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| Gemma
GALLI |
| Sport |
Artistic Swimming |
| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 17 Jul 1996
in Melzo, ITA |
| Height | 1.68 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Busto Nuoto [ITA] / GS Marina Militare [ITA]: |
Why this sport? |
She followed her mother and older sisters into swimming, but at age nine she discovered artistic swimming. "A new club was offering synchronised swimming tryout sessions. As I was fed up with swimming in the pool, I decided to try it. I was curious about the sport because I had watched it on TV during the Olympic Games in Athens. Once I tried it, I immediately fell in love with it." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (varesesport.com, 13 Jun 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
French artistic swimmer Virginie Dedieu, Spanish artistic swimmer Gemma Mengual, Russian artistic swimmers Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina. (nazionaliditalia.it, 15 Feb 2017) |
Milestones |
She was a member of the first Italian artistic swimming team to win a medal in a team event at the world championships, following their silver medal in the highlight routine at the 2019 edition in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2020; insidesynchro.org, 01 May 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Patrizia Giallombardo [national], ITA |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up artistic swimming at age nine, having swam from an early age. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete |
Languages |
Italian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Scheggia [Splinter] (Facebook profile, 06 Nov 2020) |
Other information |
FUTURE PLANS
She believes that joining GS Marina Militare, the sports section of the Italian Navy, in 2016 has meant she can focus fully on her artistic swimming career. She also feels it has enhanced her employment options after she retires from the sport. "Joining GS Marina Militare was a chance that really changed my life. Artistic swimming is a minority sport and, thanks to this opportunity, I can train with the peace of mind of having a working future once my sporting career ends." (ivg.it, 27 Jun 2020; marina.difesa.it, 01 Jun 2019; nazionaliditalia.it, 15 Feb 2017) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Whoever does not give everything, gives nothing." (Instagram profile, 31 Aug 2020) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Technical Routine |
91.019 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Free Routine Combination |
92.033 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Highlight |
92.266 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Free Routine |
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| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Highlights |
91.733 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Free Routine Combination |
91.466 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Technical Routine |
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| 5 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team Free Routine |
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| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Free Routine Combination |
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| 5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Technical Routine |
90.761 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team Free Routine |
91.700 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team Free Routine |
91.467 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
Free Routine Combination |
92.666 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
Team Technical Routine |
90.337 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
Team Highlight |
91.700 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
Free Routine Combination |
92.600 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
Team Technical Routine |
90.355 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
Team Free Routine |
92.233 |
| 3 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Free Routine Combination |
90.933 |
FINA World Trophy |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
Total |
89.000 |
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