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Riccardo Villa

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Riccardo Villa
Personal information
Full nameRiccardo Villa
Country represented Italy
Born (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)
Monza, Lombardy, Italy
HometownBrianza
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2019–present (ITA)
ClubGinnastica Pro Carate
Head coach(es)Corrado Corti
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Italy
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Rings

Riccardo Villa (born 5 January 2005) is an Italian artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 Junior World all-around bronze medalist.

Personal life

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Villa was born in Monza in 2005.[1]

Gymnastics career

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Junior

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2022

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In late July Villa competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where he helped Italy win gold as a team. Individually Villa won silver in the all-around behind Radomyr Stelmakh. Additionally he and teammate Arianna Grillo won gold in the mixed pairs portion of the competition.[2] In August Villa competed at the European Championships where he helped Italy win gold as a team. Individually he won gold on pommel horse and placed sixth in the all-around.[3]

Introduction
Rings
Pommel horse

2023

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In late March Villa competed at the second Junior World Championships alongside Manuel Berettera and Tommaso Brugnami. On the first day of competition he helped Italy win the bronze medal behind Japan and China.[4][5] During the all-around final Villa won bronze, 0.001 points ahead of Tomoharu Tsunogai and behind Qin Guohuan of China and Ángel Barajas of Colombia.[6] Additionally Villa won bronze on rings and placed fifth on horizontal bar.

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2019 International Junior Team Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Mallorca Cup 5
2021 Italian Championships 18
2022 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 5 8 4
EYOF Mixed Pairs 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7
Italian Championships 8 6 5
2023 Luxembourg Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5

References

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  1. ^ "FIG Profile: Riccardo Villa". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "Italy Tops the Podium in EYOF Mixed Pairs Competition". BMV Sports. July 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "6 nations golden in #Munich2022 junior apparatus finals". European Gymnastics. August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ginnastica artistica, Italia da brividi ai Mondiali juniores! Azzurri di bronzo nella gara a squadre: Villa, Brugnami e Berettera stellari" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy gives chills at the Junior World Championships! Bronze Azzurri in the team competition: Villa, Brugnami and Berettera stellar]. OA Sport (in Italian). March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Asian domination: Japanese men repeat as World Junior team champions". International Gymnastics Federation. March 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ginnastica artistica, Riccardo Villa luccica all'orizzonte: magico bronzo all-around ai Mondiali juniores, futuro luminoso" [Artistic gymnastics, Riccardo Villa glitters on the horizon: magical all-around bronze at the Junior World Championships, bright future]. OA Sport (in Italian). March 31, 2023.
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