Annamari Maaranen
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Full name | Annamari Maaranen |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | Tampere, Finland | 24 October 1986
College team | Denver Pioneers |
Annamari Maaranen (born 24 October 1986) is a retired artistic gymnast from Finland. Maaranen was the national all-around champion for Finland in 2005 and 2006.
At the 2007 World Championships, she qualified to represent Finland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the first female Finnish gymnast in 44 years to qualify to the Olympic Games.[1] However, she was unable to compete in Beijing because of a knee injury suffered in January 2008.[2]
She attended the University of Denver, where she competed for the gymnastics team. She was a graduate student at Springfield College, where she planned to be the head coach for the women's club team for 2016–2017.
References[]
- ^ "DU's Jessica López, Annamari Maaranen Qualify for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing". Denver Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ Turner, Amanda (21 July 2008). "Maaranen to Miss Olympic Games". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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Categories:
- Living people
- Finnish female artistic gymnasts
- Denver Pioneers women's gymnasts
- Gymnasts from Tampere
- 1986 births
- Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics
- Finnish artistic gymnast stubs