Caterina Gaddi
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| Nickname(s) | Cate | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 2008 Modena, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | Junior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022–present (ITA) | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vis Academy | |||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Brixia | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Marco Campodonico, Monica Bergamelli | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caterina Gaddi (born 10 July 2008)[1] is an Italian artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World uneven bars champion and all-around and team bronze medalist.
Early life
[edit]Gaddi was born on 2008 in Modena. Her father Andrea Gaddi played football for the Italy national team.[2]
Gymnastics career
[edit]Junior
[edit]2021–2022
[edit]Gaddi finished ninth in the all-around at the 2021 Italian Gold Championships.[3] She made her international debut at the 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy and finished third with her club team and fifteenth in the all-around.[4]
2023
[edit]Gaddi began the 2023 season at the Luxembourg Open, winning the silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Giulia Perotti, and the Italian team won the gold medal.[5] In the event finals, she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind teammate Matilde Ferrari and placed fourth on the floor exercise.[6] Gaddi was then selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Perotti and July Marano. The team won the bronze medal and finished only two-tenths of a point behind the silver medalists from the United States.[7] In the all-around final, Gaddi won the bronze medal behind Japanese gymnasts Haruka Nakamura and Sara Yamaguchi with a total score of 50.899.[8] She then won the gold medal in the uneven bars final ahead of Germany's Helen Kevric and teammate Perotti with a score of 13.600.[9]
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Competitive history
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| 2021 | Italian Gold Championships | 9 |  |
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| 2022 | City of Jesolo Trophy |  |
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| 2024 | Italian Championships | 14 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. p. 11. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Villa, Stefano (31 March 2023). "Ginnastica artistica, chi è Caterina Gaddi? La figlia d'arte che strabilia ai Mondiali juniores: bronzo all-around" [Artistic gymnastics, who is Caterina Gaddi? The daughter of art who amazes at the Junior World Championships: all-around bronze]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2021). "2021 Italian Gold Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Ginnastica, Trofeo Jesolo 2022: gli USA dominano tra le juniores, Italia seconda. Sumanaekera nuovo fenomeno?" [Gymnastics, Jesolo Trophy 2022: the USA dominate among the juniors, Italy second. Sumanaekera new phenomenon?]. OA Sport (in Italian). 9 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Villa, Stefano (19 February 2023). "Ginnastica artistica, l'Italia domina il Luxembourg Open: Barzasi, Ferrari, Villa e Brugnami in grande spolvero" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy dominates the Luxembourg Open: Barzasi, Ferrari, Villa and Brugnami in great shape]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 February 2023). "2023 Luxembourg Open Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Villa, Stefano (30 March 2023). "Ginnastica artistica, l'Italia divampa di bronzo ai Mondiali juniores: le piccole Fate infiammano, Gaddi e Perotti show" [Artistic gymnastics, Italy blazes with bronze at the Junior World Championships: the little Fairies ignite, Gaddi and Perotti show]. OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Young sensations Qin, Nakamura capture World All-Around titles in Antalya". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Manukyan takes two golds as apparatus finals begin at Gymnastics Junior Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
