Manila Esposito

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Manila Esposito
— Gymnast —
Country represented  Italy
Born (2006-11-02) 2 November 2006 (age 17)
Boscotrecase, Campania, Italy[1]
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team 2019–present (ITA)
Club Fiamme Oro
Gym Ginnastica Civitavecchia
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Olympic rings with white rims.svg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Balance beam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini All-around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini Balance beam
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rimini Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antalya Balance beam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 1 1 0

Manila Esposito (born 2 November 2006)[2] is an Italian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the silver medal winning team at the 2024 Olympic Games where she also added a bronze medal on the balance beam. Additionally she was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2024 European Championships and silver medal winning team at the 2023 European Championships.

Individually Esposito is the 2024 European all-around champion as well as the 2024 European balance beam and floor exercise champion and the 2023 European silver medalist on the balance beam.

Career

2022

Esposito competed at the DTB Pokal Mixed Cup and won the bronze medal with the Italian team behind the United States and Germany.[3] She then competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she finished tenth in the all-around with a total score of 51.200.[4] She won the all-around title at the Joaquim Blume Memorial with a total score of 53.300.[5] She won the all-around bronze medal at the Italian Championships behind Martina Maggio and Alice D'Amato.[6] In the event finals, she won the gold medal on the vault, the silver medal on the balance beam, the bronze medal on the uneven bars, and she placed fourth on the floor exercise.[7] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Maggio, D'Amato, Giorgia Villa, and Veronica Mandriota. The team qualified for the team final where they finished fifth.[8]

2023

Esposito competed at the Cottbus World Cup on the vault and floor exercise. In the vault final, she won the gold medal by competing a Yurchenko 1.5 and a Podkopayeva for a 13.233 average. She won a silver medal in the floor final behind Japan's Kokufugata Azuki.[9]

2024

Esposito competed at the 2024 European Championships alongside Alice D'Amato, Asia D'Amato, Angela Andreoli, and Elisa Iorio. On the first day of competition Esposito won the all-around competition and became the third Italian woman to achieve this feat.[10] During event finals, she picked up another two gold medals, winning on both balance beam and floor exercise.[11] On the final day of competition, the team final, Esposito contributed scores on all four apparatuses, helping Italy win their third European team title.[12]

In July, Esposito competed at the Italian Championships where she placed second in the all-around. At the conclusion of the competition she was named to the team to represent Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Alice D'Amato, Andreoli, Iorio, and Giorgia Villa.[13]

At the 2024 Olympic Games Esposito helped Italy qualify to the team final in second place. Individually, she qualified to the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise finals. During the team final, Esposito contributed scores on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise towards Italy's second place finish, tying Italy's highest Olympic team placement. The last time Italy won this medal was 96 years prior at the 1928 Olympic Games.[14] During the all-around final Esposito placed fourteenth. On the final day of competition Esposito competed in the balance beam final, earning a score of 14.000 and winning the bronze medal behind compatriot D'Amato and Zhou Yaqin of China.[15] Additionally Esposito placed ninth on floor exercise.

Competitive History

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2018 1st Italian Serie A 11
2nd Italian Serie A 5
3rd Italian Serie A 7
2019 2nd Italian Serie A 3rd
3rd Italian Serie A 3rd
Sainté Gym Cup 2nd 10
Mediterranean Championships 1st 5 3rd
2020 1st Italian Serie A 6
2nd Italian Serie A 2nd
3rd Italian Serie A 2nd
Italian Championships 9 2nd 7
2021 1st Italian Serie A 2nd
2nd Italian Serie A 1st
3rd Italian Serie A 3rd
FIT Challenge 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st
Italian Championships 6 2nd 2nd
Élite Gym Massilia 1st 6
Senior
2022 1st Italian Serie A 2nd
2nd Italian Serie A 2nd
DTB Pokal Stuttgart 3rd
City of Jesolo Trophy 10
3rd Italian Serie A 2nd
World Championships 5
2023 1st Italian Serie A 2nd
Cottbus World Cup 1st 2nd
2nd Italian Serie A 2nd
City of Jesolo Trophy 1st 1st 3rd
European Championships 2nd 12 2nd
National Championships 2nd 4 1st
World Championships 5 9
Swiss Cup 4
2024 City of Jesolo Trophy 1st 5 3rd
European Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st
Italian Championships 2nd 3rd 2nd
Olympic Games 2nd 14 3rd 9

References

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