Vanessa Ferrari

Vanessa Ferrari
Ferrari in 2013
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Tiny Dynamo; The Cannibal
Country represented	Italy
Born	(1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 26) Orzinuovi, Brescia
Hometown	Genivolta, Cremona
Height	146 cm (4 ft 9 in)
Weight	44 kg (97 lb 0 oz)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international elite
Years on national team	2002–2016
Club	Brixia Brescia & Centro Sportivo Esercito
Head coach(es)	Enrico Casella
Music	Nessun Dorma (2006–2009, 2016) Asi Se Baila El Tango (2010) Triangle Tango (2011–2012) Angel and Devil (2012) Tangled Up (2013-2014)
Eponymous skills	Floor Exercise
Medal record Representing  Italy World Championships 2006 Aarhus All-around 2013 Antwerp Floor exercise 2006 Aarhus Uneven bars 2006 Aarhus Floor exercise 2007 Stuttgart All-around European Championships 2006 Volos Team 2007 Amsterdam All-around 2007 Amsterdam Floor exercise 2014 Sofia Floor exercise 2006 Volos Floor exercise 2009 Milan Floor exercise 2012 Brussels Team Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Team 2005 Almería All-around 2005 Almería Vault 2005 Almería Balance beam 2005 Almería Floor exercise 2013 Mersin Team 2013 Mersin All-around 2013 Mersin Floor exercise 2005 Almería Uneven bars 2013 Mersin Balance beam

Vanessa Ferrari (born 10 November 1990) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She is the 2006 world all around champion and competed for Italy at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Ferrari was born on 10 November 1990 in Orzinuovi. Her mother, Galya, is Bulgarian, and her father, Giovanni, is Italian.

Ferrari first rose to prominence as a 13-year-old at the 2004 Junior European Championships where she won the silver medal in the all around competition with a score of 36.525. She also won two bronze medals with the Italian team and on the balance beam with a score of 9.175.

Still in the junior ranks for 2005, Ferrari turned in more fine performances at the European Youth Olympics in Italy and the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, winning the all around gold medal at both competitions as well. She also won vault, beam and floor at the latter as well as the silver medal on the uneven bars.

In April, Ferrari competed at the European Championships in Volos, Greece. She led the Italian team to win gold with an all around score of 60.750. In event finals, she placed seventh on uneven bars, scoring 14.300, seventh on balance beam, scoring 14.875, and second on floor, scoring 15.450.

In October, Ferrari competed at the World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. She won the all around final with a score of 61.025. In event finals, she placed third on uneven bars, scoring 15.775, sixth on balance beam, scoring 14.675, and third on floor, scoring 15.450.

In April, Ferrari competed at the European Championships in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She won the all around final with a score of 61.075. In event finals, she placed sixth on uneven bars scoring 14.375, eighth on balance beam scoring 13.550, and first on floor scoring 15.400.

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