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Giorgia Campana

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Giorgia Campana
Campana at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy
Personal information
Nickname(s)Gio
Born (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 30)
Rome, Italy
Height151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Italy Italy
ClubCentro Sportivo Esercito
GymNuova Tor Sapienza
Head coach(es)Mauro Di Rienzo
ChoreographerChiara Fereazzi
Music"Bangkok" (2011-2013)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Brussels Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Balance beam
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Uneven bars

Giorgia Campana (born 16 May 1995) is an Italian former artistic gymnast. She competed for her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2012 European Championships.

Gymnastics career

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Campana began gymnastics when she was seven years old.[1]

2011

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In May, Campana competed at the Italian Championships in Meda, Italy. She placed eighth in the all-around competition with a score of 51.450.[2] In October, Campana competed at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She contributed scores of 13.533 on uneven bars and 13.700 on balance beam towards the Italian team's ninth-place finish.[3]

2012

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In March, Campana competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. She contributed an all-around score of 54.850 toward the Italian team's second-place finish.[4] In May, Campana competed at the European Championships in Brussels, Belgium. In the team final, she scored 14.233 on the uneven bars which helped the Italian team win the bronze medal.[5] In June, Campana competed at the Italian Championships in Catania, Italy. In event finals, she won the gold medal on uneven bars with a score of 14.200.[6]

London Olympics

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At the end of July, Campana competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. In the team final, she contributed an uneven bars score of 13.900 toward the Italian team's seventh-place finish.[7]

2013

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Campana won a silver medal on the uneven bars at the City of Jesolo Trophy behind Kyla Ross and also won a silver medal in the team event.[8][9] She advanced to the uneven bars final at the European Championships and finished fifth, and she placed 11th in the all-around final.[10] She then won the uneven bars title at the Italian Championships and also won the all-around bronze medal.[11][12] At the Mediterranean Games, she helped Italy win the team gold medal. Individually, she won the gold medal on the balance beam and the bronze medal on the uneven bars.[13] She could not compete at the World Championships after fracturing her elbow.[1]

2014

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At the City of Jesolo Trophy, Campana won a bronze medal on the uneven bars and a silver medal with the Italian team.[14][15] She competed with the Italian team that finished fifth in the team final at the European Championships.[16] Then at the Italian Championships, she won the uneven bars title.[17] She helped Italy advance into the team final at the World Championships, where they also finished fifth.[18] At the Elite Gym Massilia, she helped Italy win the team competition and won the silver medal in the all-around behind Russia's Daria Spiridonova.[19]

2015–2016

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Campana represented Italy at the 2015 European Games alongside Tea Ugrin and Alessia Leolini, and they placed fifth in the team competition.[20] She won a silver medal on the uneven bars at the 2015 Italian Championships, behind Martina Rizzelli.[21]

Campana helped Italy win the team bronze at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy.[22] She competed at the Olympic Test Event and placed 23rd in the all-around.[23] She then finished sixth in the all-around at the 2016 Italian Championships.[24]

Campana retired from competition after not being selected for the 2016 Olympic team and began working as a coach.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Campana Giorgia - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ^ Turner, Amanda (27 May 2011). "Italy's Ferrari, Pozzo Take Fifth National Titles". Meda, Italy: International Gymnast Magazine Online. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo, Japan: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. ^ Turner, Amanda (31 March 2012). "U.S. Gymnasts Untouchable in Jesolo". Jesolo, Italy: International Gymnast Magazine Online. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Brussels, Belgium: European Union of Gymnastics. 13 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  6. ^ Turner, Amanda (17 June 2012). "Ferrari, Pozzo Win Again as Italian Nationals End". Catania, Italy: International Gymnast Magazine Online.
  7. ^ "London 2012 Gymnastics Artistic Results Book" (PDF). London, United Kingdom: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  8. ^ "U.S., Biles, Key win titles at Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  9. ^ Phillips, Anne (24 March 2013). "Team USA Nearly Sweeps Event Titles in Jesolo". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  10. ^ "The 5th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships in Moscow Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (25 May 2013). "2013 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  12. ^ Turner, Amanda (26 May 2013). "Ugrin, Edalli Win Again in Ancona". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 June 2013). "2013 Mediterranean Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  14. ^ Phillips, Anne (22 March 2014). "Kyla Ross & Team USA Victorious Once Again in Jesolo". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  15. ^ "USA wins 13 medals in final day of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  16. ^ "30th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Seniors Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 17 May 2014. p. 182. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 June 2014). "2014 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Mondiali ginnastica, per le azzurre un quinto posto. Oro agli Stati Uniti". 24 Ore (in Italian). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2014). "2014 Élite Gym Massilia Report and Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  21. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 September 2015). "2015 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  22. ^ "IX TROFEO DI JESOLO – QUALIFICATION SENIOR" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  24. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 July 2016). "2016 Italian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  25. ^ Villa, Stefano (10 April 2017). "Ginnastica, Serie A 2017 – Italia, che parata di olimpioniche a Roma: Ferrari e Campana coach, tifo di Fasana, Meneghini e Rizzelli in gara" [Gymnastics, Serie A 2017 – Italy, what a parade of Olympians in Rome: Ferrari and Campana coaches, Fasana cheering, Meneghini and Rizzelli competing]. OA Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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