Elisa Meneghini

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Elisa Meneghini
Meneghini in 2015
Personal information
Nickname(s)Mini
Born (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 28)
Como, Italy
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Italy Italy
(2013–2018)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Italy
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Bruxelles Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Bruxelles Balance beam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 0 0

Elisa Meneghini (born 24 July 1997) is an Italian former artistic gymnast who represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the 2014 Italian champion in the all-around, floor exercise, and balance beam. As a junior, she won a silver medal in the team competition and a bronze medal on the balance beam at the 2012 European Championships.

Gymnastics career

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Junior

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Meneghini helped Italy win the team event at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival.[1] Individually, she won a bronze medal in the all-around behind Romania's Larisa Iordache and teammate Erika Fasana.[2] She competed at the 2012 Junior European Championships alongside Enus Mariani, Lara Mori, Tea Ugrin, and Alessia Leolini, and they won the team silver medal behind Russia. Individually, she finished fourth in the all-around final and was only 0.075 points away from the bronze medalist Andreea Munteanu. She then won the bronze medal in the balance beam final, behind Maria Kharenkova and Munteanu. Additionally, she placed sixth in the vault final, seventh in the uneven bars final, and fifth in the floor exercise final.[3]

Senior

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Meneghini became age-eligible for senior-level competitions in 2013. She competed at the 2013 European Championships and advanced to the all-around final, finishing seventh.[4] She also finished seventh in the balance beam final.[5] She won the silver medal in the all-around at the 2013 Italian Championships behind Tea Ugrin.[6]

Meneghini tied with Alyssa Baumann for the balance beam silver medal at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy.[7] She competed on all four apparatuses in the team final of the 2014 European Championships to help the team finish fifth.[8] She won the all-around title at the 2014 Italian Championships by three full points ahead of Iosra Abdelaziz. She won two more gold medals in the balance beam and floor exercise finals.[9]

At the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy, Meneghini won a silver medal with the Italian team.[10][11] On the balance beam, she finished eighth.[12] She won the silver medal in the all-around at the 2015 Italian Championships, behind Tea Ugrin.[13] She competed on the vault and the floor exercise in the team final at the 2015 World Championships, where the Italian team finished seventh.[14]

Meneghini finished eighth in the all-around at the 2016 Stuttgart World Cup.[15] She competed with the Italian team that placed fifth at the 2016 European Championships.[16] At the 2016 Italian Championships, she won the gold medal on the floor exercise, the silver medal on the balance beam, and the bronze medal in the all-around. As a result, she was selected to represent Italy at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[17] She competed on the vault, balance beam, and floor exercise to help Italy place tenth in the team qualifications.[18]

Meneghini won a gold medal on the floor exercise at the 2018 Doha World Cup in a three-way tie with Kim Su-jong and Axelle Klinckaert.[19] This was the final international competition of her career, and she stopped competing domestically in 2020.[20]

Personal life

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Meneghini with her teammates Carlotta Ferlito and Sophia Campana was part of the reality show Ginnaste - Vite parallele [it] that aired on MTV Italia.[10]

Competitive history

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Year Event TF AA VT UB BB FX
2011 9th International City of Lugano Trophy 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st
European Youth Olympic Festival 1st 3rd
2012 European Junior Championships 2nd 4 5 7 3rd 5
2013 City of Jesolo Trophy 2nd 7
Tokyo World Cup 7
European Championships 7 7
Italian National Championships 2nd 5 6 5
Germany-Italy Friendly Meet 1st 3rd
2014 1st Italian Serie A Nationale 3rd
2nd Italian Serie A Nationale 5
City of Jesolo Trophy 2nd 6 2nd 4
3rd Italian Serie A Nationale 3rd
European Championships 5
Italian National Championships 1st 8 1st 1st
Novara Cup 1st
Golden League 2nd 2nd 7 1st 6
2015 1st Italian Serie A Nationale 5
2nd Italian Serie A Nationale 4
3rd Italian Serie A Nationale 2nd
City of Jesolo Trophy 2nd 23 8
World Championships 7th
Elite Gym Massilia 5th 10th 4th

References

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  1. ^ "Team Results". Trabzon 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Individuals Results (AA)". Trabzon 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Brussels 2012 Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The 5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships in Moscow Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Results for 5th European individual Championships 2013, Women's Artistic Gymnastics Senior - Balance Beam". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ^ Turner, Amanda (26 May 2013). "Ugrin, Edalli Win Again in Ancona". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "USA wins 13 medals in final day of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  8. ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 17 May 2014. p. 182. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 June 2014). "2014 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Usa, settimo sigillo al " Città di Jesolo"". La Nuova di Venezia (in Italian). 29 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Trofeo Città di Jesolo di Artistica: vincono gli USA" (in Italian). Sport24h.it. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Ginnastica, Trofeo di Jesolo – Biles…e 2: numero alla trave, Ferlito è terza!". Olimpia Azzurra (OA - Il Tempio dello Sport) (in Italian). CLESS Soc. Coop. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 September 2015). "2015 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  14. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Women's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Andreas Bretschneider, Sophie Scheder sweep Stuttgart World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  16. ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors Senior Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 July 2016). "Italian Team Will "Go Big or Go Home"". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Rio 2016. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  19. ^ Butler, Nick (24 March 2018). "Three-way tie for floor honours at FIG World Cup in Doha". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Elisa Meneghini". The Gymternet. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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