Elisa Blanchi (born 13 October 1987) is a former 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 coord ...

twice medal winner at

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...

Biography

She has competed in 3 Olympic Games, she and the Italian Group won the silver medal at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

. She was also part of the Italian bronze medal winning team 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, th ...

in the group all-around event together (with other group members

Romina Laurito Romina Laurito (born 4 May 1987, Gallarate) is an Italian rhythmic gymnast. Career Luarito was an individual gymnast until 2007. She was part of the 2010 and 2011 Italian Group that competed at the World Championships that won the Group All ...

Marta Pagnini Marta Pagnini (born 21 January 1991) is a retired Italian group rhythmic gymnast from Prato, Italy. Career She was part of the 2010 and 2011 Italian Group that competed at the World Championships that won the Group All-around gold medal. ...

Elisa Santoni Elisa Santoni (born 10 December 1987) is an Italian rhythmic gymnast. Biography One of the veterans of the Italian group, she has competed in 3 Olympic Games, a member of silver medalist group at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the bro ...

Anzhelika Savrayuk Anzhelika Savrayuk ( uk, Анжеліка Савраюк; born 23 August 1989 in Lutsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian-born Italian rhythmic gymnast. Career Savrayuk has competed in two Olympic Games. She and the Italian group c ...

and

Andreea Stefanescu Andreea Ştefănescu (born 13 December 1993 in Iaşi) is a Romanian-born Italian rhythmic gymnast. Biography She was part of the 2010 and 2011 Italian team that competed at the World Championships that won the Group All-around gold medal. He ...

). She was part of the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Italian Group that competed at the World Championships that won the Group All-around gold medal. Her teammates also won a pair of bronze medals at the 2012 World Cup Final in 5 Balls and 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops.

Detailed Olympic results

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanchi, Elisa 1987 births Living people People from Velletri Italian rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Gymnasts of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital 21st-century Italian women