Alessia Russo
Country represented Italy
Born (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996
Figline Valdarno, Italy[1]
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2011–present
Head coach(es)Emanuela Maccarani
Assistant coach(es)Germana Germani
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 SofiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia 5 Hoops
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku 5 Hoops
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 NaplesRibbon

Alessia Russo (born 24 September 1996 in Figline Valdarno, Italy) is an Italian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade Ribbon silver medalist. On national level, she is a two-time (2018, 2019) Italian National All-around bronze medalist.[2]

Career

Junior

She competed at the 2011 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus as a member of the Italian junior group. Together with Chiara Di Battista, Carmen Crescenzi, Alessia Medoro, Francesca Medoro and Valentina Savastio she placed 6th in Group All-around and 7th in 5 Ropes final.

Senior

She made her World Championship debut at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, placing 29th in All-around Qualifications. She also competed at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey and finished 9th together with teammates Veronica Bertolini and Giulia di Luca.

In 2020, she started competing as captain of the Italian National reserve group.

References

  1. ↑ "Alessia Russo". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ↑ "Александра Аджиорджиокулесе - абсолютная чемпионка Италии 2019" (in Russian). 3 June 2019.


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