Veterans Headline Italy's 2016 Rio Olympic Team

Veterans Headline Italy's 2016 Rio Olympic Team

The Italian Gymnastics Federation has named their 2016 Rio Olympic team. Three athletes are returning from last quad to lead this year's team in Rio.The mem

Jul 10, 2016 by Rebecca Johnson
Veterans Headline Italy's 2016 Rio Olympic Team
The Italian Gymnastics Federation has named their 2016 Rio Olympic team. Three athletes are returning from last quad to lead this year's team in Rio.

The members include:

Vanessa Ferrari
Carlotta Ferlito
Erika Fasana
Martina Rizzelli
Elisa Meneghini

Reserve: Lara Mori


The Italian team finished seventh at the London Olympics, which included Ferrari, Ferlito, and Fasana. They will look to build on last quad's finish with this strong team.


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