Sara Ricciardi
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Sara Ricciardi (born 28 September 1996) is an Italian gymnast. She competed at the 2018 World Championships.
Personal life
Sara Ricciardi was born on 28 September 1996 in Patti, Sicily, Italy. At age 12, she left Sicily to move to Milan to train.{{cite web |title=RICCIARDI Sara |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=18975&type=licence |website=FIG |access-date=12 April 2021}} She has a condition called thalassemia which causes her to produce an abnormal amount of haemoglobin, and she considered retiring in 2015 due to it but was persuaded to stay by her coach Michela Francia.
Career
Ricciardi made her senior international debut at the 2012 City of Jesolo Trophy where the Italian team of Giorgia Campana, Francesca Deagostini, Carlotta Ferlito, Vanessa Ferrari, Giulia Leni won the silver medal behind the United States.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2012 City of Jesolo Trophy Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2012/03/31/2012-city-of-jesolo-trophy-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2021 |date=31 March 2012}}
Ricciardi only competed domestically in 2016 and 2017.{{cite web |title=Sara Ricciardi |url=https://thegymter.net/sara-ricciardi/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2021}} Her next international competition was the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy where she finished 25th in the all-around.{{cite web |title=City of Jesolo Trophy |url=https://www.flogymnastics.com/results/6174724-2018-city-of-jesolo-trophy/24225 |website=FloGymnastics |access-date=12 April 2021}} At the Italian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa and Elisa Iorio.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2018 Italian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/10/2018-italian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=12 April 2021 |date=10 July 2018}} She withdrew from the 2018 European Championships after fracturing her big toe. She was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships alongside Irene Lanza, Lara Mori, Martina Rizzelli, and Martina Basile.{{cite web |last1=Szutenberg |first1=Mary |title=Caterina Cereghetti Suffers Elbow Injury |url=https://eng.gymnovosti.com/caterina-cereghetti-suffers-elbow-injury/ |website=Gymnovosti |access-date=12 April 2021}} The team finished 12th in the qualification round,{{cite web |title=48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Women's Team Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/worlds/documents/wag/qteams.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=12 April 2021 |date=27 October 2018}} and Ricciardi was the second reserve for the all-around final.{{cite web |title=48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Women's All-Around Qualification |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/results/2018/worlds/documents/wag/qaa.pdf |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=12 April 2021 |date=27 October 2018}}
As of 2023, Ricciardi continues to compete in domestic competitions, but she has not received an international assignment since 2018.
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Category:Italian female artistic gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Messina
Category:21st-century Italian sportswomen
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