Riccardo Villa (born 5 January 2005) is an Italian
artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
. He is the
2023 Junior World all-around bronze medalist.
Personal life
Villa was born in
Monza
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in 2005.
Gymnastics career
Junior
2022
In late July Villa competed at the
European Youth Olympic Festival where he helped Italy win gold as a team. Individually Villa won silver in the all-around behind
Radomyr Stelmakh. Additionally he and teammate
Arianna Grillo won gold in the mixed pairs portion of the competition. In August Villa competed at the
European Championships
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where he helped Italy win gold as a team. Individually he won gold on pommel horse and placed sixth in the all-around.
2023
In late March Villa competed at the second
Junior World Championships alongside
Manuel Berettera
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and
Tommaso Brugnami
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Personal life
Brugnami was born in Ascoli Picen ...
. On the first day of competition he helped Italy win the bronze medal behind Japan and China. During the all-around final Villa won bronze, 0.001 points ahead of
Tomoharu Tsunogai and behind
Qin Guohuan of China and
Ángel Barajas of Colombia.
Additionally Villa won bronze on rings and placed fifth on horizontal bar.
Competitive history
References
External links
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2005 births
Living people
Italian male artistic gymnasts
21st-century Italian people
People from Monza
Medalists at the Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships