Martina Centofanti

Italian rhythmic gymnast

Martina Centofanti

Full name

Martina Centofanti

Country represented

Italy

Born

(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 25)

Hometown

Rome, Italy

Height

1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]

Weight

47 kg (104 lb)^[1]

Discipline

Rhythmic gymnastics

Level

Senior international elite

Years on national team

2015-

Club

Ginnastica Fabriano ASD

Head coach(es)

Emanuela Maccarani

Choreographer

Federica Bagnera

Medal record

Representing Italy

Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	Group All-around
World Championships
	2015 Stuttgart	5 Ribbons
	2017 Pesaro	5 Hoops
	2018 Sofia	3 Balls + 2 Ropes
	2021 Kitakyushu	3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
	2022 Sofia	Team
	2015 Stuttgart	6 Clubs + 2 Hoops
	2018 Sofia	Group All-around
	2021 Kitakyushu	Team
	2021 Kitakyushu	Group All-around
	2021 Kitakyushu	5 Balls
	2018 Sofia	5 Hoops
	2019 Baku	3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
	2023 Valencia	Team
	2023 Valencia	5 Hoops
European Championships
	2018 Guadalajara	5 Hoops
	2022 Tel Aviv	5 Hoops
	2022 Tel Aviv	3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
	2018 Guadalajara	Group All-around
	2018 Guadalajara	3 Balls + 2 Ropes
	2021 Varna	Group All-around
	2022 Tel Aviv	Group All-around
	2022 Tel Aviv	Team
	2021 Varna	3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
	2023 Baku	5 Hoops

Martina Centofanti (born 19 May 1998) is an Italian group rhythmic gymnast. A member of the national squad since 2015, Centofanti ascended to prominence on the international scene at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she and fellow rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Lodi, Camilla Patriarca, Marta Pagnini, and Alessia Maurelli attained a total score of 35.549 on the combination of hoops, ribbons, and clubs for the fourth spot in the final, slipping her team off the podium by nearly two tenths of a point.^[2]^[3]^[4]

She won a bronze medal, in Women's rhythmic group all-around, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

She is the 2018 World Group All-around silver medalist and two-time European (2018, 2021) Group All-around silver medalist.

Career

Junior

In 2013, she was a captain of junior national group, together with Letizia Cicconcelli, Cecilia Merriggiola, Maria Vilucchi, Aurora Peluzzi and Giulia Muscolino, coached by Julieta Cantaluppi and Kristina Ghiurova. They placed 6th in Group All-around and 5 Hoops final at the 2013 Junior European Championships in Vienna, Austria.

Detailed Olympic results

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Rank	Score-Final	Rank	Score-Qualifying
2016	Olympics	Rio de Janeiro		All-around	4th	35.549	4th	35.349
			Tu Si Na Cosa Grande, Tammurriata, Nessun Dorma by Massimo Ranieri, Unknown, Luciano Pavarotti	5 Ribbons	4th	17.516	5th	17.516
			'Faust: VII. Danse de Phryne. Allegretto vivo Herbert von Karajan	6 Clubs / 2 Hoops	3rd	18.033	3rd	17.833
2020	Olympics	Tokyo		All-around	3rd	87.700	3rd	87.150
			Butterfly-Ninja by Maxime Rodriguez	5 Balls	4th	44.850	3rd	44.600
			Tree of Life Suite by R. Cacciapaglia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	3 Hoops + 4 Clubs	3rd	42.850	4th	42.550

Personal life

She is a daughter of Italian former footballer Felice Centofanti.

References

^ ^a ^b "Martina Centofanti". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Rio2016: Ginnastica ritmica. Farfalle ai piedi del podio" [Rio 2016 (Rhythmic Gymnastics): Italians slipped off the podium] (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Chi è Martina Centofanti, bronzo alle olimpiadi figlia dell'ex calciatore: "Grazie a lei mi sono disintossicato dal calcio"". Il Riformista (in Italian). 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-09-19.