Fabrizia D'Ottavio (born 3 February 1985 in
Chieti
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) is an
Italian
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former
rhythmic gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...
. She started doing gymnastics when she was five years old. In 2002, she was selected for the national team and the very next year she debuted in an international tournament.
Biography
She was coached by gymnast and world champion
Emanuela Maccarani.
She won the silver medal in the competition of rhythmic gymnastics group at
Athens Olympics in 2004.
She won the gold medal of World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Baku (Azerbaijan) in 2005 and silver medal at European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics of Moscow (Russia) in 2006. In 2008, after
Beijing Olympics she announced her retirement from the national team, along with teammate
Marinella Falca
Marinella Falca is a former Italian gymnast born in Giovinazzo on 1 May 1986.
Biography
She won the silver medal in the competition of rhythmic gymnastics group at Athens Olympics in 2004. She finished 4th in the same event at the 2008 Summer O ...
. In June 2009, Fabrizia was appointed as the mayor of the Village Mediterranean Chieti, for Mediterranean Games.
On 27 September 2004 she was honoured with the title Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic initiated by the President of the Republic.
In 2010 she was appointed as Italy's young ambassador to Singapore for the Inaugural Youth Olympic games.
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1985 births
Living people
Italian rhythmic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Sportspeople from Chieti
21st-century Italian women