| Marta Pagnini | |
| Birth Date: | 1991 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Florence, Italy |
| Residence: | Prato, Italy |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| Discipline: | RG |
| Level: | Senior International Elite |
| Natlteam: | 2011-2016 |
| Club: | Aeronautica Militare |
| Headcoach: | Emanuela Maccarani |
| Retired: | Yes |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Marta Pagnini (born 21 January 1991) is a retired Italian group rhythmic gymnast from Prato, Italy.
She was part of the 2010 and 2011 Italian Group that competed at the World Championships that won the Group All-around gold medal. Her teammates also won a pair of bronze medals at the 2012 World Cup Final in 5 Balls and 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops. She has won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the group all-around event together with other Group Members(Elisa Blanchi, Romina Laurito, Elisa Santoni, Anzhelika Savrayuk, Andreea Stefanescu).[1] In 2013, with the retirement of Elisa Santoni, Pagnini became the captain of the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team that was dubbed "Le Leonesse".[2] In 2013, Pagnini was part of the team that took an all around silver and won a silver in 10 Clubs event in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kiev.[3] In 2014, Pagnini was part of the team that took an all around silver in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Izmir.[4] With her team, she competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku and finished 7th in all around group finals, 5th in 5 Ribbons event and 6th in 3 Clubs+2 Hoops event.[5] In 2015, she and her team mates took gold in 5 Ribbons final at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart.[6] She was the captain of the Italian National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the group all-around event. Pagnini and her team mates, Martina Centofanti, Sofia Lodi, Alessia Maurelli and Camilla Patriarca placed 4th with an overall score of 35,549 behind Bulgaria.[7] She is fluent in Russian and English[8] and serves in the Italian Air Force as aviere capo[9]
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | All-around | 4th | 35.549 | 4th | 35.349 | |
| 5 Ribbons | 4th | 17.516 | 5th | 17.516 | ||||
| 'Faust: VII. Danse de Phryne. Allegretto vivo Herbert von Karajan | 6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 3rd | 18.033 | 3rd | 17.833 | |||
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music [10] | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Olympics | London | All-around | bgcolor=CC9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=CC9966 | 55.450 | 2nd | 55.800 | |
| Black Gold by Armand Amar | 5 Balls | 2nd | 28.125 | 2nd | 28.100 | |||||
| William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini | 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops | 4th | 27.325 | 2nd | 27.700 | |||||