Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (born 16 April 1990) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. He won the gold medal in the rings exercise at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,[1] becoming the first Brazilian and Latin American gymnast to win an Olympic medal in history. He also won the gold medal at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.[2]
Gymnastics career
edit2007–2010
editZanetti made his World Championships debut at the 2007 World Championships.[3] He next competed at the 2007 Junior Pan American Championships where he helped Brazil win silver as a team. Individually he won gold on floor exercise and rings and silver on vault.[4]
Zanetti competed at the 2008 Pan American Championships where he won bronze on floor exercise and rings. He competed at the 2009 World Championships in London. He qualified in eighth for the rings final and placed fourth during the final, scoring 15.325.[5]
At the 2010 South American Games Zanetti helped Brazil win gold. Individually he also won gold on rings.[6]
2011
editZanetti won the gold medal on rings at the 2011 Summer Universiade, in Shenzhen, China, with a score of 15.600.[7] It was the first medal for a Brazilian male artistic gymnast in this competition.[8]
He won the silver medal on rings at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[9] He scored 15.600, finishing behind Chen Yibing of China. With this result, Zanetti qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also the first Brazilian to win a medal on rings at a World Gymnastics Championships.[10]
At the 2011 Pan American Games Zanetti won the silver medal on rings behind Brandon Wynn of the United States.[11] He also won the team title, the first male team gold medal for Brazil at the Pan American Games.[12]
2012
editAt the 2012 Olympic Test Event Zanetti won the gold medal on rings.[13] At the Cottbus World Cup Zanetti won the silver medal once again behind Chen.[14] At the Osijek Grand Prix and the Maribor World Cup he won gold.[15][16]
Zanetti competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He qualified to the rings final in fourth place with a score of 15.616.[17] During the event final he won the gold medal with a score of 15.900.[18] His gold medal was the first medal for a Brazilian gymnast, and also the first for a Latin American gymnast [19] in any event at the Olympic Games.[20]
2013–2015
editZanetti participated in two events in the 2013 World Cup series – the Doha World Cup and the Anadia World Cup. He was the gold medalist on rings at both competitions.[21][22]. Zanetti defended his title on rings at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and won the gold medal. On October 5, Zanetti won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, with a score of 15,800.[23]
At the 2014 South American Games Zanetti helped Brazil win the silver medal. Individually he won gold on rings. At the 2014 Pan American Championships Zanetti won gold on rings and bronze on floor exercise; additionally he helped Brazil win bronze as a team. At the 2014 World Championships Zanetti won silver on rings behind Liu Yang of China.[24]
Zanetti competed at the 2015 Pan American Games where he helped Brazil finish second. Individually he won gold on rings. At the 2015 World Championships Zanetti finished ninth on rings during qualification and was the first reserve for the final.
2016–2018
editZanetti competed at the 2016 Olympic Test Event where he won gold on rings. At the 2016 Olympic Games Zanetti won silver on rings behind Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece. He was also part of the Brazilian men's team that finished sixth in the team competition.[25]
At the 2017 World Championships Zanetti finished seventh on rings.[26]
Zanetti competed at the 2018 South American Games where he helped Brazil win gold as a team. Individually he won gold on rings and vault.[27] At the 2018 World Championships he won silver on rings, once again behind Petrounias.
2019–2023
editZanetti competed at the 2019 World Championships where he finished fifth in the rings final. Nearly all competitions were either canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Zanetti competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, held in 2021. He finished eighth on rings during the final.[28]
Zanetti competed at the 2022 Pan American Championships where he helped Brazil finish second as team. Individually he won gold on rings. He was initially going to compete at the 2023 World Championships; however the flu relegated him to being the alternate for the Brazilian team as he could not fully compete.[29]
References
edit- ^ Arthur Zanetti wins still rings gold Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ McKayla Maroney wins worlds vault. Associated Press via espn.go.com (October 6, 2013)
- ^ "Arthur Zanetti ganha ouro nas argolas e faz história" [Arthur Zanetti wins gold on rings and makes history]. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 7, 2012.
- ^ "2007 Junior Pan American Championships Results - Men's results". Gymnastics Results. November 20, 2007.
- ^ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 Artistic Gymnastics Men". Gymnastics Results.
- ^ "GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC GIMNASIA ARTÍSTICA" (PDF). Gymnastics results.
- ^ Minobe, Koczi Win Twice as University Games End Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Arthur Zanetti conquista medalha de ouro nas Argolas na Universiade (in Portuguese) Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (JPN) 2011. Archived January 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Arthur Zanetti é prata nas argolas e faz história no Mundial de Ginástica (in Portuguese) Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Corral Captures Historic Pan Am Gold for Mexico Retrieved January 15, 2012
- ^ Brazilian Men Grab First Pan Am Gold Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ London 2012 Olympics: Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis win individual gold at gymnastics test event – Telegraph. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Apparatus Final Men | Rings Archived July 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ Finals – results | Osijek Grand Prix 2012. osijekgym.com
- ^ Final results | Šalamunov Memorial 2012 World Cup Archived June 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ Men's Qualification – Olympic Gymnastics – Artistic | London 2012 Archived January 27, 2013, at archive.today Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Men's Rings – Final | London 2012 Archived December 6, 2012, at archive.today Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Brazil's gold medalist Zanetti loves the rings Archived August 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in English) Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Zanetti exalta psicológico e diz que medalha é de todos os brasileiros (in Portuguese) Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Five Take Titles at Doha World Challenge Cup Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Brazil Best at Anadia World Challenge Cup Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Men's rings Results Archived October 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Artistic gymnastics: China's LIU repeats worlds defeat of ZANETTI (BRA) in rings five years on". International Military Sports Council.
- ^ "Arthur Zanetti Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "2017 World Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. October 11, 2017.
- ^ "2018 South American Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Rings Final – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "MAG Podium Training Notes at the 2023 World Gymnastics Championships". Neutral Deductions. September 28, 2023.
External links
edit