Angela Andreoli (born 6 June 2006) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal-winning teams at the

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and the

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. Individually she is the 2022 Mediterranean Games bronze medalist on vault and 2022 European bronze medalist on floor exercise.

Early life

Andreoli was born in

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, Italy in 2006. She currently trains at the International Academy of Brixia.

Junior gymnastics career

Espoir: 2017–19

Andreoli competed at the 2017 Tournoi International in the espoir division. She placed first in the all-around as well as on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. In 2018 Andreoli began competing in Serie A competitions alongside her club Brixia. Andreoli competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy as part of the "Young Italy" team; they placed fourth. Individually Andreoli placed 16th in the all-around. At the Italian Gold Championships she won the all-around and earned the highest scores on all apparatuses except floor exercise, where she earned the second highest score. Andreoli ended the season competing at the Sainté Gym Cup. She placed third in the all-around behind Ondine Achampong of Great Britain and Alizée Letrange-Mouakit of France.

Junior: 2020–21

At the 2020 Italian Gold Junior Championships Andreoli finished first. At the 2020 Italian National Championships Andreoli placed sixth in the all-around but was the highest scoring junior athlete. At the 2021 Flanders International Team Challenge Andreoli finished third in the all-around but helped Italy finish first in the team competition. During event finals Andreoli had top three finishes on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise. At Elite Gym Massilia Andreoli helped Italy finish first as a team and individually she won gold on floor exercise.

Senior gymnastics career

2022

Andreoli became age-eligible for senior competition in 2022. She made her senior international debut at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge. Her scores on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise contributed towards Italy's second-place finish. Individually Andreoli won gold on floor exercise ahead of

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. Andreoli next competed at the

City of Jesolo Trophy The City of Jesolo Trophy is an annual women's gymnastics competition held in Jesolo, Italy. There are competitions for the senior division and junior division. The United States won the senior team competition every year from 2010 to 2017.

. She helped Italy finish second as a team and individually finished fourth on vault. In June Andreoli competed at the

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alongside

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, and

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. Together they won gold in the team competition, over five points ahead of second place France. In August Andreoli competed at the

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where Italy won gold as a team. During event finals Andreoli won bronze on floor exercise behind Jessica Gadirova and teammate Maggio. In October it was revealed that Andreoli would miss out on competing at the

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due to injury.

2023

Andreoli competed at the 2023 European Championships alongside

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, and

; together they finished second as a team behind Great Britain. Andreoli was later selected to compete at the 2023 World Championships alongside D'Amato, Esposito,

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, and

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. Andreoli contributed a score on balance beam towards Italy's fifth place finish.

Competitive history

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreoli, Angela 2006 births Living people Italian female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Brescia European champions in gymnastics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2022 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Italian women