Martina Centofanti (born 19 May 1998) is an Italian group

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. A member of the national squad since 2015, Centofanti ascended to prominence on the international scene at the

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, where she and fellow rhythmic gymnasts Sofia Lodi,

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, 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. She won a bronze medal, in Women's rhythmic group all-around, at the

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. She is the 2018 World Group All-around silver medalist and two-time

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(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

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and Kristina Ghiurova. They placed 6th in Group All-around and 5 Hoops final at the 2013 Junior European Championships in

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Detailed Olympic results

Personal life

She is a daughter of Italian former footballer Felice Centofanti.

References

External links

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(CONI) 1998 births Living people Italian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts from Rome Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Italy European Games competitors for Italy Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub