Alessia Russo (gymnast)

Alessia Russo
Country represented	Italy
Born	(1996-09-24) September 24, 1996 (age 25) Figline Valdarno, Italy[1]
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2011-present
Head coach(es)
Assistant coach(es)	Germana Germani
Medal record Representing  Italy Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2018 Sofia Team Summer Universiade 2019 Naples Ribbon

Alessia Russo (born 24 September 1996 in Figline Valdarno, Italy) is an Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade Ribbon silver medalist. On national level, she is a two-time (2018, 2019) Italian National All-around bronze medalist.^[2]

Career[]

Junior[]

She competed at the 2011 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus as a member of the Italian junior group. Together with Chiara Di Battista, Carmen Crescenzi, Alessia Medoro, Francesca Medoro and Valentina Savastio she placed 6th in Group All-around and 7th in 5 Ropes final.

Senior[]

She made her World Championship debut at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, placing 29th in All-around Qualifications. She also competed at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey and finished 9th together with teammates Veronica Bertolini and .

In 2020, she started competing as captain of the Italian National reserve group.

References[]

External links[]

• Alessia Russo at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Alessia Russo on Instagram
• Alessia Russo on Gimnastika Pro

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