Nicola Bartolini

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Nicola Bartolini
Nickname(s)Bart, Bartoleddu
Country represented Italy
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 26)
ResidenceMilan, Italy
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kitakyushu Floor Exercise
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Basel Floor Exercise
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 0 0
World Challenge Cup 0 0 2
Total 1 0 2

Nicola Bartolini is an Italian artistic gymnast. In 2021, he became the European Championships bronze medalist on Floor Exercise[1][2] and at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu he became World Champion in Floor Exercise.[3] In so doing, he became the first Italian man to win a world championship gold on floor exercise.[4] Bartolini's early career was plagued with injury as a shoulder injury and subsequent surgery made him unable to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. In 2019 he underwent shoulder surgery for a second time.[5]

Competitive history[]

Between 2014 and 2018 he participated in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2015 but injuries prevented him from taking part in Rio 2016 and other competitions.

2019[]

He took part in the European Championships 2019 and finishes 8th in the floor event and 6th in the vault.

2021[]

He took part in the European Championships 2021 where he won the bronze medal at the floor event. In October he won the gold medal in the floor event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2021 becoming the first Italian to do so.

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2018
Osijek Challenge Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7
2019
European Championships 8 6
2021
European Championships 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "Gymnastics - Nicola Bartolini- RESULTS". thesports.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Nicola Bartolini 2° al corpo libero ai Mondiali! Esercizio da urlo, che crescita dal bronzo europeo - VIDEO". OA Sport (in Italian). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE FINAL - RESULTS". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Italy's Nicola Bartolini makes history with floor gold at World Championships". SportsMole. Retrieved 23 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Nicola Bartolini". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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