| Mía Mainardi | |
| Full Name: | Mía Giuliana Mainardi |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 2008 |
| Hometown: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Discipline: | WAG |
| Level: | Senior International Elite |
| Club: | Club Atlético River Plate |
| Headcoach: | Mariano Pocini |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Mía Giuliana Mainardi (born 17 April 2008)[1] is an Argentine artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion on vault.
Mainardi began gymnastics when she was four years old because her older sister also did gymnastics.[2]
Mainardi made her international debut at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships and won a bronze medal with the Argentine team behind the United States and Brazil.[3] Then at the 2021 South American Junior Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Isabella Ajalla and a gold medal in the team event.[4]
Mainardi competed at the 2022 South American Youth Games, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise. She also won silver with the Argentine team.[5] At the 2022 Junior Pan American Championships, she won a bronze medal with the Argentine team.[6] Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, eighth on the uneven bars, and seventh on the balance beam. In the floor exercise final, she won the silver medal behind American Tiana Sumanasekera.[7] Then at the Argentine Championships, she won a bronze medal in the all-around.[8] She finished her 2022 season at the Top Gym Tournament in Charleroi, Belgium, winning bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise and placing seventh all-around.[9]
Mainardi was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey alongside Emilia Acosta and Isabella Ajalla, and the team finished in fifth place.[10] Mainardi qualified for the all-around final and finished twelfth.[11] In the vault final, Mainardi won the gold medal with an average score of 13.383.[12] [13] She also competed in the uneven bars final where she finished sixth.[14]
| align=center | Year | align=center | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | |||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
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| align=left | South American Championships | ||||||||
| 2022 | align=left | South American Junior Games | 5 | 6 | |||||
| align=left | 5 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| align=left | Argentine Championships | ||||||||
| align=left | Top Gym Tournament | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| align=left | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| Senior | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| align=left | 4 | ||||||||