Salvatore Maresca

{{short description|Italian artistic gymnast}}

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| nickname = Thor

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|9|16}}

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| discipline = MAG

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| club = Ginnastica Salerno [Italy]

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| headcoach = Marcello Barbieri

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's artistic gymnastics }}

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{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Kitakyushu | Rings }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Basel| Rings }}

{{MedalCompetition|FIG World Cup}}

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Salvatore Maresca (born 16 September 1993){{cite web|url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/File/00001301000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF03|title= 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Entry List (Men)|website=Longines Timing|accessdate=6 November 2021}} is an Italian artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships bronze medalist in still rings and the 2021 European Championships bronze medalist in the rings. The former award he shared in a tie with Russian gymnast Grigorii Klimentev.{{Cite news |url=https://gym.longinestiming.com/2021/Artistic-16634/en-us/Default/Phase/Ranking/00001301000100030003|title=MEN'S RINGS FINAL - RESULTS|website=gym.longinestiming.com|access-date=23 October 2021}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.italy24news.com/sports/news/137043.html|title=Artistic gymnastics, Marco Lodadio silver and Salvatore Maresca bronze to the rings! Biblical Italy at the World Cup! – OA Sport|website=italy24news|access-date=23 October 2021}} Additionally, he received the gold medal in still rings at the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series event in Osijek.{{Cite news|url=https://www.the-sports.org/salvatore-maresca-gymnastics-spf594877.html|title=Gymnastics - Salvatore Maresca- RESULTS|website=the-sports.org|access-date=23 October 2021}} He was given the nickname "Thor" by Ginnastica Salerno club president Antonello Di Cerbo because of his strength on rings.{{Cite news |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=63072|title=Salvatore Maresca|website=International Gymnastics Federation|access-date=23 October 2021}}