Mia Mainardi

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Mía Giuliana Mainardi (born 17 April 2008){{cite web |title=2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/mw_23jrworlds.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=11 April 2023 |pages=9 |date=2 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411160357/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/mw_23jrworlds.pdf |url-status=dead }} is an Argentine artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World champion on vault.

Career

Mainardi began gymnastics when she was four years old because her older sister also did gymnastics.{{cite web |title=Mainardi Mia Giuliana |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=52768&type=licence |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=13 April 2023}}

Mainardi made her international debut at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships and won a bronze medal with the Argentine team behind the United States and Brazil.{{cite web |title=Bronce para Mía Mainardi con la Selección |trans-title=Bronze for Mía Mainardi with the National Team |url=https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/mia-mainardi-conquisto-la-medalla-de-bronce-junto-a-la-seleccion |website=River Plate |access-date=13 April 2023 |language=es}} Then at the 2021 South American Junior Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Isabella Ajalla and a gold medal in the team event.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2021 South American Junior Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/11/15/2021-south-american-junior-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=15 November 2021}}

Mainardi competed at the 2022 South American Youth Games, winning gold in the all-around, vault, and floor exercise. She also won silver with the Argentine team.{{cite web |title=These are the champions of the first week of Rosario 2022 |url=https://www.santiago2023.org/en/noticias/portada-sitio-web/detalle/67/these-are-the-champions-of-the-first-week-of-rosario-2022 |website=Santiago 2023 |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=5 March 2022}} At the 2022 Junior Pan American Championships, she won a bronze medal with the Argentine team.{{cite web |title=U.S. juniors sweep team, all-around titles on first day of artistic competition at 2022 Pan American Championships |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27662 |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=14 July 2022}} Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, eighth on the uneven bars, and seventh on the balance beam. In the floor exercise final, she won the silver medal behind American Tiana Sumanasekera.{{cite web |title=Richard, Sumanasekera, Zhou golden on final day of Junior Pan American Championships |url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=27675 |website=USA Gymnastics |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=16 July 2022}} Then at the Argentine Championships, she won a bronze medal in the all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2022 Argentine Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/11/19/2022-argentinian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=19 November 2022}} She finished her 2022 season at the Top Gym Tournament in Charleroi, Belgium, winning bronze medals on the vault and floor exercise and placing seventh all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2022 Top Gym Tournament Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2022/11/29/2022-top-gym-tournament-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=29 November 2022}}

Mainardi was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey alongside Emilia Acosta and Isabella Ajalla, and the team finished in fifth place.{{cite web |title=2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Team Final Ranking |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23jrworlds_team.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=30 March 2023}} Mainardi qualified for the all-around final and finished twelfth.{{cite web |title=2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's All-Around Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23jrworlds_aa.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=31 March 2023}} In the vault final, Mainardi won the gold medal with an average score of 13.383.{{cite web |title=Histórica medalla para la gimnasia argentina: Mía Mainardi ganó el oro en salto en el Mundial junior de Turquía |trans-title=Historic medal for Argentine gymnastics: Mía Mainardi won gold in vault at the Junior World Championships in Turkey |url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2023/04/02/historica-medalla-para-la-gimnasia-argentina-mia-mainardi-gano-el-oro-en-salto-en-el-mundial-junior-de-turquia/ |website=Infobae |access-date=13 April 2023 |language=es |date=2 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Manukyan takes two golds as apparatus finals begin at Gymnastics Junior Worlds |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3807488 |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=13 April 2023 |date=1 April 2023}} She also competed in the uneven bars final where she finished sixth.{{cite web |title=2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women's Uneven Bars Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/w_23jrworlds_events.pdf |website=USA Gymnastics |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=13 April 2023 |pages=2 |date=1 April 2023}}

Competitive history

align=center \| Year ! align=center \| Event ! style="width:30px;" \| Team ! style="width:30px;" \| AA ! style="width:30px;" \| VT ! style="width:30px;" \| UB ! style="width:30px;" \| BB ! style="width:30px;" \| FX
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colspan="8" \| Junior
rowspan="3" \| 2021
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| Pan American Championships	{{bronze3}}
align=left \| South American Championships	{{gold1}}	{{silver2}}
rowspan="4" \| 2022	align=left \| South American Junior Games	{{silver2}}	{{gold1}}	{{gold1}}	5	6	{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| Pan American Championships	{{bronze3}}	5		8	7	{{silver2}}
align=left \| Argentine Championships		{{bronze3}}
align=left \| Top Gym Tournament	4	7	{{bronze3}}			{{bronze3}}
rowspan="2" \| 2023
bgcolor=#CCCCFF \| align=left \| Junior World Championships	5	12	{{gold1}}	6
colspan="8" \| Senior
rowspan="3" \| 2024
bgcolor=#F5F6CE \| align=left \| Pan American Championships	4	{{silver2}}				{{gold1}}
align=left \| South American Championships	{{silver2}}

References

Category:2008 births

Category:Living people

Category:Argentine female artistic gymnasts

Category:Medalists at the Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships