Mía Giuliana Mainardi (born 17 April 2008)[1] is an Argentine artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion on vault.
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| Full name | Mía Giuliana Mainardi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Junior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Atlético River Plate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mariano Pocini | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
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]
Competitive history edit
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5 | 6 |
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5 | 8 | 7 |
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| Top Gym Tournament | 4 | 7 | |
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| Junior World Championships | 5 | 12 | |
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References edit
- ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Mainardi Mia Giuliana". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Bronce para Mía Mainardi con la Selección" [Bronze for Mía Mainardi with the National Team]. River Plate (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 November 2021). "2021 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "These are the champions of the first week of Rosario 2022". Santiago 2023. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "U.S. juniors sweep team, all-around titles on first day of artistic competition at 2022 Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Richard, Sumanasekera, Zhou golden on final day of Junior Pan American Championships". USA Gymnastics. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 November 2022). "2022 Argentine Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 November 2022). "2022 Top Gym Tournament Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Team Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Histórica medalla para la gimnasia argentina: Mía Mainardi ganó el oro en salto en el Mundial junior de Turquía" [Historic medal for Argentine gymnastics: Mía Mainardi won gold in vault at the Junior World Championships in Turkey]. Infobae (in Spanish). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Manukyan takes two golds as apparatus finals begin at Gymnastics Junior Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Uneven Bars Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2023.