Martina Santandrea
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| Full name | Martina Santandrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1999 Bentivoglio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Italy (2016–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Estense Putinati[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Emanuela Maccarani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Federica Bagnera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martina Santandrea (born 5 September 1999)[2] is an Italian retired group rhythmic gymnast. She was a member of the national squad from 2016 to 2023. She is the 2020 Olympic group all-around bronze medalist, the 2018 World group all-around silver medalist and two-time European group all-around silver medalist.
Santandrea began rhythmic gymnastics in 2006 and joined the national group in 2016.[3]
Santandrea competed at her first World Championships in 2017. She helped the Italian group finish fourth in the all-around. They then won the gold medal in the 5 hoops final.[4] She won a gold medal in 5 hoops and silver medals in the all-around and 3 balls and 2 ropes at the 2018 European Championships.[5] Then at the 2018 World Championships, they won the silver medal in the all-around behind Russia and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] In the 3 balls and 2 ropes final, the group won a gold medal, and they won a bronze medal in the 5 hoops final.[7]
At the 2019 Pesaro World Cup, Santandrea helped the Italian group win the 5 hoops gold and all-around bronze.[8] Then at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup, they won the all-around gold medal, the 5 hoops silver medal, and the 3 hoops and 4 clubs bronze medal.[9] They won two gold medals, including the all-around title, and one silver medal at the Portimao World Challenge Cup.[10]
Santandrea competed at the 2021 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, and won a silver medal in the group all-around and a bronze medal in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final.[11][12] She then represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Agnese Duranti, Alessia Maurelli, Martina Centofanti, and Daniela Mogurean. They qualified for the group all-around final in third place,[13] and they won the bronze medal in the final.[14] The Italian group then competed at the 2021 World Championships.[15] They won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia.[16] In the event finals, they won the gold medal in 3 hoops and 4 clubs and the silver medal in 5 balls.[17] Additionally, the Italian group and individuals Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, Milena Baldassarri, and Sofia Raffaeli won the silver medal in the team competition.[18]
Santandrea helped the Italian group win two gold medals and one silver medal at the 2022 Baku World Cup.[19][20] They then swept the gold medals at the Pamplona World Challenge Cup.[21] They once again swept the gold medals at their home World Cup stage in Pesaro.[22] They won a silver medal in the group all-around at the 2022 European Championships behind Israel, but they won gold in both event finals.[23] At the 2022 World Championships, they missed out on a group all-around medal and an Olympic berth, but the Italian team of the group, Milena Baldassarri, and Sofia Raffaeli won the team competition.[24] In the event finals, they won the gold medal in 5 hoops and the silver medal behind Bulgaria in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[25]
In 2023, at the age of 24, she retired from professional competition, expressing her desire to become a coach.[26]
