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'''Annamari Maaranen''' is an [[artistic gymnast]] from [[Finland]]. Maaranen was the national all around champion for Finland in 2005 and 2006. She represented Finland at the [[2008 Olympic Games]] in [[Beijing]] as an individual. She is the first woman in 44 years to compete for Finland in gymnastics during the Olympic Games. <ref name="denverathletics">
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'''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 Artistic Gymnastics Championships|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.<ref name="denverathletics">
{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-14 |url=http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=0&SPID=10867&DB_OEM_ID=18600&ATCLID=1248077 |title=DU's Jessica López, Annamari Maaranen Qualify for 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing |publisher=Denver Athletics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520174258/http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=0&SPID=10867&DB_OEM_ID=18600&ATCLID=1248077 |archivedate=2011-05-20 }}</ref> However, she was unable to compete in Beijing because of a knee injury suffered in January 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Turner|first1=Amanda|title=Maaranen to Miss Olympic Games|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=466:maaranen-to-miss-olympic-games&catid=18:olympic-news&Itemid=248|accessdate=7 September 2016|work=[[International Gymnast Magazine]]|date=21 July 2008}}</ref>

She attended the [[University of Denver]], where she competed for the gymnastics team. She was a graduate student at [[Springfield College (Massachusetts)|Springfield College]], where she planned to be the head coach for the women's club team for 2016–2017. She is a Doctor of Psychology working for [[United States Air Force]], has published two papers about psychology of gymnastics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Annamari-Maaranen |title=Profile: Annamari Maaranen |website=[[ResearchGate]]}}</ref>

==Eponymous skill==
Maaranen has one eponymous skill listed in the [[Code of Points (gymnastics)|Code of Points]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=22 January 2022 |pages=78, 207 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512092714/https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18600&ATCLID=1293385 University of Denver Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110520174245/http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18600&ATCLID=1293385 University of Denver Profile]


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Latest revision as of 14:06, 31 August 2023

Annamari Maaranen
Full nameAnnamari Maaranen
Country represented Finnland
Born (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 37)
Tampere, Finland
College teamDenver 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. She is a Doctor of Psychology working for United States Air Force, has published two papers about psychology of gymnastics.[3]

Eponymous skill

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Maaranen has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[4]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a]
Uneven bars Maaranen Jump with extended body to handstand on low bar also with 1/1 turn (360°) in handstand phase D
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Turner, Amanda (21 July 2008). "Maaranen to Miss Olympic Games". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Profile: Annamari Maaranen". ResearchGate.
  4. ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 78, 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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