Veronica Bertolini
| Veronica Bertolini | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — Gymnast — | |||||||
| Nickname(s) | Vero | ||||||
| Country represented |
 Italy | ||||||
| Born |
October 19, 1995 Sondrio, Italy | ||||||
| Hometown | Sondrio | ||||||
| Residence | Desio, Italy | ||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||
| Level | senior | ||||||
| Club | ASD San Giorgio '79 | ||||||
| College team | Telematic University | ||||||
| Head coach(es) | Elena Aliprandi | ||||||
| World ranking |
35 (2015 Season)[1] 35 (2015 Season)[2] | ||||||
Medal record
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Veronica Bertolini (born October 19, 1995) is a Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the three-time (2013-2015) Italian National all-around champion.
Biography
Born in Sondrio, Italy, Bertolini started practicing rhythmic gymnastics in 2003 at 8 years of age.
Career
In 2009, Bertolini moved to Desio, Italy at the sports club ASD San Giorgio '79. In 2010, Bertolini became a member of the Italian National team and competed at the 2010 European Junior Championships in Bremen, she qualified in the Ball finals finishing in 6th place.
Bertolini debuted as a senior in the 2011 Season and has competed in the World Cup series and Grand Prix series. In 2013, Bertolini participated at the 2013 European Championships in Vienna, Austria. She finished 28th in the all-around qualifications at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev and did not advanced to the Top 24 finalists.
In 2014, Bertolini was invited for a month long technical training in Russia's famous Novogorsk Sport center for rhythmic gymnastics. She had her highest placement finishing 22nd in the all-around finals at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir.
In 2015, Bertolini started her season at the Moscow Grand Prix finishing in 15th in all-around. She competed at the Lisboa World Cup finishing 19th in all-around and 26th position at the Pesaro World Cup. At the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, she finished 10th in the all-around. She competed at the 2015 World Cup Final in Kazan, finishing 28th in the all-around. At the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Bertolini qualified for her second all-around finals finishing in 23rd position and with Team Italy placing 14th in the overall standings. She finished 8th in the all-around at the 2015 Aeon Cup behind Austria's Nicol Ruprecht.
In 2016, Bertolini competed at the 2016 Espoo World Cup finishing 12th in the all-around with a total of 68.850 points. On March 17-20, she then competed at the 2016 Lisboa World Cup where she finished 9th in the all-around ahead of Kazakh Sabina Ashirbayeva. On April 1-3, she competed at the 2016 Pesaro World Cup where she finished 8th in the all-around and qualified to clubs final. On April 21-22, Bertolini won an Olympics license by finishing third amongst a top 8 selection of highest score for non qualified gymnasts at the 2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event held in Rio de Janeiro.[3]
References
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Staniouta in front, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". International Federation of Gymnastics. 22 April 2016.