteenth in the all-around final.[8]

Macrì was selected to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games alongside Vanessa Ferrari, Carlotta Giovannini, Lia Parolari, Francesca Benolli, and Monica Bergamelli, and they finished tenth in the qualification round.[9] She continued to compete after the Olympic Games. She competed at the 2010 City of Jesolo Trophy and helped the Italian team win the bronze medal.[10] At the 2010 European Championships, the Italian team of Macrì, Vanessa Ferrari, Elisabetta Preziosa, and Paola Galante finished fifth. At the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy, the Italian team won the silver medal, and Macrì finished thirteenth in the all-around.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federica Macrì . Olympedia . 20 June 2021.
  2. Federica Macrì Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418013313/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/federica-macri-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 23 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Federica Macrì . Artistica 81 . 20 June 2021 . Italian.
  4. Web site: 2004 Jr. European Championships Women's EF . Gymn Forum . 20 June 2021 . 8 May 2004.
  5. Web site: 2006 European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Senior . Gymnastics Results . 20 June 2021.
  6. Web site: 30th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualification . Gymnastics Results . 20 June 2021.
  7. Web site: 2nd European Individual Championship Artistic Gymnastics Women . Gymnastics Results . 20 June 2021.
  8. Web site: 40th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women . Gymnastics Results . 20 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Gymnastics Artistic Women Qualification Results . Gymnastics Results . Beijing 2008 . 20 June 2021 . 2 . 10 August 2008.
  10. Web site: 3° Trofeo Città di Jesolo Classifica per nazioni . USA Gymnastics . 20 June 2021 . Italian . 27 March 2010.
  11. Web site: 6 Trofeo Città di Jesolo Classifica individuale . USA Gymnastics . Federazione Ginnastica d'Italia . 20 June 2021 . Italian . 30 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730044105/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_13jesolo_teamaa.pdf . dead .