Marinella Falca (2nd from right) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giovinazzo, Italy |
May 1, 1986 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Marinella Falca is a former Italian gymnast born in Giovinazzo on May 1, 1986.
She won the silver medal in the competition of rhythmic gymnastics group at Athens Olympics in 2004. She finished 4th in the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won also eight medals at the World Championships (one gole at Baku 2005), and eight at the European Championships (one gold at Turin 2008).
Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 27 September 2004