Denisa Mihaela Mailat (born 11 October 2002) is a Romanian rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.

Denisa Mailat
Full nameDenisa Mihaela Mailat
Nickname(s)Deny Miha, Deni
Country represented Romania
Born (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 21)
Bucharest, Romania
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubCSA Steau Bucuresti
Head coach(es)Maria Girba

Personal life edit

Denisa Mailat was born on 11 October 2002, in Bucharest.[1] She was named the 2018 Athlete of the Year by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation.[2] Her goal is to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games.[2] In January 2021, Mailat was hospitalized due to COVID-19 and received cortisone treatment for three weeks.[3]

Career edit

Mailat competed in the junior division with Alice Maria David, Sonia Ichim, and Denisa Stoian at the 2016 European Championships where they finished 16th as a team.[4] Mailat won the gold medal in the junior clubs final at the 2017 Irina Deleanu Cup.[5]

Mailat competed at the 2018 European Championships where she finished 21st in the all-around.[6] Then at the 2018 World Championships, she finished 38th in the all-around.[7]

At the 2019 World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Mailat won the bronze medal in the clubs, her first World Challenge Cup medal.[8] She competed at the 2019 European Championships with Andreea Verdes where they finished 8th as a team.[9] At the 2019 World Championships, she finished 19th in the qualification round and qualified to the all-around final.[10] The Romanian team of Mailat, Alice Maria David, and Andreea Verdes finished in 12th place.[11] In the all-around final, she finished 24th with a total score of 70.850.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Romania's Mailat aims to be the new face on the podium at Cluj-Napoca". FIG. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "MAILAT Denisa". FIG. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Denisa Mailat". Rhythmic Gymnastics News. Tumblr. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Longines Timing - Results - 32nd European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Holon IL 6/17/2016 - 6/19/2016". a.longinestiming.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ "U.S. wins three medals at rhythmic's Irina Deleanu Cup". USA Gymnastics. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Senior Individual All-Around Results" (PDF). ueg.org. UEG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ "36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. FIG. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Linoy Ashram seizes the spotlight in Cluj-Napoca". FIG. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ "35TH EUROPEAN RHYTHMIC CHAMPIONSHIPS SENIOR INDIVIDUAL AND JUNIOR GROUP COMPETITIONS Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams Qualification" (PDF). UEG. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. ^ "37th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  11. ^ "37th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Team Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  12. ^ "37th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2021.