Fabrizia D'Ottavio
{{Short description|Italian rhythmic gymnast}}
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| birth_place = Chieti, Abruzzo
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| height = 172 cm
| weight = 45 kg
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| sport = Rhythmic gymnastics
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| coach = Emanuela Maccarani
| retired = 2008
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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2004 Athens | Group all-around}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2005 Baku | 3 Hoops / 4 Clubs}}
{{MedalSilver | 2007 Patras | Group All-around}}
{{MedalSilver | 2007 Patras | 5 Ropes}}
{{MedalSilver | 2007 Patras | 3 Hoops / 4 Clubs}}
{{MedalSilver | 2005 Baku | Group All-around}}
{{MedalSilver | 2005 Baku | 5 Ribbons}}
{{MedalBronze | 2003 Budapest | 5 Ribbons}}
{{MedalBronze | 2003 Budapest | 3 Hoops / 2 Balls}}
{{MedalCompetition| European Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2008 Torino | 5 Ropes}}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Torino | 3 Hoops & 4 Clubs}}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Moscow | Group all-around}}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Moscow | 3 Hoops & 4 Clubs}}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Torino | Group all-around}}
{{MedalBronze | 2006 Moscow | 5 Ribbons}}
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Fabrizia D'Ottavio (born 3 February 1985 in Chieti) is an Italian former rhythmic gymnast. 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.{{cite Sports-Reference}} 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. 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.
References
External links
- {{FIG|bio=20457}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|fabrizia-d-ottavio}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117173150/http://www.federginnastica.it/html/atleti/vis_atleta.php?Id=223 |date=dmy |title=Fabrizia D'Ottavio at Gymnastics Italy}} {{in lang|it}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722031025/http://www.pechino2008.coni.it/index.php?id=156&atleta=38&sport=Ginnastica |date=dmy |title=Fabrizia D'Ottavio at CONI 2008 Olympics website}} {{in lang|it}}
- {{CONI profile|new_id=616|old_id=378}}
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Category:Italian rhythmic gymnasts
Category:Olympic gymnasts for Italy
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Category:Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Category:Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships