Sara Ricciardi

Sara Ricciardi
Full name	Sara Ricciardi
Born	(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28) Patti, Italy
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Italy
Club	Corpo Libero Gymnastics Padova
Head coach(es)	Michela Francia

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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[2]

Ricciardi only competed domestically in 2016 and 2017.[3] Her next international competition was the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy where she finished 25th in the all-around.[4] At the Italian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Giorgia Villa and Elisa Iorio.[5] She withdrew from the 2018 European Championships after fracturing her big toe.[1] She was selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships alongside Irene Lanza, Lara Mori, Martina Rizzelli, and Martina Basile.[6] The team finished 12th in the qualification round,[7] and Ricciardi was the second reserve for the all-around final.[8]

As of 2023, Ricciardi continues to compete in domestic competitions, but she has not received an international assignment since 2018.[3]

References

1. "RICCIARDI Sara". FIG. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. Hopkins, Lauren (31 March 2012). "2012 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
3. "Sara Ricciardi". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
4. "City of Jesolo Trophy". FloGymnastics. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
5. Hopkins, Lauren (10 July 2018). "2018 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
6. Szutenberg, Mary. "Caterina Cereghetti Suffers Elbow Injury". Gymnovosti. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
7. "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
8. "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.