Julieta Cantaluppi (born 24 January 1985, in

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

) is a retired Italian

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 ...

and currently a coach in rhythmic gymnastics.

Career

Julieta's mother

Kristina Guiourova Kristina Guiourova ( bg, Кристина Гюрова; born 17 February 1959 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a former individual Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 1977 World All-around bronze medalist. Career In 1977, Guiourova competed at the ...

(who is also her coach) competed in rhythmic gymnastics for

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

and was world champion with rope in London in 1979. She competed in the individual all-around event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where she placed 16th. Julieta speaks Italian, Bulgarian and French. Nowadays, Cantaluppi is coaching successful Italian rhythmic gymnasts

Milena Baldassarri Milena Baldassarri (born 16 October 2001 in Ravenna, Italy) is an Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She won the silver medal at the World Championship at the 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympi ...

(2018 World Ribbon silver medalist, 6th at the Tokyo Olympics),

Talisa Torretti Talisa Torretti, born 25 January 2003 in Fabriano, Italy) is an Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 European Junior Ribbon bronze medalist. She is the 2018 Youth Olympic Games individual all-around bronze medalist. Career Junior ...

(2018 Youth Olympic Games AA bronze medalist) and Sofia Raffaeli (2022 five-times World champion, two times European champion).

References

1985 births Living people Italian rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Italy Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Como Gymnasts of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics Italian people of Bulgarian descent 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub