Manila Esposito (born 2 November 2006)[2] is an Italian artistic gymnast. She is the 2024 European Champion as well as the 2024 European balance beam and floor exercise champion and 2023 European silver medalist on the balance beam. Additionally she was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2024 European Championships and silver medal winning team at the 2023 European Championships.
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| Country represented |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 2006 Boscotrecase, Italy[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2019–present (ITA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ginnastica Civitavecchia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
2022 edit
Esposito competed at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup and won the bronze medal with the Italian team behind the United States and Germany.[3] She then competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she finished tenth in the all-around with a total score of 51.200.[4] She won the all-around title at the Joaquim Blume Memorial with a total score of 53.300.[5] She won the all-around bronze medal at the Italian Championships behind Martina Maggio and Alice D'Amato.[6] In the event finals, she won the gold medal on the vault, the silver medal on the balance beam, the bronze medal on the uneven bars, and she placed fourth on the floor exercise.[7] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Maggio, D'Amato, Giorgia Villa, and Veronica Mandriota. The team qualified for the team final where they finished fifth.[8]
2023 edit
Esposito competed at the Cottbus World Cup on the vault and floor exercise. In the vault final, she won the gold medal by competing a Yurchenko 1.5 and a Podkopayeva for a 13.233 average. She won a silver medal in the floor final behind Japan's Kokufugata Azuki.[9]
Competitive History edit
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | 1st Italian Serie A | 11 | |||||
| 2nd Italian Serie A | 5 | ||||||
| 3rd Italian Serie A | 7 | ||||||
| 2019 | 2nd Italian Serie A |  |
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| 3rd Italian Serie A | |
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| Sainté Gym Cup |  |
10 | |||||
| Mediterranean Championships |  |
5 | |
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| 2020 | 1st Italian Serie A | 6 | |||||
| 2nd Italian Serie A | |
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| 3rd Italian Serie A | |
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| Italian Championships | 9 | |
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| 2021 | 1st Italian Serie A | |
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| 2nd Italian Serie A | |
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| 3rd Italian Serie A | |
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| Italian Championships | 6 | |
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| Élite Gym Massilia | |
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| 2022 | 1st Italian Serie A | |
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| 2nd Italian Serie A | |
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| DTB Pokal Stuttgart | |
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| City of Jesolo Trophy | 10 | ||||||
| 3rd Italian Serie A | |
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| World Championships | 5 | ||||||
| 2023 | 1st Italian Serie A | |
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| Cottbus World Cup | |
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| 2nd Italian Serie A | |
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| European Championships | |
12 | |
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| National Championships | |
4 | |
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| World Championships | 5 | 9 | |||||
| Swiss Cup | 4 | ||||||
| 2024 | City of Jesolo Trophy | |
5 |
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References edit
- ^ "Esposito Manila". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2022. p. 167. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Mixed Cup Stuttgart Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "XIII Trofeo Citta' Di Jesolo All Around Senior" (PDF). USA Gymnastics (in Italian). 9 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Villa, Stephen (1 October 2022). "Ginnastica artistica, Manila Esposito vince il Memorial Blume. Veronica Mandriota seconda. Chi andrà ai Mondiali?" [Artistic gymnastics, Manila Esposito wins the Memorial Blume. Veronica Mandriota second. Who will go to the World Cup]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Crumlish, John (14 October 2022). "Maggio wins Italian national all-around title". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 October 2022). "2022 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Gymnasts from seven nations snag titles at Cottbus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.